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Introduction: Careers in Microscopy

Microscopy specialists work in a broad range of fields—from cell biology and materials science to nanotechnology and structural biochemistry. Whether in academic research or industry, they develop, apply, and maintain advanced microscopy techniques to visualize structures at the micro- and nanoscale.

What is Modern Microscopy?

Modern microscopy includes optical, fluorescence, electron (SEM, TEM) and scanning probe techniques (AFM, STM). Electron microscopy (EM) is widely used in materials science and structural biology for its ability to image fine details at atomic resolution. Confocal and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy dominate biological applications, enabling live-cell imaging and molecular localization.

Leading Microscopy Manufacturers

• Thermo Fisher Scientific (formerly FEI – Titan, Talos)
• JEOL Ltd.
• Carl Zeiss Microscopy
• Hitachi High-Tech
• Nikon Instruments
• Leica Microsystems (Danaher)
• Olympus (Evident)

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🌎 North America

1. JEOL: Field Service Engineer

• Fremont (CA), 3 locations, USA
• Service engineer, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

🌍 Europe

2. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Field Service Engineer – Electron Microscopy

• Milan, Italy
• Service engineer, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

3. Czech Academy of Sciences: PhD student position in DNA nanotechnology

• Praha, Czech Republic
• Scientific and Research Fellow, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

4. Czech Academy of Sciences: Postdoc position at the Laboratory of Photosynthesis

• Třeboň, Czech Republic
• Academic staff, Microscopy, LC, LC-MS
• Job details can be found here

5. CEITEC: Postdoctoral Researcher in human translation control

• Brno, Czech Republic
• Academic staff, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

6. CEITEC: PhD Candidate: Ribosomal complexes involved in human translation control

• Brno, Czech Republic
• Academic staff, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

🌏 Asia

7. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Application Scientist

• Shanghai, China
• Application Specialist, Microscopy
• Job details can be found here

8. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Application Scientist

• Shanghai, China
• Microscopy, Application Specialist
• Job details can be found here