Associate/Full Specialist - Molecular Imaging Center - Cancer Research Laboratory
Company: University of California-Berkeley
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: May 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Position overview
Position title:
Associate/Full Specialist
Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by
rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the
current salary scale(s) for this position:
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf
. The current base salary range for this position is $73,000 -
$148,900 annually. "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 2025
Position duration:
The initial appointment will be full-time at 100% time for up to
one (1) year with the expectation of extension based on
satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
Application Window
Open date: May 21, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 4, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific
Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the
committee.
Final date: Sunday, Jun 22, 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 Cancer Research Laboratory (CRL) is seeking to hire
a Specialist to serve as the manager of the Molecular Imaging
Center, to begin as soon as possible. The Molecular Imaging Center
(MIC) houses and maintains 18 light microscope systems on the UC
Berkeley campus. The MIC provides training, access, guidance and
collaboration for the UC Berkeley research community, with primary
user groups from the biological sciences. The successful candidate
will help manage a small team and coordinate an annual
international microscopy workshop.
Responsibilites:
Day-to-day management of the core facility and staff.
The MIC has 1-2 fulltime Staff Research Associates (SRA) and
several part time undergraduate employees (Laboratory Assistants)
and interns. Specialist oversees troubleshooting, upkeep,
benchmarking, and general maintenance of all the instruments,
including training and directing staff in these procedures. Keeping
the facility relevant for the future, including Testing,
specifying, and integrating new equipment as needed, including
protocol development testing, specifying, and integrating new
equipment as needed; developing new protocols and workflows;
streamlining data management and transfer, etc.
Specialist oversees all of the laboratory space dedicated to the
MIC and must update Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
documents, biosafety certification (BUA), chemical inventories,
laser safety procedures, and other safety measures as needed (e.g.,
COVID-19).
Record-keeping and billing for recharge instruments. The CRL uses
iLabs (Agilent CrossLabs) platform for reservations and billing.
Maintaining the iLabs, SecondLab, and MIC website (Wordpress).
Organizing workshops and events, including an annual multiday
international microscopy meeting. Defining sessions, speakers and
budget, recruiting session chairs and sponsorships, finding venue
and advertising. Implementing new event website (Stova).
Interfacing with service personnel from various vendors.
Interfacing and negotiating with sales representatives. Seeking out
and evaluating new technology.
Writing instrumentation grants. Writing letters of support for
faculty grants. Assisting with grant-writing and submission.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree)
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Five years of research lab experience or master's degree (or
equivalent international degree).
Preferred qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent international degree and experience
with light microscopy, including confocal, live cell imaging, and
image analysis.
The successful candidate will be able to collaborate with
researchers from diverse specialties on campus, including molecular
and cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, bioengineering,
chemistry, physics, and more. Leading an independent research
project is not required, but we seek someone who can collaborate on
the design and execution of microscopy experiments, including
experimental design, sample preparation, image acquisition and
optimization, creating good controls, acquiring quantitative data,
data analysis routines, and AI. It is anticipated that the
successful candidate will be able to contribute intellectually to
projects and that their contributions will be recognized by
co-authorship on publications.
The successful candidate will be familiar with at least some of the
instruments currently in the facility, including laser scanning
confocal, spinning disk confocal, lightsheet, slide scanner,
automated systems (Zeiss CellDiscoverer), optogenetic stimulation,
multiphoton systems, and fluorescence lifetime imaging via time
correlated single photon counting. The candidate should also have
research experience in fields related to Molecular and Cellular
Biology and/or Neuroscience.
Enthusiasm for training new users of the facility and maintaining
equipment in working order is essential. In addition, the
Specialist must demonstrate a great ability to develop and maintain
excellent working relationships with a diverse population of users,
including faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and
to a lesser extent outside researchers.
Candidate must have excellent communication skills and be able to
interact well with faculty, students, vendors, technicians,
EH&S specialists, inspectors, building and facilities
staff.
Experience with Zeiss Zen, Nikon Elements, 3i Slidebook, Matlab,
napari, Imaris, python, FIJI, AI, and/or automated microscopy
desired. Workshop or event management, teaching or outreach
experience a plus. Experience with data management, large data
transfer, and/or image analysis routines desirable.
Experience with purchasing and negotiations a bonus. Grant-writing
experience highly desired; the ideal candidate will be willing and
able to write grants to purchase or upgrade instruments, as well as
contribute to multi-faculty grants.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Reference requirements
Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04875
Help contact: n.singh@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and
belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service,
consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California
Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded
in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for
critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep
commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the
UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and
humane environment in which these values can thrive.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity
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 more information, please refer to the University of
California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
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.
Job location
Berkeley, CA
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