Technician A
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
NEW YORK, NYFull-time$25.57/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Trustees of Columbia University is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Technician A to assist the Quick lab research team with studies of membrane proteins. The role supports routine experiments and laboratory sample inventory, and offers an opportunity to work with a team of researchers. Candidates need two years of college or an associate degree in a relevant field, or an animal husbandry program, plus one year of related experience or equivalent education, training, and experience.
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Full job description
- Job Type: Support Staff - Union * Bargaining Unit: SSA * Regular/Temporary: Regular * End Date if Temporary: * Hours Per Week: 35 * Standard Work Schedule: * Building: * Salary Range: $25.57- $25.57The 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 SummaryWe are seeking an organized, detail-oriented person to assist the research team in all activities related to the study of membrane proteins in the Quick lab. This role provides a unique opportunity work with a world-class team of researchers.Responsibilities * Preparation of solutions and materials required for performance of routine experiments. * Maintenance of cell cultures & preparation of membrane vesicles. * Protein purification & reconstitution. * Performance of a variety of standard molecular biology methods such as PCR (or comparable technique)-based site-directed mutagenesis, recombinant cloning techniques, and routine protein-biochemical assays. * Maintenance of laboratory inventory of DNA, cell, and protein samples. * Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.Minimum Qualifications * Two years of college or a completed A.A. program with an emphasis in chemistry, biology or physics or a completed animal husbandry program. * One year of related experience, or equivalent in education, training and/or experience.Preferred Qualifications * Experience in wet-lab procedures. * Knowledge in preparation of solutions and buffers. * DNA mutagenesis and cloning techniques. * Knowledge in maintaining small & large-scale pro- and eukaryotic cell cultures. * Basic knowledge in protein biochemical methods (including chromatography). * Knowledge in basic computer applications (MS Word, Excel) and specialized scientific software (e.g., graphing, in silicoDNA and protein analysis software).Other Requirements * Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements. * Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / VeteranColumbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,109 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25.57/hr
- New York median$23–28/hr118 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,000 hourly ranges
This rate, $25.57/hr, is close to the New York median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 193 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New York and 2,109 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- University of Rochester33 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (887 postings).
- Education
- 287 of the 2,109 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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