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Staff Research Associate 1 (9613C) - 60183

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Departmental Overview

The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND) was established as a multi-disciplinary research unit in 2008, with the support of a generous donation by Henry H. "Sam" Wheeler, Jr. The mission of CEND is to help the University of California, Berkeley make innovative and substantial contributions to the global response to emerging and neglected infectious diseases. We at CEND believe that by educating potential innovators, connecting researchers from diverse disciplines, and investing in research, we can help the best and brightest minds at UC Berkeley access the resources they need to make meaningful and innovative contributions to our scientific understanding and ability to combat emerging and neglected diseases.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated and reliable Staff Research Associate for the Drug Discovery Center within the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at UC Berkeley. We are looking for a candidate who would like to make a difference by using cutting edge scientific approaches to work on areas neglected by for-profit systems. Our center conducts high-throughput screens to discover potential new therapeutics and tool compounds for research, often in collaboration with other faculty members. The candidate will be conducting assay development and execute assays on fully and semi-automated robotic systems, including preparation of reagents, quality control, supervision of workflows and preparation of assay reports and visualization, as well as data analysis in collaboration with supervisor. The Staff Research Associate will also be responsible for preventative maintenance and initial troubleshooting of systems, with assistance from senior staff. The Staff Research Associate will also assist with other projects at the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases as needed, including administrative work on several programs, and analytic work for data science. The candidate will conduct computational analyses in Python and R, and assist with data science projects for the Center of Emerging and Neglected
Diseases. This can include data wrangling, cleaning and normalizing datasets, and preparing visualizations and statistical analyses with guidance from the supervisor.

The Staff Research Associate will also be responsible for preventative maintenance and initial troubleshooting of systems, with assistance from senior staff. The Staff Research Associate will also assist with other projects at the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases as needed, including administrative work on several programs, and analytic work for data science. The candidate will conduct computational analyses in Python and R, and assist with data science projects for the Center of Emerging and Neglected Diseases. This can include data wrangling, cleaning and normalizing datasets, and preparing visualizations and statistical analyses with guidance from the supervisor.

• Conducts assay development and execute assays on fully and semi-automated robotic systems, including preparation of reagents.
• Ensure reagents are ordered for future experiments.
• Plan ahead and determine reagent needs for the near future, ensure orders are placed in time to avoid shortfalls.
• Conducts computational analyses in Python and R.
• Performs experiments under supervision.
• Assist with CEND programs and data science projects.

Required Qualifications

• Analytical Skills.
• Attention to Detail.
• Reliability.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. and/or equivalent experience/training.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $25.75 (step 1.0) - $30.72 (step 9.0).

• This is an 18-month, 100% full-time (40 hours per week), limited (temporary) position that is eligible for UC benefits.
• This position is non-exempt and paid bi-weekly.
• This is a hybrid position, eligible for 20% remote capability.
• Per the UPTE Contract, Article 31, Section B.3: The automatic conversion to career status, as provided in Section B.2. above, will not occur when: b. The position into which the employee is hired is not an "ongoing" position, in that the position is established and funded for less than a year at any percent of time, or c. The funding for the position is "one time" funding, of eighteen (18) months or less.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Research Support Professionals Unit (RX) between the University of California and the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE). The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/rx/index.html

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California 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, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.

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