Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience- Wilbrecht lab - Neuroscience Department

Position overview

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The current full-time base salary range for this position is $88,000-$101,200.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Fall 2026

Position duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding.

Position description

The Neuroscience department at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant/Associate Project Scientist in the Wilbrecht Lab, in the area of behavioral and systems neuroscience.

The Wilbrecht lab studies the effects of early life adversity and psychiatric risk genes on the development of learning and decision making. We also measure neural activity to determine how neural circuits support different learning phenotypes.

The position will contribute in four major ways: 1) behavioral neurobiology experiments (husbandry, training, recording, and histology, 2) data analyses and computational modeling (planning and execution), 3) writing and revising drafts of manuscripts and grants, and 4) mentoring and managing materials, supplies, and data.

Responsibilities:

• designing and executing experiments
• data management
• protocol management
• safety management
• reagent management
• equipment management
• data analysis
• manuscript preparation
• presenting research and attending lab meetings
• contributing to grant proposals
• mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral researchers