• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: N/A
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $50,329.13 annual - $50,329.13 annual

Position Summary

A technician position is available in the Nectow Laboratory at Columbia University in New York City. The Nectow Lab is comprised of scientists and engineers from diverse backgrounds exploring how the brain regulates energy balance. In general, we study the mechanisms through which the brain regulates how much food one eats and how much energy one expends. We also develop novel technologies to better understand brain function. We are currently looking for someone who will work with other lab members to help design and implement experiments critical to the lab, including molecular cloning, animal work, in vivo calcium imaging, and/or functional manipulations of neural circuits (e.g. optogenetics, chemogenetics).

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the designing and implementing of experiments critical to the lab, which may include molecular cloning, animal work, in vivo calcium imaging, and /or functional manipulations of neural circuits (e.g optogenetics, chemogenetics).
• Perform laboratory experiments and collect data.
• Contribute to research implementation.
• Assist with ordering laboratory supplies.
• Responsible for mouse colony maintenance and organization and genotyping.
• Prepare solutions and reagents for daily lab use.
• Calibration / upkeep of laboratory equipment.
• Interact with personnel from other related research projects.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor???s degree in one of the following (or related fields) is required: biology (neuroscience, molecular biology), engineering (biomedical, chemical), applied math, chemistry, computer science, and/or physics or equivalent in education training and experience.

Other Requirements

• The candidate selected for this position is required to undergo a drug screening test prior to final offer of employment being made
• Knowledge of related laboratory procedures and techniques
• Excellent organization skills
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
• Ability to learn and perform a variety of new techniques
• Ability to work with laboratory animals 
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and system training requirements 

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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