Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence & Cancer Biology - Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Position: Assistant Professor

Employer: * Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM), and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), Computer Science (CS) Division, University of California, Berkeley

Job description: The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB), Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM) and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Computer Science (CS) Division at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. The candidate will be joining world class departments in Computer Science and Immunology/Molecular and Cell Biology, providing tremendous opportunities for engagement in interdisciplinary research of the highest quality. These departments offer a welcoming environment that is both diverse and inclusive. Together these features provide an ideal setting for carrying out the most impactful research. We seek candidates engaged in developing machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and/or high-dimensional statistics along with experimental approaches to advance our fundamental understanding of cancer, the immune system, and/or the immune response related to cancer. Ideal candidates will have a deep interest in both computational and wet laboratory discovery-based research. The appointee will have teaching obligations in both MCB and CS, with the details to be negotiated with the respective chairs to reflect the appointee’s interests and background.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at UC Berkeley and in MCB and EECS. Our excellence requires faculty who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: New Faculty | Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare

More information: * Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence & Cancer Biology - Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (JPF03606) - UC Berkeley AP Recruit*

Posted by: Himangi Marathe