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Postdoctoral Scholar- Biology of Aging - Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology

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Position overview

Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar Employee
Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley Postdoc salary scale.
Percent time: 100
Anticipated start: Spring 2023
Position duration: Initial appointment is for 1 year with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding.

Position description

The Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks Postdoctoral Scholars to join an interdisciplinary research team study and to work under the supervision of Professor Danica Chen, in the area of biology of aging.

One of the most fundamental questions in biology is how we age. The past decades have witnessed a significant revision of a traditional view that aging is simply a random and passive process that is solely driven by entropy. In fact, the aging process is regulated genetically and lifespan can be extended by single gene mutations. Our research aims to understand molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the aging process and explore therapeutic targets to slow aging and even reverse aging-associated degeneration. The most intriguing aspect of pharmaceutical intervention that targets the aging pathways is that, instead of targeting a specific disease, it has the potential of ameliorating a wide array of seemingly unrelated diseases associated with aging, such as cancer, tissue degeneration, metabolic syndrome, and immune dysfunction.

This position involves laboratory work on a daily basis. The employee will perform studies in the laboratory to examine the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate aging and diseases of aging using mouse models and cell culture.

Specific duties of the position will include:
• Implementation of experiments to examine the effects of genetic manipulations on hallmarks of aging and diseases of aging
• Data analyses and recording
• Participate in and present results at lab meetings and in discussions with the PI
• Mentor undergraduate students
•Prepare manuscripts for dissemination of research results through publications

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD degree program (or equivalent international degree) at the time of application

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) by start date
• The candidate should have no more than four years of post-degree research experience by start date

Preferred qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience with cell culture
  • Demonstrated experience with standard molecular biology techniques, including cloning, PCR, electrophoresis, Western blot
  • Demonstrated experience with standard cell biology techniques, including flow cytometry, immunofluorescence staining
  • Demonstrated experience with phenotyping of mouse models
  • Demonstrated experience with genomics and bioinformatics
  • Demonstrated experience with metabolomics

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03785

Help contact: leviporras@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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Job location

Berkeley, California