Graduate Student Affairs Officer; Computational Precision Health; CPH

About UC Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

The UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Program in Computational Precision Health (CPH) brings together the world’s top faculty in computer science, statistics, engineering, clinical care, and population health sciences, to enable new and more personalized techniques for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease.

The CPH doctoral program, now in its third year, trains the next generation to conduct transformational research at the interface of the computational and health sciences. Students in the program work to understand and improve computational techniques; how health and other data are collected and shared; how both causal inferences and predictions should be made in complex healthcare settings; how advances in computational methods need to be integrated with real-world technology and human systems;

and how to harness advances in these areas to reduce health inequalities.

The Graduate Student Affairs Officer (GSAO) is an essential partner in the ongoing development and management of this PhD program. The GSAO helps maintain and refine systems, processes, and student support structures that contribute to a strong and supportive academic environment.

The First Review Date for this job is: 1/27/26 - Open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply even if the first review date has passed.

• Support and collaborate on the planning and implementation of graduate outreach and recruitment for a growing PhD program.
• Provide instrumental support for the recruitment and admissions process, including preparing materials for faculty review and coordinating student recruitment visits and other events.
• Advise prospective and current applicants; represent the CPH program when meeting or corresponding with prospective students.
• With support from UCSF and UC Berkeley Graduate Division(s), advise program faculty, admission chair, and others allocating resources for doctoral education regarding best practices related to application development and review, prospective applicant communications, enrollment strategy (including funding), and recruitment strategy to meet CPH’s goals.
• Serve as primary administrative liaison with Graduate Admissions regarding policies, procedures, and resources.

• Collaborate with program staff and Directors on the development, planning, and implementation of a full range of graduate student services.
• Review and monitor students’ progress; advise students and faculty on program completion for PhD and DE.
• Identify issues with academic progression; advise faculty on possible outcomes of various interventions. Connect regularly with campus offices and partners to ensure that students have access to available resources.
• Draft requests for exceptions to the Graduate Division(s) on behalf of the Head Graduate Advisor; collaborate with staff in the Degrees, Student Funding, and Admissions offices on both campuses to ensure all relevant and required information is provided; communicate outcomes and decisions to all parties.
• Collaborate with and advise program staff, Directors, and faculty on curriculum planning, to ensure student progress and compliance with campus policies.
• In consultation with faculty graduate advisors, develop and maintain program handbooks/websites and campus academic guides with graduate student-related information.
• Serve as primary administrative liaison with the Graduate Division(s) Degrees Office regarding policies, procedures, and resources.
• Advise students/scholars on complex visa and immigration policies and procedures, consulting campus experts as needed; interpret UC and government regulatory requirements affecting international students.

• Serve as program liaison with campus programs and offices such as the Graduate Division(s), Student…