European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) 
Grenoble, France Sintesi dell’opportunità
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, invites applications for a full‑time Research Technician to join the Marquez Team. The role focuses on operating and enhancing the High Throughput Crystallization Laboratory (HTX Lab), a leading automated platform for macromolecular crystallography and fragment screening. Responsibilities include managing robotic liquid handling, imaging, crystal harvesting, user liaison, and pipeline development using CrystalDirect and CRIMS software. Candidates should hold a degree in biochemistry or a related field, possess protein production and crystallization skills, and have experience with automated pipelines or diffraction data collection. The position offers a 3‑year renewable contract (up to 9 years), competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive international research environment.
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Descrizione del progetto
EMBL Grenoble specializes in fundamental research in structural biology, and in developing state-of-the art instrumentation, methods and services. The site is located on the dynamic European Photon and Neutron science campus (EPN campus), together with other international and French research institutions.
We are looking for a Research Technician to join Marquez Team in the EMBL Grenoble Unit.
The Marquez team has a strong focus on technology and methods development in macromolecular crystallography and operates the High Throughput Crystallization Laboratory (HTX Lab) at EMBL Grenoble. The HTX lab is one of the largest platforms for automated macromolecular crystallization screening in Europe and is offering advanced crystallography services to users in academia and industry worldwide.
The Marquez Team has developed automated pipelines for ligand and fragment-based screening by X-ray crystallography based on the CrystalDirect technology for automated crystal harvesting and the CRIMS software. These pipelines are applied to study targets of biotechnological and biomedical relevance. The successful candidate will contribute towards the operation of the HTX facility as well as the development of innovative methods in protein crystallography.
Your role
You will cooperate with other team members towards the operation of the HTX facility, further development of our automated crystallography and fragment screening pipelines and will contribute to research projects.
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Contract length: 3 years renewable to 9 years.
Salary:Grade 4 or 5 depending on experience and qualifications (monthly salary starting at €3.395, 47 after tax and before 12,99% EMBL social security deductions) + other paid benefits based on personal circumstances.
Why join us
EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.
We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team – we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures, ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.
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Closing Date
30/09/2026
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