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Postdoctoral Scholar Employee - The Cal Mania (CALM) Laboratory

Position overview
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table for this position https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf scale. The current minimum salary range for this position is $66,737-$69,209 . Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: August 1, 2025

Position duration: 2 year appointment with a possibility of renewal

Application Window
Open date: April 8, 2025

Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 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.

Position description

The Cal Mania (CALM) Laboratory seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar Employee, with a focus on bipolar disorder. The Postdoctoral Scholar will be expected to contribute to research to study circadian disruptions in bipolar disorder, and whether dietary interventions can strengthen circadian rhythms and sleep, and thereby contribute to improvements in symptoms and quality of life. The study will integrate diagnostic and symptom severity assessments, hormone, and ambulatory assessments of mood, sleep and dietary measures. The selected Postdoctoral Scholar candidate will work with Professor, Sheri Johnson as well as collaborators at UC Berkeley Calm Laboratory, and the rest of the research team to help achieve the laboratory's goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Research: Leading efforts to organize and analyze data obtained from current and archival research, working with Dr. Johnson and laboratory members to plan and write scientific publications and presentations, designing and conducting research studies to expand the lab's research and pursue the postdoctoral's own research interests.
• Clinical Training, supervision and crisis management: Train junior team members on diagnostic and symptom severity interviews, routinely review their fidelity and reliability to interview protocols, and provide support with difficult interviews, referrals, and decisions around crisis management.
• Project management: Working on research protocol design, grant writing, and reporting progress to funding organizations.
• Interface with ethics and grant oversight committees.
• Mentoring: Receiving mentoring from Dr. Johnson and providing mentoring to students (e.g., suggesting readings, reading a journal club, providing career advice).

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD or equivalent international degree or enrolled in a PhD program or equivalent international degree program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD or equivalent international degree
• No more than 2 years of post PhD research experience

Preferred qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent international degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field
• Strong publication record
• Experience in clinical settings with anxiety or mood disorders
• Experience in designing and managing research projects. , caregiving, brain-behavior interactions, close-relationships, and intervention research.
• Data analysis skills
• Technical skills in psychophysiology, neuroimaging, behavioral coding, and eye-tracking are desirable as are statistical skills working with complex data.
• Ability to write up results for publications in a timely manner
• Strong initiative and organizational and interpersonal skills

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Addressed to Dr. Sheri Johnson

Reference requirements

• 3-6 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04887

Help contact: dreamartinez@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

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.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "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, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04887