Technician B - Military Veterans

• 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

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.

Position Summary

The Department of Pathology and Cell Biology is looking for an energetic, meticulous and dedicated individual to work in a fast-paced neuroscience laboratory on a project developing a potential non-invasive therapy for neurovascular disease. Responsibilities will include immunohistochemical experiments and analyses of neuronal tissue, cell culture work. Analyses utilize software analysis of digital data. The technician B will provide support to a neuroscience laboratory developing a therapeutic for neurovascular disease

Additional responsibilities include maintaining lab equipment, assisting in ordering reagents, and managing lab facilities.

Responsibilities

• Works on research project(s) with assigned postdoctoral research scientist/fellow/graduate student(s)- 60%
  • Performing cell culture
  • Immunohistochemistry and confocal imaging
  • Data analyses
• Performs experiments of common interest to laboratory-20%
  • Reagent optimization
  • Protocol testing
• Contributes to overall organization of lab tasks and responsibilities -15%
• Performs other related duties necessary to the functioning of the laboratory- 5%

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in neuroscience, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging, cell culture and data analysis.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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