Associate/Full Specialist (Facility Scientist) - Pines Magnetic Resonance Center (PMRC) Core Facility - College of Chemistry
 University of California-Berkeley | |
 United States, California, Berkeley | |
 Mar 15, 2026 | |
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Position overview
Position title: Specialist Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t24-b.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $75,600 - $128,400. Percent time:
100 Anticipated start:
Start date prior to June 1st, 2026. Position duration:
Minimum 2-year initial appointment with the possibility of reappointment. Application Window Open date: March 13, 2026 Next review date: Sunday, Mar 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position description The Pines Magnetic Resonance Center - Core Facility (PMRC Core) at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking a Facility Scientist. The appointment will take place in the College of Chemistry's rich and diverse research environment with a unique opportunity to collaborate in cutting-edge science with UC-Berkeley researchers. The PMRC Core is a research facility that provides state-of-the-art NMR capabilities and currently houses ten NMR instruments ranging from 400 - 900 MHz that are fully equipped with cryoprobes, various solid-state, diffusion and micro-imaging probes. The PMRC Core has a large group of users with a broad scope of research interests from departments such as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Bioengineering, Environmental Science, and Material Science, as well as from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is located adjacent to the university campus. Campus and LBNL researchers require consultation and technical assistance from the PMRC Core staff and collaborate on solid- and solution-state NMR spectroscopy applications on, including but not limited to metal organic frameworks and polymers in material science, small molecule chemistry and total synthesis, inorganic and organo-metallic compounds in catalysis chemistry. The PMRC Core will expand in 2026 to include biomolecular solid- and solution-state NMR for structural biology and biophysics of proteins and biological assemblies. The Facility Scientist will report directly to the Facility Director, with oversight from the PMRC Faculty Director. The Facility Scientist will be responsible for:
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Division: https://chemistry.berkeley.edu Department: https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/research-facilities/nmr Labor Union: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/resources/employment-policies-contracts/bargaining-units/academic-researchers/ School: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/health-welfare/ Qualifications Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
Advanced degree or enrolled in advanced degree program Additional qualifications
(required at time of start)
Preferred qualifications
Application Requirements Document requirements
Reference requirements
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Job location Berkeley, CA
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