University of California, Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA | United States
Job description
Staff Research Associate (9613C) - 65511 About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff. The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world. We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at Berkeley, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students and community partners. In deciding whether to apply for a position at Berkeley, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles , our Principles of Community , and our Strategic Plan . At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support this by providing all of our staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities. To find out more about how you can grow your career at UC Berkeley, visit grow.berkeley.edu . 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. Position Summary 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. Application Review Date The First Review Date for this job is: 03/12/2024. ResponsibilitiesAbout University of California, Berkeley
The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus - envisioned as a "City of Learning" - was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Today the world's premier public university and a wellspring of innovation, UC Berkeley occupies a 1,232 acre campus with a sylvan 178-acre central core. From this home its academic community makes key contributions to the economic and social well-being of the Bay Area, California, and the nation.
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