• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 53,394.17- 53,394.17

Position Summary

Responsibilities

Perform lab experiments, including:

• 15% Protein electrophoresis and western blotting
• 15% Chromatography/sample pre-processing
• 15% Bioinformatics analysis
• 15% Performing animal experiments
• 15% Animal husbandry
• 15% Recording/analyzing data
• 10% Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, highly organized, able to multi-task, take initiative, start and complete projects.
• This position requires the technical ability to complete procedures and properly record and report results.
• Applicants with experience in animal colony management and animal husbandry are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Experience with flow cytometry, PCR, Western blotting, and/or recombinant DNA will be an advantage.
• Programming in R or Python is preferred but not essential to start.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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

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