Full-Time Paid Neuroscience Lab Technician

Organization:

Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain Position Description Dr. Carol Troy is seeking a student to work as a lab technician. Dr. Troy's research is focused on the molecular mechanisms of neuronal death. The technician will be working on a variety of projects in the lab with postdoctoral scientists and graduate students.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with mice (mouse husbandry, colony maintenance, genotyping, and animal models of disease)

• Using imaging techniques such as confocal microscopy

• Analyzing image data (both confocal and live imaging)

Position Requirements:

Bachelors degree in biology, chemistry, or physics Experience in a research lab, preferrably a neuroscience lab Experience working with mice, a plus Experience in confocal microscopy and live imaging techniques, a plus

Time Commitment:

Full-time

Compensation:

$42,201

Apply:

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Carol Troy, M.D., Ph.D. cmt2@cumc.columbia.edu