Position overview Position title: Specialist Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: Summer 2022 Position duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding Application Window
Open date: April 21st, 2022
Next review date: Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, May 23, 2022 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 Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior Specialist in the Hariharan Lab in the area of molecular genetics of growth regulation and development in Drosophila. Early-career scholars are encouraged to apply.
The Hariharan Lab uses Drosophila to investigate the mechanisms that regulate tissue growth and regeneration. The Specialist will participate in a research project that investigates the growth and regeneration of the Drosophila imaginal disc. The Specialist will conduct genetic experiments in Drosophila that involve the setting up, execution, and interpretation of genetic crosses. Experiments involve the dissection of Drosophila larval tissues and adult tissues, their analysis by immunohistochemistry and visualization using confocal microscopy. The technique of visualization of gene expression using the hybridization chain reaction is routinely used in the laboratory. The Specialist will use single-cell RNA seq data to generate hypothesis-driven genetic experiments and prepare data for verbal presentation and figures and will contribute to manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
The incumbent will be required to conduct research in a collaborative environment with an appreciation for lab safety and an environment that values equity, inclusion and diversity. The individual will be required to work in accordance with safety and social-distancing rules that govern research on the Berkeley campus in response to COVID-19.
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Research experience in a lab either during the undergraduate degree or afterward.
Preferred qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree in the biological sciences with advanced level courses in genetics. Proficiency in Drosophila genetics, dissection of Drosophila tissues, immunohistochemistry and microscopy, basic molecular biology techniques, ability to design and interpret experiments, ability to prepare figures for manuscripts.
Demonstrated proficiency to work as part of a research team - productivity as assessed by publications in either peer-reviewed journal or in a preprint server such as BioRxiv that are relevant to the research field described above.
Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).
Reference requirements
2-3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03437
Help contact: ikh@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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 ( http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy ) prior to submitting their letter.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03437
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