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• Job Type: Short Term Casual
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 12/31/2023
• Hours Per Week: 10
• Salary Range: $22.00-$22.00

Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Non-Student Short-Term Casual to join our team in a temporary part time position to work within the Division of Molecular Genetics.  Columbia University Irving Medical Center???s Department of Pediatrics is a world leader in providing care for children. Our mission areas include Healthcare, Education and Research. We offer care for our patients in over 25 specialty areas as well as individualized care for complex cases. Our Residency, Fellowship and Graduate programs are among the best in the Nation. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have several active Clinical trials available to our patients. This position will support the department by providing research assistance to our Division or team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with mouse colony inventory and management.
• Assist with breeder pair set-up, monitoring, and weaning.
• Obtain mouse biopsies for genotyping.
• Digest tissue and perform genotyping.
• Assist with mouse echocardiographic imaging.
• Assist with imaging data processing.
• Perform related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Graduate or Equivalency required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good academic standing in an undergraduate biological sciences or premed program.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Research laboratory experience.

Other Requirements

• Organizational skills and excellent communication skills are required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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