• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $51,839 - $51,839

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Provide general research support, conduct experiments, analyze results, and meticulous maintain scientific records.
• Execute standard procedures outlined in protocols.
• Perform microbiological and molecular biology techniques, including DNA/RNA isolation, RT-PCR, library preparations, and whole-genome sequencing under supervision.
• Maintain laboratory equipment to ensure optimal functionality.
• Adhere to laboratory safety regulations rigorously.
• Implement quality control measures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and/or essential to the laboratory's functioning and research projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Research experience and a keen interest in microbiology and/or infectious diseases
• Experience in microbiology and the microbiome is desirable

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
  • 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.

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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