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Postdoc - Microbiology- UC Berkeley Innovative Genomics Institute

Position overview Position title: Postdoc
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/april-2023-ase-gsr-postoc-salary-scales/t23.pdf. The current minimum salary range for this position is $60,000 - $69,385. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: May 2023

Position duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability.

Application Window
Open date: March 10, 2023

Next review date: Sunday, Apr 9, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Apr 9, 2023 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

Jennifer Doudna and Benjamin Rubin are jointly recruiting postdocs to work on in situ DNA editing of microbiomes at UC Berkeley. They will join a highly collaborative team of researchers in the two labs, who are tightly integrated with the broader Innovative Genomics Institute's Precision Microbiome Editing Initiative. Projects will build on proof-of-principle community editing experiments to enact precise and efficient modification of microbiome members. This work relies on developing and using novel CRISPR-Cas editing systems, sequence-based tracking of edits, and next-generation tools for in situ control of edited organisms. The postdoc will collaborate with a multidisciplinary group from UCSF, LBNL, JBEI, and Cedar-Sinai to apply microbiome editing to understand and control impactful microbial communities such as those in the human gut, cow rumen, and the rhizosphere. Specific projects range from identifying and modifying microbes with causal roles in inflammatory bowel disease and asthma to mitigating methane emissions from livestock.

The Doudna Lab: https://doudnalab.org/

The Rubin Lab: https://www.therubinlab.org/

IGI's Precision Microbiome Editing Initiative: https://innovativegenomics.org/precision-microbiome-editing/

Microbiome Editing Proof of Concept Work: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34873292/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start date.

The candidate should have no more than three years of post-degree research experience by start date.

Preferred qualifications
Doctoral degree in Biology, Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, or related discipline.

Publication record in the area of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioengineering, or related fields.

Demonstrated experience in the following areas:
Experience with standard and anaerobic cultivation of non-model microorganisms and microbial communities.
Experience with genetic editing of non-model microorganisms.
Experience with the development of model microbial communities.
Experience with next-generation sequencing and functional genomics assay development.
Experience with bioinformatic analysis of next-generation sequencing data.
Experience writing grants and securing own funding.
Experience training and mentoring junior scientists

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).
  (Optional)
  

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03866

Help contact: brubin@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 prior to submitting their letter.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (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, California


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