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Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Health Sciences - School of Public Health

Position overview

Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar Employee
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $66,737 - $74,425.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: June 2025

Position duration: The initial appointment is for two years with the possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Application Window
Open date: March 28, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, May 1, 2025 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 UC Berkeley School of Public Health is consistently ranked in the top ten public health schools in the United States. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to collaborate with students, postdocs, and faculty members across the School and campus.

Dr. Carly Hyland, an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Berkeley's Division of Environmental Health Sciences, is seeking Postdoctoral position. The successful candidate will work on several studies focused on characterizing and mitigating climate-intensified environmental and occupational health threats among agricultural and food systems workers.

The successful candidate will help lead primary data collection, community engagement, research communication, and translation to policy focused on mitigating the impacts of climate change among farmworkers. Examples of current projects include:

• Evaluating the impact of farmworker-informed workplace interventions on mitigating occupational heat stress.
• Examining strategies to improve farmworkers' protection during disasters and climate-intensified events, including wildfires, floods, and heat waves.
• Advancing evidence-based policies and programs to mitigate farmworkers' exposure to pesticides during the perinatal period.

The candidate will have an opportunity to gain experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

Division: https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/academics/environmental-health-sciences

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Doctoral degree (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a doctoral degree (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Doctorate (or equivalent international degree).
• No more than three years of postdoctoral experience at the time of appointment.

Preferred qualifications

• Fluent in both written and verbal Spanish.
• Experience with primary data collection/field work, preferably with farmworkers.
• Experience in community-engaged research.
• Experience in research translation and communication.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - 1-2 Pages
• Statement of Research
• Statement on Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in research, teaching, and service, including information about your record of activities to date, and plans for contributing if hired at UC Berkeley. More Information and guidelines.
  (Optional)
• One, Examples of Relevant Work - Three examples of relevant work (e.g., peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, commentaries).
  
  • Attachment: 1 of 3 Examples
    (Optional)
• Two, Examples of Relevant Work - Three examples of relevant work (e.g., peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, commentaries).
  
  • Attachment: 2 of 3 examples
    (Optional)
• Three, Examples of Relevant Work - Three examples of relevant work (e.g., peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, commentaries).
  
  • Attachment: 3 of 3 Examples
    (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04825

Help contact: chyland@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.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

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.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04825