Postdoctoral Scholar - Bat Infectious Diseases - Department of Integrative Biology

Position Overview

Position title:

Postdoc Employee - 3252
Salary range:
The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level  the current salary scale (Table 23). The minimum salary range is $69,073 - $77,030. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start:
Summer 2026
Position duration:
Initial appointment is for two years, with possible renewal based on performance and funding availability.

Open date:
June 10, 2026
Next review date:
Thursday, Jun 25, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration.
Final date:
Friday, Jul 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The UC Berkeley Department of Integrative Biology studies biological phenomena at various levels of organization. The Postdoctoral Scholar will work on themes central to the Brook lab research program, specifically transmission of potentially zoonotic infections among wild fruit bats in a Madagascar ecosystem. The focus is primarily analysis of existing data and writing, with the goal of completing a minimum of two peer-reviewed publications over the 2-year time horizon.

The Scholar may engage in lab work and field work to fill gaps in the scientific storyline from pre-existing data as needed. International field work is optional and not required.
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Specific datasets to be analyzed will depend on the selected Scholar’s interests and skillsets and could include

• Analysis of long-term GPS telemetry data from two species of wild fruit bat to inform population viability analysis and/or metapopulation models of pathogen transmission.
• Analysis of microbial transcriptomics and metabolomics data to understand seasonal impacts on the bat microbiome and downstream consequences for viral infection status.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrollment in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) by the start date.
• No more than three years of post-degree research experience by start date.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous experience in both mathematical and statistical modeling of infectious diseases and/or population trajectories.
• Previous experience using R and Git Hub.
• Prior publications from doctoral research.

Document requirements:
Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated C.V.;
Cover Letter.

Reference requirements: 3–5 references (contact information only).

Berkeley, CA

Help contact: cbrook

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As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

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