Animal Research Associate 3: AAV & Surgeries

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UC Benefits

Professional development and staff‑led

80 hours paid time off per year

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a Staff Research Associate 3 in QB3-Berkeley. The role oversees animal work, designs experiments, maintains colonies, and prepares reports for all animal study phases.

Responsibilities include surgeries, pre-/post-op care, and ensuring EH&S compliance. A PhD is preferred, but a Bachelor's with extensive lab experience can be considered. This is a full-time, exempt position with UC benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with mouse models, including precise intracranial injections, pre- and post- op surgery experience, and animal handling.
• Demonstrated capability to oversee the complete lifecycle of animal research projects while maintaining EH&S guidelines.
• Proficiency in synthesizing adeno-associated virus (AAV) preparations with high-precision surgical techniques.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all animal work in the lab and design animal experiments.
• Maintain animal colonies and write complete reports for all study phases.
• Prepare and execute pre-/post-op care and routine lab communications.

Skills

Mouse handling

Intracranial injections

Surgical techniques

Experiment documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or bioengineering

PhD in biology or bioengineering (preferred)

Tools

AAV vector synthesis

Job description

University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a Staff Research Associate 3 in QB3-Berkeley. The role oversees animal work, designs experiments, maintains colonies, and prepares reports for all animal study phases.

Responsibilities include surgeries, pre-/post-op care, and ensuring EH&S compliance. A PhD is preferred, but a Bachelor's with extensive lab experience can be considered. This is a full-time, exempt position with UC benefits.