• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: n/a
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $42,397.74 - $42,397.74

Position Summary

The CCTI collaborates closely with renowned scientists and physicians across multiple departments at CUIMC spanning research in cancers, cancer therapy, immunology, autoimmunity, transplantation, inflammation, infectious diseases, and others.

Working with a surgical PI and post-doctoral fellows, the technician will responsible for animal care and immunologic assays, and other projects as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Assist with operation and maintenance of research laboratory
• Prepare samples and reagents
• Assist in immunological assay development and optimization
• Provide supervised assistance with animal care and surgical procedures.
• The technician will support the following ongoing federally-funded projects:
  1. Pig intestinal transplantation
  2. Pig vascularized composite tissue chimerism, islet-kidney xenotransplantion???
• Perform additional related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of college or a completed A.A. program with an emphasis on chemistry, biology, physics, or related science plus one year of related experience or equivalent in training and/or experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in lab research, especially working with immunological assays such as ELISA, flow cytometry, PCR, or cell culture assays
• An interest in medicine

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
• Participation in the medical surveillance program
  • Position will involve work with laboratory animals
  • Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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

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