Research Staff Assistant in The Mortimer B - Manhattanville, United States - Columbia University

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Description

Job Type:
Support Staff - Non-Union

  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hours Per Week: 35

  • Building: Jerome L. Greene Science Center
  • Salary Range: $42,600 $50,000
  • 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 Mortimer B.

Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute brings together world-class scientists across academic disciplines conducting pioneering research to transform our understanding of how the brain works - and gives rise to mind and behavior.

The Institute fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment across 50+ labs, advancing insights into human health by exploring how the brain develops, performs, endures, and recovers.


At the Zuckerman Institute, we are committed to becoming a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse place of scientific discovery and supporting a culture of respect.

Promoting diversity in science will help drive the transformative science that can change the world.

Situated in the Jerome L.

Greene Science Center on Columbia's Manhattanville campus, the state-of-the-art building offers an environment where the highest level of scholarly scientific research takes place on a daily basis, with the benefit of being located in the heart of New York, one of the world's most vibrant and culturally rich cities.


_ This is a full-time grant-funded role._

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Under the direction of a Postdoctoral Fellow, perform the following biological techniques: stereotaxic manipulations, mouse survival surgery, use of various viral and nonviral systems to introduce genes into tissues and neurons, including experiments with chemogenomics and optogenetics.
  • Under the direction of a Postdoctoral Fellow, perform behavioral, genetic, and physiological experiments with various mouse strains; use antibodies, RNA probes, and the techniques of molecular biology to label and isolate genes of interest. May assist in the creation and verification of genetically engineered mouse lines.
  • Under the direction of a Postdoctoral Fellow, assist with mouse husbandry, genotyping, optimizing usage of each line, and characterizing lines.
  • Ordering lab supplies and maintaining inventories of chemicals and reagents for experimental procedures.
Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline is required or experience equivalent required.
Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience or more is preferred. Prior experience with standard biological techniques (immunostaining, insitu hybridization, PCR, and gel electrophoresis) is preferred. Prior experience handling and using rodent models is preferred. Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or MATLAB would be a plus.
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