Job description

534701

Medical Center

Pathology and Cell Biology

Full Time

Opening on: Apr 1 2023

Technical Grade 4

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Job Type: Support Staff - Union

Bargaining Unit: SSA

Regular/Temporary: Regular

End Date if Temporary:
Hours Per Week: 35

Salary Range: 50,329.13- 50,329.13

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

Columbia University’s Department of Pathology and Cell Biology invites applications for a Technician B. This individual would be responsible for testing novel drugs in cell culture models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and would aid in the development new in vitro drug screening platforms as part of the newly-created Project ALS Therapeutics Core at Columbia.

Responsibilities

Maintaining mouse and human stem cell lines (25%)

Testing research compounds in cell culture models of ALS (25%)

Molecular cloning (25%)

PCR analysis of gene-edited cells (25%)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, physics, or related science.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with in vitro gene editing techniques, such as CRISPR.

Experience with molecular cloning software such as SnapGene.

Experience with statistical software such as Prism, SPSS, R, etc.

Strong communication and organizational skills.

Ability to learn and adapt to new techniques.

Other Requirements

Experience with basic tissue culture techniques (sterile / aseptic technique).

Experience with basic cloning techniques in E. Coli.

Experience with basic PCR techniques.

Experience with basic epifluorescent microscopy.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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

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