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The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior or Assistant Specialist in the Correa Lab, in the area of coastal marine microbial ecology.

The Correa lab is a highly inclusive and collaborative environment, that studies how microbial symbionts influence the health of their hosts and ecosystem responses to stress.

The Junior or Assistant Specialist’s primary focus will be to investigate the diversity, natural history, and function of microbial symbionts associated with reef corals and other marine benthic invertebrates using omics, microscopy, culture-based approaches, and in situ observations. The successful candidate will collaborate with Postdoctoral Researcher and Graduate Student lab members, who are working to discover the dynamics of microbial symbionts within hosts experiencing global change stressors. The successful candidate will also help coordinate and train Undergraduate Student lab members in research activities.

The Junior or Assistant Specialist will provide research support to a variety of the lab’s methods, including collection of data in coral reef and wet lab environments, extraction of DNA and RNA, PCR, restriction enzyme digestion for analytical purposes, agarose gel purification of restricted bands, density counts of microbial symbionts via microscopy, maintenance of microbial symbiont cultures, and image analysis.

Job Duties (while not limited to) may include assistance with the development and maintenance of:
• Detailed records of the experiments performed, conclusions made, and potential outcomes
• Communicating results orally, through active participation at weekly lab meetings and in outreach settings
• Daily record-keeping in the laboratory notebook (including written protocols for new assays)
• Graphing cumulative data as it is generated
• Interpreting data and drawing conclusions
• Preparation and participation in experiments and in situ observations, at times more than one per day
• Complete assigned background reading/research, as necessary for the progression of research projects
• Assisting with publications of research results

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.

Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.