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Junior Specialist - Biomedical Sciences
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: December 11, 2024
Next review date: Monday, Feb 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at the University of California, Davis, in conjunction with PREP@ UC Davis, invites applications for six (6) Junior Specialists in basic biomedical sciences.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Junior Specialists will be actively involved in studies focusing on questions in cell, molecular, developmental biology, neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, or genomics. Candidates will be expected to devote 30 hours per week to research.
I. RESEARCH in specialized areas (95%)
Research may involve laboratory work, computation, data analysis, participating in laboratory group and other meetings, and assisting with writing manuscripts for publication. The Junior Specialist will assist the PI or other academic members of the lab in areas such as study design, collecting and interpreting data, and revising plans for future experiments.
II. UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5%)
University Service includes mentoring undergraduates or others in the lab.
Program: http://prep.ucdavis.edu
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
These positions are funded by the US National Institutes of Health, which mandates the following basic qualifications:
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in a bio-medically relevant science from an accredited US college or university awarded no more than 36 months prior to applying.
• Be citizens or permanent residents of the US.
• Intend to pursue Ph.D. study in the biomedical sciences.
Please note that, per the Junior Specialist's contractual policy, applicants cannot have earned an MS degree.
In addition, applicants must have at minimum an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0, and must be able to keep a complete and detailed laboratory notebook of experimental procedures and data and to archive, label and document graphic and tabular data for publication, proposals, and/or presentations. The candidate will have strong interpersonal, communication, and decision-making skills; as well as the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Application Requirements
Document Requirements - • Statement of Purpose of no more than two single-spaced pages that includes descriptions of (1) past research experience; (2) your current scientific interests; (3) career goals.
• Statement of no more than one page that describes how your life experiences have brought you to apply to PREP@UCD. Please include a description of any obstacles that you have overcome or are overcoming. Obstacles might include but are not limited to being an individual who lacks or lacked financial resources, or sufficient social or environmental resources, faces cultural or racial adversity, or faces challenges due to a disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Examples of lacking resources may include previous or current homelessness, being a former foster care youth, being eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program, being a first generation student, being eligible for Federal Pell grants, having received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a parent or child, or growing up in a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer (https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health), or a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (https://www.qhpcertification.cms.gov/s/LowIncomeandHPSAZipCodeListingPY2020.xlsx?v=1) (qualifying zip codes are included in the file).
• List of five PREP@UCD faculty with whom you would like to work, followed by a one-line description of how you learned about PREP@UCD.
• Transcripts (or unofficial copy) from all College or Universities attended. For students currently enrolled in classes, please provide transcripts with grades through the end of Fall 2024. For students who have completed a bachelor’s degree, please include a final transcript.
Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.
Please limit your DEI statement to at most one (1) page, single spaced.
- 3-5 letters of reference required
Three letters of reference, with at least two from faculty in the sciences. Letters must be uploaded to the UC Recruit website. Please do not send them separately. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law.
Help contact: cechampagne@ucdavis.edu
About UC Davis
UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).
We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
The University of California 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, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20
For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
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