Position overview Position title: Assistant to Associate Specialist
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/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf . The current base salary range for this position is $56,600-$78,500. "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: June 2023
Position duration: The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding.
Application Window
Open date: March 27, 2023
Next review date: Monday, Apr 10, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Apr 28, 2023 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 Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an appointee as a Assistant/Associate Specialist in the Chuck Lab, in the area of grass vascular development and biology.
The Chuck lab is seeking a scientist who will undertake a project characterizing drought mimic and vascular patterning mutants in maize and then clone the affected genes. Mutant transcriptomes will be analyzed using RNA-seq and target genes will be isolated using ChIP-seq. Drought phenotypes of shedding maize plants under water stress will be analyzed in the field at U.C. Davis and U.C. Berkeley. Travel to U.C. Davis will be required, and data will be shared with collaborators at Oregon State University for future publications.
Salary Scale : https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf
Labor 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
Preferred qualifications
Demonstrated experience with advanced computation.
Demonstrated experience with histological analysis and molecular cloning.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Reference requirements
2 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03874
Help contact: georgechuck@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03874
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