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Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Molecular Biology - QB3 Institute

Position overview

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t37-b.pdf. The current base salary range for this position is $71,500 to $107,600. "Off-scale" salaries, which 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: July 2024
Position duration: The initial appointment is for 1 year with a possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding.

Application Window

Open date: April 2, 2024

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

This position is in the Conboy lab, within the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at the University of California Berkeley. The Conboy lab studies aging, specifically the molecular signals that circulate in blood and affect tissue stem and progenitor cells throughout the various organs.

This position would be a molecular biologist at the core but spans from the organism and tissue samples through molecular analysis to -omics bioinformatical study and interpretation.

Responsibilities:

  • To conduct biomedical and bioengineering research, direct the work of a small team of undergraduate researchers and technicians, and aid in the skill development of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
  • To develop collaborations within the Conboy lab and to support our collaborations with other groups at UC and beyond, including our clinical collaborations.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  • Doctorate degree or equivalent international degree.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
  • A minimum of 5 years of research experience.
Preferred qualifications
  • PhD and/or MD in biomedical science: molecular, cell biology, biochemistry, or equivalent PhD thesis or postdoc experience.
  • Published skills in stem cell biology, -omics, or aging.
  • Published expertise in non-canonical amino-acid tagging or metabolic proteome labeling, small animal surgery, ChipSeq, and RNASeq.
  • Familiarity with molecular aging studies and/or aging disease models is a plus.

Application Requirements

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

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04397

Help contact: conboymj@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

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Job location

Berkeley, CA