Junior/Assistant Specialist - Neuroscience and Behavior - Beery Lab - Integrative Biology
Position overview
Position title: Junior or Assistant Specialist
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 position:
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf. The current base salary range for this position is $51,300-$62,500. 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: Summer/Fall 2024
Position duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of
funding.
Application Window
Open date: April 12, 2024
Most recent review date: Saturday, Apr 27, 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: Monday, May 13, 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
The Social Neuroscience Lab (Beery Lab) in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior or Assistant Specialist to conduct research in behavioral neuroscience.
This position reports to Annaliese Beery, Associate Professor.
The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The Beery lab studies the brain basis of social behavior: integrating ecological, evolutionary and neuroscience perspectives in this work. Our primary research focus is on the neurobiological mechanisms supporting social relationships between same-sex peer companions.
This position will involve contributing to research design, executing experiments, data management, data analysis, and contribution to manuscript preparation. This position will involve interacting with and potentially training students.
The work will focus on 1) conducting research related to the roles of anxiety and autonomic nervous system function in seasonally varying social behavior in social rodents, and 2) assisting with research infrastructure (vole colony maintenance, genotyping, ordering). Opportunities for experimental training and career development will be available.
The position will keep detailed records of experiments performed, conclusions made, and communication of results orally and through lab notebook records.
This position provides full benefits.
Lab: https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/beerylab/home
Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/contract.html
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program (or equivalent international degree)
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent international degree)
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Data Science, Neuroscience, or related field.
- Research experience in a scientific laboratory.
- Excellent communication skills and careful attention to detail.
- Experience planning experiments, documenting and communicating data, and trouble-shooting protocols.
- Experience with rodent handling for colony management, tissue collection, and DNA/RNA-based techniques.
- Rodent surgical experience (especially intracranial infusions and/or telemetric implants) is beneficial.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Statement of Research
Reference requirements
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04372
Help contact: abeery@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
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.
Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04372
