JPF

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 following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position:
Table 23. The current minimum salary range for this position 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:
The initial appointment is for two years with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding availability.

Application Window

Open date:
June 10, 2026

Most recent review date:
Thursday, Jun 25, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date:
Friday, Jul 10, 2026 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.

The UC Berkeley Department of Integrative Biology studies biological phenomena at various levels of organization, ranging from molecules to organisms, populations, and ecosystems. As integrative biologists, we aspire to approach biological problems in a way that incorporates information across various levels of organismal organization. Much of our work is unified by evolutionary principles, in that all organisms share a history of descent with modification, inferred through their characteristics and mediated by natural selection.

This position solicits applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Brook lab within Integrative Biology.

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 of the position will be primarily analysis of existing data and writing, with a 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 (the latter conducted at the Madagascar research site) to fill gaps in the scientific storyline from pre-existing data as needed. International field work is an optional opportunity that may arise during the course of employment but is not a requirement for this position. The specific datasets to be analyzed will depend on the interests and skillsets of the selected Scholar but could include: analysis of long term GPS telemetry data from two species of wild fruit bat to inform population viability analysis and/or meta population models of pathogen transmission or 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 enrolled 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 Github.
• Prior publications from doctoral research.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae
  - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

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