Assistant​/Associate Project Scientist - Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience

Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience

Position overview

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  current full-time base salary range for this position is $88,000-$101,200. "Off‑scale" salaries, which yield compensation higher than the published system‑wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Fall 2026

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

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. They also measure neural activity to determine how neural circuits support different learning phenotypes. The projects are highly collaborative and include teams of researchers located at UC Berkeley and other universities.

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

Qualifications:

• Basic qualifications (required at time of application):
  PhD (or equivalent international degree).
• Additional qualifications (required at time of start):
  At least two years of post‑PhD research experience.
• Preferred qualifications
  :
  • PhD in neuroscience, psychology, or a related field.
  • Extensive experience with behavioral methods for the study of learning and decision making.
  • Experience generating and analyzing neural recordings using at least two modern methods.
  • Extensive knowledge of statistical methods and computational modeling techniques.
  • Research interest in the area of early life adversity and adaptive developmental plasticity.
  • Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in laboratory settings.
  • Strong publication record in peer‑reviewed journals.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills.

Location:

Berkeley, CA

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's affirmative action and nondiscrimination policies and the University of California's anti‑discrimination policy.

Unless otherwise stated, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H‑1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.