Senior Staff Associate I

The Department of Ophthalmology is seeking a Senior Staff Associate I who will perform duties associated with coordinating and implementing research studies and projects. The research associate is expected to have expertise across multiple functions in vision research sciences.

Responsibilities:

* Will assist in developing and carrying out procedures for protocols.

* Responsible for optimizing tissue processing for paraffin, vibratome and cryostat sectioning.

* Will provide histological services for ongoing vision research projects.

* Consults and aids postdocs, research staff, and students on best practices and protocols

* Troubleshoots and improves best practices and procedures.

* Will work with the embedding of tissues, tissue sectioning, and staining.

* Developing conditions for optimal tissue processing for a number of labs

* Process mouse, rat and pig eyes for histological analysis as well as mouse brain both fetal and adult tissue.

* Responsible for H&E and immunohistochemical staining

* Will employ microtome for paraffin sectioning; cryostat for frozen sections; or vibratome for sectioning.

* Instruct research staff and students on complex histological and staining techniques.

* Provides investigators with expert advice related to experimental design when histological analysis is involved.

* Contributes and facilitates cross collaboration in the ophthalmology laboratories.

* Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of related experience. Master's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred.

* Independent self-managed individual capable of performing complex tasks at a highvolume capacity.

* Excellent computer skills required, ability to multitask.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The 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.