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Posted: 14-Feb-25
Location: Davis, California
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Research - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
Staff/Administrative
Internal Number: 6006089
Assistant Professional Researcher
Position Overview:
The salary range for Assistant Researcher - FY is $90,200 - $121,100. 'Off-scale salaries', i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.
NATURE AND PURPOSE
The Professional Researcher develops and oversees their own independent, creative, and high-quality research program equivalent to that required for the Professor series. The Professional Researcher takes major responsibility and leadership for their programs. Generally, the appointee is expected to secure funding as a Principal Investigator but may be funded as a co-PI within a large center or collaborative program grant on which many independent investigators are working, as long as it is clear that the activities led by the professional researcher within the larger project constitute his/her own independent research program. Appointees do not have teaching responsibilities.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
I.RESEARCH (90%)
The candidate will develop an independent research program on the molecular characteristics of dietary intake and its impact on human health and disease through multi-omics approaches and computational biology.
Research activity (70%)
The candidate will be expected to design and conduct studies designed to determine the relationship between the molecular characteristics of diet and clinical health outcomes through the integration of glycomics, proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics food composition data. The appointee will investigate the influence of these multi-omics dietary features on gastrointestinal and metabolic health outcomes and their interaction via compositional and functional characteristics of the gut microbiome. Computational approaches for analyzing large-scale datasets will include bioinformatics workflows, natural language processing and development of AI/ML algorithms. The appointee will publish research results in peer-reviewed journals as senior author in the fields of nutrition, bioinformatics and microbiome research.
Grant Acquisition and Management (20%)
The candidate will acquire funding to support an independent research program, managing a budget and research projects, and write and submit progress reports to funding agencies.
II.PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND ACTIVITY (5%)
The candidate will participate in professional societies and conferences related to nutrition, bioinformatics, microbiome research, and artificial intelligence in biology. They will serve as a reviewer for research proposals and scientific publications in these fields. The candidate will present research at national and international scientific meetings and may coordinate seminars and laboratory meetings focusing on computational approaches in nutritional research.
III.UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (5%)
University and Public Service is required for the Associate and Full Title ranks. The candidate will engage in University service activities such as guest lecturing on topics related to nutritional systems biology and computational approaches innutrition research. The candidate will participate in committee service, particularly those related to bioinformatics and data science initiatives. They will engage in public outreach activities to communicate complex nutritional science concepts to the general public and provide evidence-based dietary advice to individuals and public agencies based on molecular and microbiome research findings.
To apply, visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06930
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About University of California Davis
UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one of the top public universities in the United States. Since we first opened in 1908, we’ve been known for standout academics, sustainability and Aggie Pride as well as valuing the Northern California lifestyle. These themes are woven into our 100-plus-year history and our reputation for solving problems related to food, health, the environment and society.Our 5,300-acre campus is in the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 located in Yolo County. The state capital is 20 minutes away, and world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.
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