Cryo-EM Jobs & Careers

Open positions in cryo-electron microscopy, structural biology, and mass spectrometry. Updated from Nature Careers and academic job boards.

13
Open Positions
8
Postdocs
3
Staff / Research
8
US-Based

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Lead Scientist - Directing Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Tomography Center

St Jude Children's Research Hospital·Memphis, Tennessee, US

Lead the cryo-EM and tomography center at a world-renowned pediatric research hospital.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - LRRK2 Signaling in Parkinson's Disease

St Jude Children's Research Hospital·Memphis, Tennessee, US

Postdoctoral position using cryo-EM to study LRRK2 signaling pathways in Parkinson's disease.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Structural Biology

St Jude Children's Research Hospital·Memphis, Tennessee, US

Structural biology postdoc using cryo-EM and related techniques.

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Postdoctoral Scientist | Neurobiology | Dr Michel Goedert | LMB 2253

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)·Cambridgeshire, GB

Postdoctoral position at MRC-LMB applying cryo-EM to neurobiology research.

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Assistant Professor x6

The University of Warwick·Coventry, GB

Faculty positions including structural biology and cryo-EM-related research areas.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Fischer Lab

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute·Boston, Massachusetts, US

Postdoctoral fellow in structural biology using cryo-EM for drug discovery.

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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Chromatin Biology

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center·Seattle, Washington, US

Postdoctoral fellow studying chromatin biology using structural biology approaches including cryo-EM.

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AI Engineer - AI+CryoET

Westlake University·Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

AI/ML engineer developing computational tools for cryo-electron tomography data analysis.

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Computational Research Scientist in Yang Lab

St Jude Children's Research Hospital·Memphis, Tennessee, US

Computational scientist developing cryo-EM image processing methods.

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Assistant Professor for ERC Starting Grant in Biochemistry

University of Zurich (UZH)·Zürich, CH

Faculty position in biochemistry with access to cryo-EM infrastructure.

FacultyStructural Biology
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Membrane Dynamics

Umeå University·Umeå, SE

Postdoctoral position studying membrane dynamics using cryo-EM and structural approaches.

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Post-doctoral Fellow Positions in the Waksman Lab at CIMR

Waksman Institute of Microbiology·Piscataway, New Jersey, US

Postdoctoral fellow positions using cryo-EM for microbiology research.

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Postdoctoral Position to Study Polo Kinase

National Cancer Institute, NIH·Bethesda, Maryland, US

Postdoctoral position at NIH using structural biology techniques including cryo-EM.

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