"Assistant/Associate Project Scientist Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and/or Structural Biology QB3"

The QB3 Berkeley, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant/Associate Project Scientist in the Hurley Lab, in the area of cell biology, neurobiology, biochemistry, and/or structural biology.

The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative is designed to accelerate the pace of discovery for Parkinson's disease (PD) through collaboration, research enabling resources, and data sharing. Within the ASAP initiative is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, international program known as the Collaborative Research Network (CRN). The ASAP CRN is the first of its kind to foster an environment that facilitates the rapid and free exchange of ideas to spark new discoveries for PD. The CRN is composed of 35 teams, each conducting basic research science to fill high-priority knowledge gaps related to PD Functional Genomics, Neuro-immune Interactions, or Circuit & Brain-body interactions. Each team is multi-institutional and multidisciplinary in nature.

Team Hurley is looking for a highly motivated, organized, and communicative Ph.D. scientist to serve as a project manager (PM) for their project 'Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Damage Control by PINK1 and Parkin.' Team Hurley is headquartered at UC Berkeley and also includes investigators at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, the Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, UK, the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, the Univ. of Vienna, Austria, and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

The PM is tasked with managing the day-to-day coordination of all team research efforts and holds a position of leadership within their team and the ASAP community at large. The PM should have full scientific understanding of ASAP's mission and policies, the project's goals, and the status of project milestones. The PM serves as a bridge between the labs participating in the team's scientific work and its operations, as well as between members of other ASAP teams.

• Knowledge source - PM will collect, organize, retain, and disseminate scientific information provided by their team, ASAP staff, and other members of the CRN
• Communications expert - PM will liaise with their team and ASAP staff to report on progress and on any barriers or resource needs arising within their team.
• Research operations strategist - PM will analyze scientific literature, data on the ASAP CRN hub, and data generated by the members laboratories, formulate hypotheses, and proposed and implement experimental and operational strategies. PM will assist their team in terms of operations, milestones and; deliverables, risk management, and scientific dot connecting to promote beneficial interactions within and across CRN teams.
• Outputs manager - PM will track all team outputs (articles, code & software, protocols, lab resources) and manage sharing these outputs with the CRN community.
• Compliance facilitators - PM will assist their teams in maintaining compliance with ASAP policies, especially in following ASAP's Open Science policy.
• Relationship officer - PM will assist in formulating a cohesive team and assist their team in maintaining professional and productive relationships with collaborators to maximize impact of research being performed.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

PhD (or equivalent international degree)

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, genomics, or a related field.
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated expertise in cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology and/or neurobiology.
• Experience in program management.
• 2 years post PhD experience preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research. (Optional)

Reference requirements

3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05103

Help contact: jimhurley@berkeley.edu