Neuro Metabolism Lab Technician – Imaging & Mouse Research

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a motivated laboratory technician to join the Zeltser lab, which studies how the sympathetic nervous system regulates metabolism and how obesity and aging impact this process.

The role involves physiological and metabolic assays in mice, neuroanatomical analyses, mounting, staining, and imaging brain sections, and assisting lab members with experiments in a cutting-edge neuroscience environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science or equivalent in education, training and/or experience.
• Technical accuracy, reliability, and attention to the details of procedural protocols, organizational skills, adherence to safety guidelines and the ability to work in a team.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills and a strong interest in biological sciences.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily lab activities and assist lab members with their experiments.
• Assist with mouse colony maintenance.
• Perform neuroanatomical assays including mounting and immunohistochemical staining in sections, clearing and immunostaining in intact brains, and imaging using confocal and light sheet microscopy.
• Perform neurobehavioral and metabolic assays in mice.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science

Job description

Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a motivated laboratory technician to join the Zeltser lab, which studies how the sympathetic nervous system regulates metabolism and how obesity and aging impact this process.

The role involves physiological and metabolic assays in mice, neuroanatomical analyses, mounting, staining, and imaging brain sections, and assisting lab members with experiments in a cutting-edge neuroscience environment.