The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Short-Term Casual to join our team in a temporary part time position to work within the Division of Child & Adolescent Health. Columbia University Irving Medical Center???s Department of Pediatrics is a world leader in providing care for children. Our mission areas include Healthcare, Education and Research. We offer care for our patients in over 25 specialty areas as well as individualized care for complex cases. Our Residency, Fellowship and Graduate programs are among the best in the Nation. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have several active Clinical trials available to our patients. This position will support the department by providing research support to Dr. Dani Dumitriu's lab in the Division of Child & Adolescent Health.
Responsibilities
Carry out lab tests and assays, as directed
Run complex animal behavioral assays with other lab members
Follow-up on experiments by organizing, processing and reporting the results to the direct supervisor
Assist the lab manager in identifying supplies and chemicals for reorder.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Graduate or Equivalency required.
Preferred Qualifications
A positive and collaborative attitude
Must be able to work independently and as a part of a team
Previous experience in a neuroscience lab and/or with mice in a lab environment
Strong organizational skills.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
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.
