UC Berkeley seeks Assistant Professor of AI for Biology

The University of California, Berkeley has announced a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Artificial Intelligence for Biology. The position is a joint appointment between the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and the Center for Computational Biology, with a start date of July 1, 2027.

The role seeks early-career researchers capable of designing machine learning methods for biological systems. Key research areas include predicting cellular phenotypes, modeling molecular interactions, and executing genotype-to-phenotype predictions. The university is looking for candidates who can develop foundational machine learning methodologies that advance understanding across multiple biological disciplines, including genome engineering and multimodal biological data analysis.