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Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute (the Zuckerman Institute) brings together researchers to explore aspects of mind and brain, through the exchange of ideas and active collaboration. The Zuckerman Institute's home is the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on Columbia's Manhattanville campus. Situated in the heart of Manhattan, at full capacity the Zuckerman Institute will house over 50 laboratories employing a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches to transform our understanding of the mind and brain. In this highly collaborative environment, labs work together to gain critical insights into human health by exploring how the brain develops, performs, endures and recovers from trauma or disease.

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Staff Associate II will work with researchers in support of various research projects and experiments within the Mann Lab. The Staff Associate II will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the fly stocks, including, feeding, breeding and the well-being of the fly stocks. The Staff Associate II will also be responsible for generating stocks of flies to analyze expression patterns. To verify the expression patterns the Staff Associate II will dissect, stain and imagine the fly's central nervous system. The Staff Associate II will be responsible for making sure the Mann lab is in compliance with EH&S for research and radiation safety. Finally, the Staff Associate II will work with the grants team, finance team to review and reconcile grant budgets.

Specific duties include:

Overseeing fly stock maintenance, including the feeding, daily care and handling 

Strong organizational skills

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.  The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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