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Women who may have the ability to produce eggs but are unable to use their uterus or do not have a uterus, may consider a surrogate. A donated egg may also be used with the surrogate in the event a woman cannot produce her own eggs or her uterus is not intact or insufficient to carry a pregnancy. In either case, the husband's sperm, if viable, may be used.

Using an egg donor unrelated to the surrogate carrier eliminates any biological tie. The egg of the surrogate is never used as part of the assisted reproduction process, so that a surrogate is never in the position of delivering her own biological child.

The basic requirements of a woman to serve as a surrogate are:

• Emotionally stable
• Responsible
• In good physical health
• Non-smoker
• Has had at least one successful pregnancy
• Is capable of carrying a child to full term

A woman is not required to fall within a particular age range to serve as a surrogate, but most intended parents prefer a surrogate under the age of 40. For more information on surrogacy please see the documents on the left side of this page.

In Texas, there is a judicial process for validating the Gestational Contract (the contract between the intended parents and the surrogate). Included within the various requirements for having a Gestational Contract validated by a Texas court is that the intended parents must be married and the surrogate must have previously carried a child to term. Additionally, there are residency requirements that apply to either the surrogate or the intended parents, but not both.

Compensation for a surrogate services generally starts in the range of $35,000 - $40,000, for base compensation with over all fees up to 70k, in many cases. The amount of compensation is dependent upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, whether the surrogate carries twins, what procedures a surrogate is required to undergo and whether the delivery is vaginally or by cesarean section.

Open date: February 24, 2026

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 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.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientist at the Assistant, Associate, or full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The project scientist will make significant and creative contributions in the area of molecular and cellular microscopy research.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The purpose of this project is to develop a foundation AI model capable of extracting biological insights from 4D (x,y,z,time) datasets of subcellular dynamics within physiological contexts and across scales. Incumbent will advance imaging to generate petabytes of targeted and high quality datasets necessary to prototype and build this model. The Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientists will help develop and execute the research program focused around ABC's overarching goal of moving cell biology away from the coverslip and into physiological systems. These positions will work within a dedicated team to develop and refine the microscopy techniques. This position will manage projects and provide regular progress reports to PIs and collaborators.

The incumbent will spend 90% of their time on ABC research goals and managing and maintaining equipment in the lab and 10% of their time training/supervising collaborators, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on MOSAIC/iAOLLSM capabilities.

Key responsibilities:

*Make significant and creative contributions to designing, building, and testing of a new high throughput adaptive optical inverted lattice light-sheet microscope (iAO-LLSM). This instrument aims to achieve a 10-fold increase in data acquisition throughput while maintaining the high-quality optical performance demonstrated in our previous work.

*Use, maintain, and oversee the operations of the two next-generation multimodal optical scopes with adaptive imaging correction (MOSAIC) microscopes at the ABC.

*Actively participate in handling/mounting biological samples on advanced microscopes and collect 4/5D datasets.

*Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team of AI scientists, data engineers, instrumentation scientists and biologists and generate high resolution microscopy data using novel transparent developing organism reagents necessary to reach the goal of prototyping and training a 4D foundation model.

*Actively participate in national and international collaborations, presentation of research findings at scientific conferences, and publication of results in leading peer-reviewed journals.

*The incumbent will actively participate in and occasionally lead efforts to develop new projects.

These positions are eligible for full benefits.

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*PhD (or equivalent international degree)

*Minimum of four years of postdoctoral research experience

*For consideration for the Associate Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience

*For consideration for the full Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 14 years of post PhD research experience

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Physics, Chemical or Biological Engineering, Molecular and Cell Biology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, or Related Field.

*Experience or expertise in light microscopy, spectroscopy, or laser optics.

*Experience or experience with adaptive optics and lattice light sheet microscopy.

*Experience or experience designing and building custom microscopes.

*Ability to troubleshoot microscopy instruments, prepare samples, design research methodology.

*Proficient with CAD programs for instrument design (e.g. Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks).

*Ability to explain concepts to a variety of audiences; and oversee a laboratory space or unit.

*A strong preference for a record of imaging, characterization and analysis of live cells and biological tissues.

*Experience with data and image processing, evaluating image quality, visualizing and analyzing image data.

*Experience making figures and movies with microscopy data for publishing articles.

*Experience collaborating with labs in a wide variety of areas.

*Experience executing large imaging projects (tens of terabytes to multi petabyte-scale)

*Experience leading technicians

*Ability to review research proposals and ideas, evaluate research capabilities, and make recommendations.

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers.

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks.

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  
  

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

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.

For more information, 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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.

• 
  
• "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 or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
  
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

Open date: February 25, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 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.

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for up to three Junior/Assistant/Associate/Full Specialist positions in the Upadhyayula Lab, in the area of Biological Science .

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists , applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. You will have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to the Bay Area's brightest minds from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The positions involve close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing empirical projects in the fields of microscopy and data analysis. The incumbent will work on tera-to-petabyte scale research data and will have the opportunity to gain exposure to and training with a broad set of research topics and methodologies. The roles exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

The duties of the positions include:

* Operate and maintain the next generation multi-functional adaptive optical microscope(s) and other pre-commercial optical microscopes.

* Develop new imaging and data processing tools

* Assist with data acquisition using advance pre-commercial microscopy systems to image biological samples ranging from cells in culture, such as bacteria, mammalian cells, and organoids to intact organisms, such as zebrafish or mice, etc.

* Be involved in the applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with Postdocs and graduate students on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

* Be an integral part of the expert team working together with computational scientists and biologists in experimental design to tackle complex biological questions in a quantitative manner.

* Train and assist students and researchers in the use of software applications

* Train and assist users with their imaging or data processing tasks.

* May supervise undergraduate students.

* General organization and management of software documentation.

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Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or enrollment in a Bachelor's (or equivalent international degree) program.

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree)

Degree field of molecular & cell biology, computational biology, computer science, math, physics or related field.

Research experience in computational biology, computer science, math, physics or related field.

Experience with programming (C++, Labview, MATLAB, python).

Experience with design, documentation, testing and implementation of high performance software for image processing.

Experience with CI/CD for software deployment.

Experience developing software for tera-to petabyte scale imaging applications.

Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously.

Organized and attentive to detail.

Strong written and oral communication skills.

Interest in learning new techniques.

Upper division course in genetics is strongly preferred.

Coursework in molecular biology and biochemistry.

Proficiency in bioinformatics.

Computational analysis of datasets.

Basic molecular biology techniques.

Ability to design and interpret experiments.

Ability to prepare figures for manuscripts.

Demonstrated proficiency to work as part of a research team.

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

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.

For more information, 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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.

• 
  
• "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 or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
  
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

Open date: February 26, 2026

Next review date: Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026 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.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Professional Researcher at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The researcher will conduct independent research at a level comparable to the Professor series.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

This position will focus on advanced, independent research leading the ABC computational team to develop vision-transformer-based foundation machine learning models. The Researcher will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of optical physicists, engineers, and computational imaging researchers to achieve the ambitious goal of creating a generative AI model for segmenting and querying complex 4D high-resolution data of zebrafish development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to advancing biological imaging and AI-driven data analysis at the intersection of biology and computational science.

As this project grows, the individual will be expected to expand their leadership and adapt to the evolving scope of the research. The role will begin with leading efforts to supervise data collection and management, model development, and collaborating with leadership across the center. The researcher will build and manage a team of data scientists, and computational biologists to test AI-driven imaging models and will facilitate scientific collaborations with local, domestic, and international researchers. This position will take on a growing role and contribute to a groundbreaking initiative in biological imaging.

Key Responsibilities:

*Conduct and design independent research and lead a team of data scientists and software engineers to enable the development of state-of-the-art AI models for light sheet microscopy data.

*Collaborate with experts in optical physics, engineering, and computational imaging to support a foundational AI model for high-resolution developmental biology data.

*Conduct and lead experimental design, data acquisition, and data analysis pipelines to ensure optimal data quality.

*Facilitate and maintain scientific collaborations with local, domestic, and international researchers as the project expands.

*Publish research findings in high-impact journals and presenting at scientific conferences.

*Supervise and mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, staff scientists, and academic research titles involved in machine learning and biological data analysis.

*Lead the development of new AI models and data processing tools for datasets generated on multicellular tissues, organoids, transparent embryos.

*Oversee the design and development of new machine learning tools for petabyte-scale light sheet datasets that are typically 4D or 5D (x,y,z,t,chemistry).

*Advise on applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and academic research titles on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

*Bring cross disciplinary expertise to solve problems at the intersection between life science, computer vision, and state-of-the-art AI methods.

*Identify and study scaling laws for machine learning models on large-scale 5D light sheet datasets.

*Organize and plan on the design and development of new AI techniques to further ABC's mission.

Lab:

PhD (or equivalent international degree)

Two (2) years of post PhD research experience.

For consideration for Associate Researcher rank, a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience as a group leader or principal investigator (PI) supervising a team of PhD-level scientists in industry or academia.

For consideration for full Researcher rank, a minimum of 14 years post PhD research experience, including a minimum of 8 years of experience leading a team as a principal investigator (PI) at the university level or in industry with demonstrated success managing graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, technicians, or equivalent positions.

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Bioinformatics or Related field.

*Hands-on experience with developing machine learning models for large-scale light sheet microscopy.

*Strong publication record indicating research independence and leadership.

*Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

*Proven track record of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially in integrating machine learning with biological research, physics, engineering, or computational fields.

*Demonstrated experience working with large-scale biological datasets, including experience with computational image analysis.

*Demonstrate understanding of optical microscopy, including light sheet microscopy, adaptive optics, and modern scientific cameras.

*Demonstrated ability to work in a research team, manage active collaborations with other academic groups.

*Demonstrated experience handling and processing large scale imaging datasets (>100TB to petabyte scale and beyond).

*Expertise in programming in C/C++, MATLAB, Bash.

*Expertise in databases, data infrastructure, data governance.

*Expertise in high performance computing using SLURM or LSF.

*Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow.

*Experience with NVIDIA CUDA and related OpenMP programming.

*Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).

*Experience with state of the art AI/ML architectures (vison transformers, diffusion models, etc.).

*Experience supervising and mentoring undergraduate/graduate students, and/or technicians.

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers.

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks.

*Expertise in leading teams in executing machine learning projects, as evidenced by last author peer-reviewed publications within their scientific discipline.

*Readiness to scale efforts and grow with the expanding scope of the project, including building and managing a team and facilitating collaborations.

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  
  

• Cover Letter

  
  

• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.

  
  

• 3 required (contact information only)

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

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.

For more information, 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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.

• 
  
• "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 or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
  
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

Open date: February 25, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 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.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientists at the Assistant, Associate, or full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The project scientist will make significant and creative contributions in the area of machine learning & data analytics.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientists will be an integral part of a visionary scientific team driving cutting-edge biological discoveries through immediate applications of critical advances in imaging technologies. These positions will work with a dedicated team to develop data analytics software in terabyte- to petabyte-scale imaging projects. The incumbents will develop and refine machine learning applications and manage projects and provide regular progress reports to PIs and collaborators.

Successful candidates will be an integral part of the expert team working together with computational scientists and biologists in experimental design to tackle complex biological questions in a quantitative manner. The work will primarily be conducted at the facility in Barker Hall. Occasional travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities

*Make significant and creative contributions to development of new imaging and data processing tools for datasets generated on multicellular tissues, organoids, transparent embryos.

*Design, build, and maintain new software packages for efficient data processing.

*Advise on applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with Postdocs and graduate students on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

*General organization and management of software documentation.

*Bring cross disciplinary expertise to solve problems at the intersection between life science, computer vision, and state-of-the-art AI methods.

*Work with petabyte-scale light sheet datasets that are typically 4D or 5D (x,y,z,t,chemistry). Identify and implement scalable solutions to scientific questions on large-scale data sets, especially using performant algorithms.

*Develop machine learning approaches, computer vision tools to help pre-process dataset and annotations to generate groundtruth benchmarks.

*Contribute to dissemination via open source code repositories, demonstrations, publications, presentation.

These positions will be eligible for full benefits.

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*PhD (or equivalent international degree)

*Minimum of four years of postdoctoral research experience

*For consideration for the Associate Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience

*For consideration for the full Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 14 years of post PhD research experience

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Computation Data, Computer Sciences, Bioinformatics or Related field

*Demonstrated record of productivity and publications and/or scholarly contributions

*Strong biological background and understanding of molecular biology

*Demonstrate understanding of optical microscopy, including light sheet microscopy, adaptive optics, and modern scientific cameras

*Demonstrated ability to work in a research team, manage active collaborations with other academic groups

*Demonstrated experience handling and processing large scale imaging datasets (>100TB to petabyte scale and beyond)

*Expertise in programming in C++, Labview, MATLAB, Python

*Expertise in databases, data infrastructure, data governance

*Expertise in high performance computing using SLURM or LSF

*Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow

*Experience with NVIDIA CUDA and related OpenMP programming

*Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc)

*Experience with state of the art AI/ML architectures (vison transformers, diffusion models, etc

*Experience mentoring undergraduate/graduate students, and/or technicians.

*Experience with professional speaking engagements

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  
  

• Cover Letter

  
  

• Statement of Research - Provide a summary of your major research accomplishments in approximately 250 words. Additionally, please include a brief statement highlighting your experience that is directly relevant to the key responsibilities of this position

  
  

• Project Portfolio - Summary portfolio of data and/or AI projects executed, as demonstrated by publications or github contributions

  
  

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

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.

For more information, 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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.

• 
  
• "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 or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
  
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

Position Title: Electron Microscope Operator/Technician II

Work Location: Temecula CA 92591

Assignment Duration: 10 months

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary:

Provides our organization Vascular R&D and Production Engineering staffs, Legal, Marketing, and external clients with data regarding questions and problems concerning materials, processes, new technology, and methods related to the development, production, and use of products.

This data will be generated utilizing microscopic (electron and optical) and/or elemental analyses. The data will be in the form of images and/or elemental spectra. Official reports will be written, archived, and issued by the analyst. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

* Job would require 50-75% SEM laboratory work involving hands-on analysis (non automated program).

* Perform more advanced sample preparation such as inorganic materials or metallurgraphic sample preparation.

* Evaluates written requests to perform materials analysis. Determines if the request can be accomplished with in-house technology or if it has to be assigned to an authorized, outside laboratory.

* Prepares samples for the specific type of analysis required or requested (FEM, SEM, EDS, etc.).

* Performs analysis according to the Departmental Operating Procedure (DOP) for the instruments used in the analysis.

* Analyzes specific characteristics of the material, process, or failure morphology by comparing with known characteristics from which to draw conclusions.

* Creates reports using the Laboratory Information System (LIMS), for all requests. Archives data, images, and analyses.

* Maintains laboratory instrumentation in good working. Arranges for service and repairs from vendor for major problems.

* Creates Departmental Operating Procedures (DOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Software Validations (VRS), Engineering Orders (EOs), and testing protocol in order to assure consistent and proper operation, calibration, and maintenance of the laboratory's instrumentation.

Qualification & Experience:

* Bachelor's degree or 2 years from a microscopy school or materials degree with 6 months to 2 year experience using the electron microscope plus 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

* Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures and practices.

* Report writing, analytical abilities, detailed oriented and cGMP (compliance) awareness.

* Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

* Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

* Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

* Has a general knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

Job Description

One of our large pharmaceutical clients is looking to hire an Associate Scientist of Cell Banking to perform Cell Banking for the Cell Culture processes and/or bio-analytical testing within the API Large Molecule Process Development group in Malvern PA. The candidate's primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to the production, testing, inventory, and supply of Master, Working, and development Cell Banks for clinical, and commercial production as well as analytical testing for biopharmaceutical and cell therapy products. Responsibilities will include:

-Support Cell banking organization by performing Cell banking for Cell Culture processes and analytical testing.

-Execute production, testing, and release of Master, Working, development, and analytical cell Banks and ensures the timely supply to customers.

-Work in a team environment as well as contributing individually to meet project timeline and objectives.

-Participate in Cell culture and cryopreservation of cells using aseptic techniques under GMP Compliant conditions.

-Execute all activities per established procedures and protocols

-Interface with internal and external customers to ship cell banks and supply critical information as per their requirements.

-Collaborate cross-functionally to represent Cell Banking department.

-Author, review, and approve technical documents, SOPs, and batch records.

Required Skills & Experience

-Bachelor's degree in scientific field, preferably Biotech

-Minimum 1 year of experience working in a lab environment, preferably GMP

-Minimum 1-2 years of experience working within cell culture

-Minimum 1 year of experience working with Aseptic techniques

-GDP (Good documentation practice)

-Strong attention to detail

-Extremely motivated individual

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Cell Banking experience

-Experience maintaining writing records of work in form of (electronic) notebooks, procedural documents, protocols and technical reports is preferred.

-Experience working with electronic laboratory tracking system, inventory management systems

-Automatic cell counting experience, Vi-CELL

Compensation:

$27/hr to $30/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law

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Atlanta, GA

The Kwong lab in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity focused on PAR T cell design.

The Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity (LSI) is an interdisciplinary research group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine. Founded in 2014 by Director Dr. Gabe Kwong, the mission of LSI is to pioneer the next wave of immunotherapies and diagnostics to intercept diseases at an early stage and develop treatments that drive deep responses to meaningfully improve patient outcomes.

We are currently seeking exceptional individuals to join our research group as a Postdoctoral Fellow. The successful candidate will be a motivated and creative individual that will pioneer new categories of immune biosensors that leverage design principles from synthetic biology and cell engineering for early cancer detection. They will take a lead role in experimental design, execution of experiments, and interpretation of results to achieve the major objectives of the project.

The successful candidate will thrive on teamwork and collaboration. They will embrace a fast-paced environment and work closely with lab members to cultivate a positive and inclusive environment. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-funded research group with a track-record of academic excellence, breakthrough innovation and technology translation!

Work closely with the director and lab members in experimental design, bench and animal studies with a focus in PAR T Cell design:

• Play a lead role in regular internal project meetings and data reviews.
• Provide research expertise to aid lab trainees including, graduate students, and undergraduates
• Work with the lab director and university officials in grant administration, project budgets, and scientific reporting.
• Play a lead role in drafting manuscripts and grant applications

PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Immunology, or related fields with deep expertise in cancer immunology and/or biosensors.
• Expertise in the design and testing of sense-and-respond biocircuits for cancer therapy or diagnostics.
• Proficiency in cell and molecular biology techniques including sterile technique, cell culture, chromatography, electrophoresis, and flow cytometry.
• Proficiency in animal studies including live animal imaging, animal handling and drug administration, necropsy and cell isolation.
• Skilled in molecular cloning, lentivirus production, T cell transduction, protein production and purification.
• Experience with T cell isolation, tumor inoculation; isolation, and dissociation of mouse tumor xenografts.
• Experience with qPCR, next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation, NGS data analysis is plus.
• Proficiency with statistical software like SPSS and/or GraphPad Prism.
• Excellent organizational, communication, time-management, and collaboration skills are required.
• Demonstrated desire to mentor graduate and/or undergraduate students.
  
  

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter

Dr. Gabe Kwong, Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Fellow .

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. employment/pre-employment-screening

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Title: Manufacturing Tech - Cell Therapy

Duration: 1 year contract

Location: Berkeley, CA

POSITION SUMMARY-

Responsible for clinical manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies (mAB) Drug substance within the Cell Culture Technology Center (CCTC). Collaborates closely with biological development (BD) and Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) for new product introductions and ensure platform alignment.

• Responsible for all aspects of clinical manufacturing in the following areas: Cell Expansion, Cell Culture, Differentiation, Filling, Visual Inspection, Solution Preparation and Weigh/Dispense.

• Cell Culture Maintenance: Prepare and maintain cell culture environments, including media prep, cell counting, and growth monitoring.
• Quality Control: Perform quality checks, following strict protocols for contamination prevention.
• Data Recording: Accurately record data on cell growth and production metrics to ensure reliability.
• Collaboration: Work with Quality Assurance and Production teams to meet production targets

Skillsets:

• Manufacturing Experience: Hands-on experience working on a manufacturing floor ideally with exposure to downstream development processes.
• GMP and GDP: Experience with GMP processes, familiarity with SAP, and capability to handle 12-hour shifts
• Documentation: Experience with Batch Production Records (BPRs), SOPs, and log books, including:
• Experience with Batch Production Records (BPRs), SOPs, and log books.
• Ensure candidates know that if procedures aren’t followed, they are required to initiate and document deviations according to GDP standards.
• Experience preparing labels, filling out documentation, and reviewing logbooks accurately in a GDP-compliant manner.

Work Schedule

• Regular Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Flexibility: Two weeks before each scheduled surgery, shift times may change to ensure timely delivery to the hospital. Flexibility to adjust hours within a 40-hour week is required.

Environment:

• Class B Workspace: All activities occur in a Class B space with a Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC).
• Environmental Monitoring: Includes testing and monitoring on equipment.
• Use of LM2 Freezers: Liquid nitrogen freezers are required for freezing products prior to shipping.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

The role:

The Quality Control Scientist is responsible for execution and oversight of analytical, microbiological, and environmental testing to ensure the safety and quality of cell therapy products and manufacturing operations. The role includes performing GMP testing to support development, donor screening, in-process control, product release, stability, raw material release, and environmental monitoring in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The QC Scientist serves as a technical resource for analytical methods such as flow cytometry and other cell-based assays, supports assay and equipment qualification, and ensures data integrity and regulatory compliance. Additional responsibilities include authoring or revising procedures, leading continuous improvement initiatives, supporting investigations, contributing to assay development efforts, and train staff as needed.

In the role you will:

• Perform analytical, microbiological, and environmental testing in support of development, donor-screening, in-process control, product release, stability, and raw-material release in accordance with SOPs and GMP requirements.
• Serve as a technical lead for flow-cytometry–based analytical assays, including instrument setup, compensation, gating strategy, data analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Perform and review cell count assays and evaluate data.
• Support method qualification, validation, and transfer for flow cytometry, cell counting, and other analytical assays; ensure accurate, reproducible data generation.
• Conduct environmental and personnel monitoring of controlled areas, including viable air, non-viable particulates, surface, and gowning monitoring.
• Oversee environmental data entry, review, and trend analysis; evaluate results against alert and action levels and support investigations for excursions or adverse trends.
• Execute and review microbiological assays such as sterility, endotoxin (LAL), bioburden, gram staining, growth-promotion, and conductivity/TOC testing.
• Participate in aseptic process simulation (media-fill) runs; provide on-floor QC support during execution and perform subsequent media incubation, inspection, and documentation.
• Sample, test, and document raw-material results and manage disposition.
• Establish and manage relationships with qualified contract laboratories; oversee external testing activities, ensure timely data delivery, review results, and verify accuracy for inclusion in release documentation.
• Compile, verify, and review analytical and microbiological data to support generation of Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for raw materials, intermediates, and drug-product release.
• Oversight of stability testing for intermediates and product to support shelf-life claims and IND submission.
• Author and revise SOPs, test methods, and data records; contribute to laboratory continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Author and revise technical reports and support IND submissions.
• Support and provide technical input to deviation, OOS, and CAPA investigations, ensuring scientific rationale and data integrity.
• Participate in equipment calibration, qualification, and maintenance programs, and assist in implementation of new or revised analytical methods.
• Train staff in flow cytometry, microbiological methods, and GMP documentation practices.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, data-integrity, and safety requirements, ensuring laboratory readiness for internal and regulatory inspections.
• Provide input to QC metrics and data-trending reports for management review.
• Maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate manufacturing and testing demands, including periodic weekend, holiday, or extended-hour work and off-shift coverage as needed.

Qualifications: About you

• Minimum 4-6 years relevant QC experience in a GMP and cleanroom environment, supporting biologics or cell therapy products.
• Demonstrated proficiency in analytical and microbiological testing, including flow cytometry, cell counting, endotoxin, sterility, and environmental monitoring.
• Proven experience supporting method qualification, validation, and transfer activities.
• Strong understanding of data review, good documentation practices, and data integrity.
• Experience conducting and authoring investigations, CAPA development, and laboratory deviation documentation.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Manufacturing, QA, and Analytical Development teams to support GMP operations.
• Requires Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Expertise in flow cytometry, including instrument setup, compensation, gating, and data analysis.
• Experience leading method qualification, transfer, and troubleshooting for analytical and microbiological assays.
• Advanced understanding of aseptic technique and contamination control in GMP cleanroom operations.
• Experience performing or reviewing microbiological assays, including endotoxin (LAL), sterility, bioburden, gram staining and growth-promotion testing.
• Familiarity with environmental and personnel monitoring, including data trending and evaluation against alert/action levels.
• Experience performing or reviewing in-process and release testing for cell-based products.
• Strong knowledge of raw material testing programs, including identity, endotoxin, and bioburden verification.
• Experience coordinating and reviewing external testing with qualified contract laboratories.
• Proficiency in data review, trending, and reporting using paper or electronic based systems.
• Strong understanding and ability for authoring f GMP documentation, investigations, and change controls.
• Ability to train and qualify analysts in technical procedures and GMP compliance.
• Proactive, self-motivated team player who is comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing setting, working independently with minimal supervision and adapting to changing schedules.

The targeted salary range for this position is $95,000 - $129,600 per year. MiNK is making a good faith effort to be transparent and accurate around our hiring ranges. The salary offered is commensurate with MiNK's compensation philosophy and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, critical needs of the role, and internal equity.