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Departmental Overview
The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (BBH), launched in November 2021, is new home for innovation and entrepreneurship focused on technologies at the convergence of life sciences with physical sciences, engineering, data sciences, and social sciences. The BBH is comprised of two components: Bakar Labs, to address the problems of today, and BBH Campus Programs, to train the founders of tomorrow. The Bakar Labs incubator offers world-class laboratories, and direct connections to expert communities and resources for startups working in areas of health, ag-tech and food-tech, to ensure companies can accelerate taking discoveries to market. The BBH Campus Programs offer training, support and experiences tailored specifically for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and faculty, to prepare future founders to realize their entrepreneurial potential.
The Pantas and Ting Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) is the premiere institution at UC Berkeley for the study and practice of entrepreneurship and technology innovation. SCET is globally recognized for developing the Berkeley Method, an internationally recognized approach to teaching technology entrepreneurship to undergraduate students, innovation to graduate students, and technology firm leadership to professionals and executives.
In collaboration, these two organizations have created the BBH/SCET Neurotech Collider Lab, tapping the healthcare-related expertise of BBH and using the highly effective and successful Collider Lab model pioneered by SCET.
Responsibilities
This position is an essential addition to the new joint Bakar BioEnginuity Hub/Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (BBH/SCET) Neurotech Collider Lab (NCL). The mission of the Neurotech Collider Lab is to coalesce the campus scientific community in areas of novel, cutting-edge scientific exploration, and research to develop innovative ideas and approaches to tackle the most pressing problems related to neurological disorders. The program will also provide academic training, courses, and workshops, bringing together various disciplines that will play a significant role in advancing the field, e.g., biosciences, bioengineering, engineering, data science, social sciences, and humanities.
Specifically, the NCL will serve as a node to:
- Secure funding for and coalesce teams to develop innovative, original, quality approaches to advance diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and/or care of neurological disorders
- Evaluate and create a roadmap for addressing the most crucial neurotech issues
- Participate in and encourage interdisciplinary research and development efforts
- Disseminate findings by publishing research in peer reviewed academic journals
- Innovate technologies to advance the neurotech applications space
(20%) Leads efforts to provide in-depth, complex analyses as a specialist in one policy field.
- Research and summarize best practices in the neurotech field
- Collaborate in developing original neurotech science-related program development
- Facilitate and co-author articles related to neurotech
- Contribute to curriculum development and oversee implementation for 1-2 courses annually related to innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Support the NCL initiatives by developing and implementing additional neurotech-based programming and affiliated activities.
- Seek collaboration with internal and external partners on new curriculum programming (e.g., Professional Master's, summer programs, etc.) to ensure the NCL becomes a leader in the neurotech-based education and innovation space.
- Develop proposals and recommendations to guide and support a broader financial strategic direction for the NCL program.
- Pursue development opportunities to fund the NCL and supporting activities.
- Develop relationships with industry partners to provide plant-based and technology innovation opportunities to the campus community (researchers, students, faculty, etc.) in the areas of: research, curriculum support, academic projects, startup ventures, internship and career opportunities, and more.
- Seek collaborations with other universities (e.g., UCSF) with neurotech-related research and curricula to expand the impact of Berkeley's leadership in the neurotech innovation space.
- Seek collaborations with incubators/accelerators/venture capitalists, to help Berkeley start-up teams take their ideas to market.
- Help to oversee and supervise annual student research appointments
- Assess need for additional support staff (non-academic and/or academic appointments) as program expands.
- Advanced knowledge of neurotech product development research
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, researchers, and industry partners
- Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Thorough knowledge of organizational or initiative processes, protocols, and procedures
- Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes
- Advanced knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques
- Advanced analytical / problem-solving skills
- Capacity and passion to learn about adjacent neuro-related topics
- Demonstrated ability in teaching about innovation and entrepreneurship
- Ability assessing and securing resources needed to run academic and co-curricular programs, including hiring students and/or other staff effectively and efficiently
- Ability assessing academic needs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs
- Ability to respond to external inquiries about the NCL program
- Ability to explore and/or development of gift opportunities with potential donors
- Ability to expand program opportunities for various populations
- Ability to negotiate for program support
- Ability to escalate concerns from program donors about quality and/or quantity of work
- Ability to handle inquires from deans and/or campus leadership
- Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training
- Industry experience and/or business degree and/or equivalent
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.
The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $85,800.00 - $122,000.00.
- This is a 6-month, 25%, part-time (10 hours per week), limited (temporary) position that is not eligible for UC benefits.
- This position is exempt and paid monthly.
