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Assistant Project Scientist -Genetics- Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

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Position overview

Position title: Assistant Project Scientist
Salary range: The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t37-b.pdf. The base salary range, from the salary table(s), for this position is $68,400–$87,000. ‘Off-scale salaries’ and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: Summer 2023
Position duration: The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding.

Position description

Dr. Hei Sook Sul is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Project Scientist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley.

The position will be focused on transcriptional regulation of adipogenesis and lipogenesis to define how UCP1 gene is activated epigenetically to promote thermogenesis for eventual prevention of obesity/type 2 diabetes.

The role will include the design and practice of both; cell-based experiments (in vitro) and animal-based experiments (in vivo).

The cell-based experiments will be based in the areas of; cell culture, various next-generation sequencing (ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, Gro-seq atc.)/analysis, metabolic/lipodomic assays upon various compounds treatment, as well as cell-staining for sorting/ imaging.

The animal-based experiments will include the duties of designing and/or establishing research data sets in the areas of; specific transgenic/knockout mice model, treatment of (IP, IV, SubQ administration) of mice, tissue collection for molecular assays/analysis and metabolic/lipidomic analysis, tissue staining for histological analysis, and animal behavioral tests.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  • PhD (or equivalent international degree)
Preferred qualifications
  • PhD (or equivalent) with a focus in the area of Genetics
  • Demonstrated experience conducting research that uses modern era "up-to date" genomics approaches to study the chromatin architecture for thermogenic gene activation
  • Exposure and/or experience with the following; ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, Gro-seq atc, IP, IV, SubQ administration

Application Requirements

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

  • Research Statement

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03798

Help contact: hsul@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

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Job location

Berkeley, CA