"Junior/Assistant Specialist Computational Biology - Staller Lab - Department of Molecular and Cell Biology"

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior/Assistant Specialist in the Staller Lab, in the area of computational analysis of protein sequence data. The project includes studies of protein sequence evolution, comparison of machine learning models, and exploratory data analysis.

The Staller lab resides in the division of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Max Staller is a member of Center for Computational Biology (CCB) and a Chan Zuckerberg BioHub - San Francisco Investigator. The lab takes a genomics approach to biochemistry to study transcription factor function. Our work combines experiments, theory, computational modeling, simulations, machine learning, and evolutionary comparison. We work on yeast, human, and plant transcription factors. Opportunities for experimental training, computational training, and career development will be available.

This position will support the design and execution of experiments, including data management, data analysis, manuscript preparation, presenting research, contributing to grant proposals, and mentoring undergraduate students. The work will have a focus on molecular biology techniques including DNA isolation, PCR, Illumina sequencing library preparation, human tissue culture, yeast cell culture, and computational analysis of the resulting data. Emphasis is placed on the design of rational mutagenesis libraries to test mechanistic hypotheses about transcriptional activation. The position will be focused on computational work. Additional responsibilities include managing lab ordering, mentoring undergraduate lab helpers, and overseeing ordering of media.

This position provides full benefits.