Graduate Program Coordinator, Biosciences

About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth. We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups. We invite applicants who are inspired by our Principles of Community and who are eager to be part of our exciting Strategic Plan, which charts Berkeley's next era of excellence.

Learn more about some of our accomplishments at Points of Pride.

The Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), Integrative Biology (IB), and Neuroscience (NEU) are among the largest academic departments at UC Berkeley. By several measures (including number of faculty and students, budget, and assigned square feet), these departments are larger than many UCB colleges and schools.

The three departments represent over 186 faculty FTE (including Adjuncts, Professors of the Graduate School, active emeriti, and 21 HHMI professors); 140 Researchers and Specialists; 185 post-doctoral researchers; 350 graduate students; 2,100 undergraduate students; 60 department staff members; and a total state and extramural payroll of approximately 1,450 (including Graduate Student Instructors, Graduate Student Researchers, and research staff).

Financial resources include approximately $90M in annual extramural funding (which accounts for over half of the total sponsored research awards in the College of Letters & Science) and over $91M other fund sources. Department personnel are currently housed in eight buildings located in three widely separated parts of the campus.

The Graduate Program Coordinator provides a wide range of student services to the Graduate Affairs Office in support of the Integrative Biology and Molecular & Cell Biology Ph.D. programs. This position leads projects while collaborating with and supporting team members, faculty, and students. The Graduate Program Coordinator manages large-scale events and projects, including recruitment, commencement, and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) hiring, as well as smaller-scale events such as orientation and regular student programming.

Additionally, this position provides administrative and operational support in areas such as communications, student advising, data collection and analysis, and student reimbursement processing.

The First Review Date for this job is September 14, 2026. For full consideration, please apply by the first review date.