Assistant​/Associate​/Specialist Bioinformatics​/Computational Biology to study women's health in brain aging

Application Window

Open date: August 20, 2025

Next review date: Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Feb 20, 2027 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.

Assistant/Associate/ Full Specialist on Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology to study women's health in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.

We are seeking a Bioinformatician to join a multidisciplinary lab focused on women's health, the X chromosome, brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in bioinformatics, computer science, or computational biology, as well as general experience in the life sciences. Working with molecular biologists, neuropsychologists, and neuroscientists, the candidate will help design, implement, and analyze high dimensional data (e.g., cell free RNA and DNA sequencing; epigenetics, fragmentomics, and topology of cell-free DNA in plasma; single nuclei RNA and ATAC sequencing) from human samples, utilizing bioinformatics tools and databases to reach biologically meaningful insights.

Successful candidates should be scientifically motivated self-starters, comfortable working in a highly productive academic environment, and keen on modeling biological processes using rich datasets.

This position presents an outstanding training experience for a computational/bioinformatics scientist seeking to break into the fields of women's health and neurodegenerative disease. The discoveries generated could contribute to new, and urgently needed, diagnostics and treatments for brain aging and neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.

The appointment will be with the Dubal Lab and the Casaletto Lab, both in close proximity in the Department of Neurology  Casaletto lab is part of the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF.

• Assistant Specialist
  - Master's degree or a baccalaureate degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field with three or more years of research experience.
• Associate Specialist
  - Master's degree or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field or five to ten years of experience in the relevant experience.
• Full Specialist
  - PhD (or equivalent degree) in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field or ten or more years of experience in the relevant experience.
• Strong experience with pipeline development, bioinformatic tools, and data management, and demonstrated competence in programming languages such as R or Python for bioinformatics analyses.
• Experience with cloud-based storage and service tools is essential
• Application materials must state qualifications (or if pending) upon submission.
• Applicants must possess the required qualifications by the time of the appointment.

• MS or PhD degree
• Familiarity with the use or administration of laboratory information management systems is a plus.

For other inquiries, please contact: dena.dubal

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $63,500-$194,800.

• Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list knowledge of techniques, publications, etc).
• Cover Letter - letter of interest
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• 3 required (contact information only)