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Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and/or Structural Biology QB3

Position overview
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this positionhttps://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t37-b.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $76,700-93,300

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Winter 2025

Position duration: One year

Application Window
Open date: September 18, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Oct 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Oct 20, 2025 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

The QB3 Berkeley, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant/Associate Project Scientist in the Hurley Lab, in the area of cell biology, neurobiology, biochemistry, and/or structural biology.

The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative is designed to accelerate the pace of discovery for Parkinson's disease (PD) through collaboration, research enabling resources, and data sharing. Within the ASAP initiative is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, international program known as the Collaborative Research Network(CRN). The ASAP CRN is the first of its kind to foster an environment that facilitates the rapid and free exchange of ideas to spark new discoveries for PD. The CRN is composed of 35 teams, each conducting basic research science to fill high-priority knowledge gaps related to PD Functional Genomics, Neuro-immune Interactions, or Circuit & Brain-body interactions. Each team is multi-institutional and multidisciplinary in nature.

Team Hurley is looking for a highly motivated, organized, and communicative Ph.D. scientist to serve as a project manager (PM) for their project "Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Damage Control by PINK1 and Parkin." Team Hurley is headquartered at UC Berkeley and also includes investigators at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, the Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, UK, the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, the Univ. of Vienna, Austria, and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

The PM is tasked with managing the day-to-day coordination of all team research efforts and holds a position of leadership within their team and the ASAP community at large. The PM should have full scientific understanding of ASAP's mission and policies, the project's goals, and the status of project milestones. The PM serves as a bridge between the labs participating in the team's scientific work and its operations, as well as between members of other ASAP teams.

• Knowledge source - PM will collect, organize, retain, and disseminate scientific information provided by their team, ASAP staff, and other members of the CRN
• Communications expert - PM will liaise with their team and ASAP staff to report on progress and on any barriers or resource needs arising within their team.
• Research operations strategist - PM will analyze scientific literature, data on the ASAP CRN hub, and data generated by the members laboratories, formulate hypotheses, and proposed and implement experimental and operational strategies. PM will assist their team in terms of operations, milestones and; deliverables, risk management, and scientific dot connecting to promote beneficial interactions within and across CRN teams.
• Outputs manager - PM will track all team outputs (articles, code & software, protocols, lab resources) and manage sharing these outputs with the CRN community.
• Compliance facilitators - PM will assist their teams in maintaining compliance with ASAP policies, especially in following ASAP's Open Science policy.
• Relationship officer - PM will assist in formulating a cohesive team and assist their team in maintaining professional and productive relationships with collaborators to maximize impact of research being performed.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree)

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, genomics, or a related field.
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated expertise in cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology and/or neurobiology.
• Experience in program management.
• 2 years post PhD experience preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.
  (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05103

Help contact: jimhurley@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity 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.

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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.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Stanley Hall, Rm 360, Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05103