Job Type: Support Staff - UnionBargaining Unit: SSARegular/Temporary: RegularEnd Date if Temporary:Hours Per Week: 35Standard Work Schedule:Building:Salary Range: $51,839.00 - $51,839.00The 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

　　The Hudson Lab studies the immune response to blood cells, with projects spanning autoimmunity, alloimmunity, tolerance, and aging.

　　A successful candidate will be a self-starter, have excellent organizational and record keeping skills, and be able to multi-task while maintaining precision and quickness.

　　The primary responsibilities of this position include: participation in day-to-day laboratory research projects under the direction of the Principal Investigator (including experimental set-up, completion, data collection and data analysis) and animal colony management (including animal husbandry, genotyping, phenotyping, and daily monitoring of experimental mice). Skills frequently utilized to complete daily tasks include: mouse handling, basic lab skills (e.g. pipetting, loading a gel), flow cytometry, and sterile technique. Additionally, animal husbandry and colony management rely on basic knowledge of genetics (e.g. Mendelian inheritance patterns).

　　Responsibilities

　　30% - Performing animal experiments30% - Animal husbandry25% - General lab maintenance10% - Recording/analyzing data5% - Other duties as assignedMinimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Preferred Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree in biology (Cell and/or Molecular Biology preferred) or a related field and at least 1 year of laboratory experience.The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, highly organized, able to multi-task, take initiative, start and complete projects.This position requires the technical ability to complete procedures and properly record and report results.Applicants with experience in animal colony management and animal husbandry are strongly encouraged to apply.Experience with flow cytometry will be an advantage

　　Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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

　　Minimum Salary: 31200.00Maximum Salary: 31200.00Salary Unit: Yearly