Spence Lab – Specialist (Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full) Full-time

Spence Lab – Specialist (Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full)

The Spence Lab is now recruiting for a Specialist at the Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full rank. This position will entail developing and implementing software for analyzing large genetic datasets to understand how genetic variation affects disease risk, with the potential for developing an independent research project.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• participating in lab meetings and journal clubs
• participating in code review
• assisting lab members with the implementation and running of computational pipelines

Required qualifications:

• Junior Specialist – Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist – Master's degree or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.
• Associate Specialist – Master's degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of experience in the relevant specialization.
• Full Specialist – terminal degree (or equivalent degree) or ten or more years of experience in the relevant specialization.
• Experience with Unix command line.
• Programming experience in python or R.
• Experience with data visualization (e.g., matplotlib, seaborn, ggplot).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with pipelines (e.g., Snakemake).
• Familiarity with statistics (linear regression, hypothesis testing).
• Familiarity with genetics.

Applicants' materials must list current and/or pending qualifications upon submission. Applicants must meet all qualifications by time of hire.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $55,000-$194,800.

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae – CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

The University of California 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, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with its PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

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.

Job location: San Francisco, CA