Junior/Assistant Specialist - Neuroscience & Imaging - Jagust Lab - Department of Neuroscience
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Position overview
Position title: Junior/Assistant 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. A reasonable estimate for this position is $53,100-$68,300. Percent time:
100% Anticipated start:
Spring 2025/early Summer 2025 Position duration:
One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding. Application Window Open date: March 10, 2025 Next review date: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position description The Department of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior/Assistant Specialist in the Jagust Lab, in the area of Neuroscience & Imaging. This is a position that exists to support multiple investigators and multiple projects in the Jagust Laboratory. The lab focuses on using brain imaging measures - specifically PET and MRI scanning - to study brain aging and dementia. There are multiple large projects in the laboratory that include data collected locally at Berkeley and data that comes to the lab from over 60 imaging sites in North America. The Jagust Laboratory is a core laboratory for several large multicenter studies and we are tasked with analysis of data from these imaging modalities. The individual in this position would work with multiple lab members engaged in many different projects to monitor these projects for progress towards goals, maintain the necessary laboratory infrastructure for success, and prepare regular reports. The position would include streamlining operations and ensuring methods and reporting consistency across studies. The individual would also monitor meeting target dates for study deliverables, progress reports and regulatory compliance. The duties of the position include: -Interact with multiple laboratory members on each ongoing project to define study goals in terms of key data output This position provides full benefits. Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/resources/employment-policies-contracts/bargaining-units/academic-researchers/contract/ Lab: https://jagustlab.neuro.berkeley.edu/ Qualifications Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or enrollment in a Bachelor's (or equivalent international degree) program Additional qualifications
(required at time of start)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) Preferred qualifications
-Bachelor's or master's degree in neuroscience, psychology, data science or computer science Application Requirements Document requirements
Reference requirements
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04813 Help contact: jagust@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.
Job location Berkeley, CA
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