Position overview
Position title: Junior Specialist/Assistant Specialist Salary range: Junior Specialist Step 1 or 2 $49,000-$52,200 Assistant Specialist Step 1 or 2 $56,600 -$59,800 Percent time: 100 Anticipated start: December 2022 Position duration: One year with possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding. Application Window
Open date: November 8, 2022
Next review date: Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Dec 8, 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 or Assistant Specialist in the Nayak Lab, to work on CRISPR-Cas9 editing of methanogenic archaea. The Nayak lab studies a group of microorganisms that produce methane gas called methanogens with a particular emphasis on their genetics, physiology and evolution. The methodologies used for these studies include genetic manipulation using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, whole cell transcriptomic analyses, biochemical methods and phylogenetic analyses.
This position primarily includes research as well as organizational tasks in the lab. The majority (80%) of the effort will be dedicated to research work, with the expectation that this will lead to an authorship in a publication. In addition, the Junior Specialist is responsible for several aspects of the day-to-day operations of the lab, including (but not limited to) receiving and unpacking lab supplies, lab organization, and lab safety management. Research duties will involve performing wet lab techniques PCR, Gibson assembly, electroporation, gel electrophoresis, genomic DNA extraction, Western blotting, RNA extraction as well as bioinformatics analyses to analyze whole genome sequencing data as well as RNA sequencing data.
This position is represented by United Autoworkers Union (5810-RA) and covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Department : https://mcb.berkeley.edu/faculty/ggd/nayakd
Lab : https://www.dnayaklab.com/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree
Preferred qualifications
Experience with molecular techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, DNA preparation
Flexible work hours to accommodate experimental time courses
Proficiency in oral and written skills
Experience with anaerobic cultivation techniques is preferred but not required
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (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
3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03696
Help contact: dnayak@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.
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03696
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