• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: n/a
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $888.97 per week

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Performing assays and prepare solutions according to detailed instructions
• Set up equipment for experiments, maintain cell cultures and perform functional studies using flow cytometry and other techniques
• Carry out fully planned experiments and keep records of results
• Assist with collection, processing, and cryopreservation of samples for experimental or diagnostic purpose
• Order and maintain laboratory supplies
• Perform other related duties as assigned or necessary to the functioning of the laboratory and research

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology or physics or related science or equivalent in education, training and experience
• Ability to perform work in a neat and orderly manner in accordance with safety regulations
• Ability to organize experiments in standard form and record data in a scientific notebook
• Ability to learn and adapt to new techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of chemistry, biology or physics and various related laboratory procedures and techniques
• Knowledge of experimental materials and standardization
• Exposure to experimental procedures, laboratory equipment and/or working with animals
• Familiarity with computerized operations

Other Requirements

• The candidate selected for this position is required to undergo a drug screening test prior to a final offer of employment being made
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements
• Participation in the medical surveillance program
• Ability to work with laboratory animals
• Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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

About Columbia University

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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