29 faculty science biology jobs found in New York, NY

Location New York, NY Open Date May 18, 2023 Deadline Jun 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description The Gainetdinov lab at NYU’s Department of Biology is looking for a highly motivated and independent individual to work as a Junior Laboratory Associate. This position is for a trainee preparing for a research path. It will provide development of technical skills; supervision by senior scientists incorporating individual development plan in support of training goals and those of faculty mentor; and possible publication of research findings during appointment period. The Junior Lab Associate will work on  RNA biology . The Gainetdinov lab will combine molecular biology and biochemistry with computational approaches to understand how RNA metabolism is regulated in animals. Successful applicants will benefit from training in both bench work and bioinformatic analyses. Commitment to this position for at...

Description Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute brings together world-class scientists across academic disciplines conducting pioneering research to transform our understanding of how the brain works – and gives rise to mind and behavior. The Institute fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment across 50+ labs, advancing insights into human health by exploring how the brain develops, performs, endures and recovers.  At the Zuckerman Institute, we are committed to becoming a more inclusive, equitable and diverse place of scientific discovery and support a culture of respect. Promoting diversity in science will help drive the transformative science that can change the world.  Situated in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus, the state-of-the-art building offers an environment where the highest level of scholarly scientific research takes place on a daily basis, with the...

Description Columbia University’s Department of Systems Biology is seeking multiple qualified candidates for research positions of  Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Computational)  in Dr. Andrea Califano’s laboratory (http://califano.c2b2.columbia.edu/). Candidates should have outstanding scientific and doctoral credentials, including first-author publications in journals relevant to the field of systems biology, and conference presentations. Candidates possessing a strong computational background combined with a good understanding of molecular biology will be especially well suited to fill this position, including background in machine learning, physics, mathematics, and related sciences. In addition, the optimal candidate will have significant experience and publications in network-based biology, including the reverse engineering and/or use of regulatory/signaling networks to elucidate the molecular determinants of specific cellular phenotypes...

Description The Califano Lab in the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates for multiple  Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Experimental)  positions. Successful candidates will have extensive wet-bench and single cell technology development expertise in to be involved in highly competitive research leading to highly innovative, high-impact publications. The ideal candidates shall have outstanding scientific credentials, including first-author publications and conference presentations relevant to the field of single cell biology. Candidates possessing a strong background in single-cell technology development and methodologies—such as CROP-Seq, perturb-Seq, ATAC-Seq, CITE-Seq and single cell library generation and profiling—combined with expertise in disciplines such as cell and molecular biology, immunology, genetics, biochemistry and related sciences will be especially well suited. Familiarity...

Description Columbia University’s Department of Systems Biology is seeking multiple qualified candidates for senior level research positions of  Associate Research Scientist (Computational)  in Dr. Andrea Califano’s laboratory (http://califano.c2b2.columbia.edu/). Candidates should have outstanding scientific and postdoctoral credentials, including first-author publications in journals relevant to the field of systems biology, and conference presentations. Candidates possessing a strong computational background combined with a good understanding of molecular biology will be especially well suited to fill this position, including background in machine learning, physics, mathematics, and related sciences. In addition, the optimal candidate will have significant experience and publications in network-based biology, including the reverse engineering and/or use of regulatory/signaling networks to elucidate the molecular determinants of specific...

Description The Califano Lab in the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University, is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates for multiple senior level research positions of  Associate Research Scientist (Experimental) . Successful candidates will have outstanding scientific and postdoctoral credentials, extensive wet-bench and single cell technology development expertise and significant involvement in highly competitive research, leading to highly innovative, high-impact publications. The ideal candidates shall have outstanding scientific credentials, including first-author publications and conference presentations relevant to the field of single cell biology. Candidates possessing a strong background in single-cell technology development and methodologies—such as CROP-Seq, perturb-Seq, ATAC-Seq, CITE-Seq and single cell library generation and profiling—combined with expertise in disciplines such as cell and molecular biology, immunology,...

Description The Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a highly organized and enthusiastic Staff Assoicate II medical technologist to coordinate and perform clinical and FDA research studies in the Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM). The candidate will be responsible for supporting various aspects of the research studies performed in the lab, recruiting volunteers, screening subjects, obtaining lab specimens, organizing documentation for studies, scheduling, consenting volunteers, performing lab tests, and other logistical study support. Prior lab experience in clinical microbiology or molecular testing preferred. At CUIMC, we stand together because diverse experiences, perspective, and values enrich every dimension of our work. Join our team and see how your unique skills and experiences can create a real impact by changing lives. Job Function : The candidate will be responsible for supporting...

116933 Description The Department of Systems Biology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center invites candidates to apply for a senior level research position of Associate Research Scientist in the Korem Lab. The incumbent will conduct research in the human microbiome in health and disease. Candidates should have strong scientific and postdoctoral experience. For more details about the lab, please visit https://www.koremlab.science/. Responsibilities include: Oversee research activities related to the nuMoM2b study (multiple R01-level projects). Lead independent research investigations in areas of women health. Instruct, guide, and mentor new lab members. Collaborate with grant and manuscript writing. Qualifications Requires a Ph.D. 1-3 years of postdoctoral research experience Application Instructions Upload curriculum vitae Equal Employment Opportunity Statement...

116934 Description Columbia University’s Department of Systems Biology invites applicants for a senior level research position of Associate Research Scientist. Candidates should have strong scientific and postdoctoral experience. The integration of quantitative analysis, high-throughput experimentation, and technology development is the hallmark of systems biology at Columbia. In everything we do, the Department of Systems Biology stresses the importance of combining quantitative approaches with experimentation, and of bringing together theory and practical applications. This approach enables us to pursue research in a wide range of areas, including: the prediction of protein structure, function, and localization; the study of protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions; gene expression analysis and prediction of regulatory network structure; the study of complex inherited traits; reconstruction and analysis of metabolic networks;...

2023-16987 Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Category: Research and Laboratory  Job Type: Temporary Application Deadline: 6/26/2023 Overview The Kocher Lab is seeking a research assistant for the summer to assist in field and basic lab research. The research assistant will help in collecting and maintaining bees, participate in basic molecular biology experiments, and assist with general data entry. Tasks would include: field collections of insects (bees), feeding/maintaining laboratory colonies, PCR, nucleic acid extraction, and data entry. Responsibilities Responsibilities included: Field work/insect maintenance Molecular biology/ lab assistance Data entry Qualifications Be advised that you will be contacted only if there is further interest in your application. Your candidate dashboard may not display status updates for this requisition. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and...

2023-17018 Department: Integrative Genomics  Category: Research and Laboratory  Job Type: Temporary Overview The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for a temporary part-time research assistant to work in the laboratory of Professor Olga Troyanskaya over the summer. Responsibilities Perform molecular biology cloning experiments and next generation sequencing library prep. This includes activities like cloning plasmids for directed cell culture experiments and preparing libraries for screening experiments. Execute routine cell culture and cell culture experiments. Keep careful notes and notebook of experiments and results; paper and electronic will be required. Interface with computational biologists prioritizing the areas of biology we will study; discuss the neuroscience behind it. Attend and contribute to meetings with PIs, post-docs, graduate students, and collaborators of the Troyanskaya lab....

Location Tel Aviv Open Date May 12, 2023 Description NYU Tel Aviv is seeking a part-time lecturer to teach the lecture and recitation sections of General Chemistry II, under the sponsorship of the Chemistry Department of New York University. The course would be taught in the Fall 2023 semester (September 1 - December 15, 2023).  For further course content information, please review the sample syllabus. Course topics include solution chemistry, kinetics, equilibrium, buffers, solubility, and electrochemistry. Learning Objectives include: To become familiar with the scope, methodology, and application of modern chemistry and to learn to appreciate its ability to explain the physical world. To understand that all matter consists of atoms, and that the limitless variety observed around us stems from the ways that these atoms bond with one another. To become adept at problem solving by learning...

Description The Lupoli lab in the Chemistry Department of NYU is looking for a talented post-doctoral associate to perform interdisciplinary work on the study of bacterial cell surfaces, with a focus on unique sugar motifs. Successful applicants will be highly motivated and interested in working in Chemical Biology and must hold a Ph.D. in a related field (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology). The ideal candidate will have research experience in chemical synthesis or the semi-synthesis of small molecules (such as enzyme substrates).  In particular, candidates with experience in carbohydrate or nucleotide chemistry would be well-suited for this position . The project will require the chemical and enzymatic synthesis of nucleotide sugars. Work in enzymatic and microbiology assay design and/or analysis of large data sets is a plus but not a requirement, as the laboratory has trained other scientists in these techniques.  We are also interested in...

Description Research position at the level of Associate Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Research Scientist is available at the Center for Radiological Research (CRR.columbia.edu) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York to investigate the effect of acute high-dose radiation exposure on the gut microbiome and its impact on gastrointestinal (GI) tract injury. We have developed an orally administered radiomitigator that is specifically targeted to the mucosal surface of the GI tract to potentially alleviate the deleterious effects of radiation in animal models. The major focus of this research study will be to perform longitudinal structural and functional studies to determine the impact of radiation, on GI architectural integrity, commensal gut microbiota composition and diversity, and microbiome-host interactions after drug treatment/irradiation using conventional and human gnotobiotic mouse models, flow cytometry, and ELISA-based assays. Additionally,...

Description The Suh Lab is seeking to hire a Staff Associate II/III to study neurodegenerative diseases using mouse models. The individual will be in charge of the creation and routine maintenance of all mouse strains/colonies used in Yousin Suh’s lab. In addition, the individual will be mainly responsible for animal experiments including but not limited to behavioral tests, frailty evaluation, brain surgery, cell transplantation etc. The individual will also be responsible for maintaining IACUC approved animal protocols as well as facilitating the day to day cellular and molecular biology laboratory operations. Specific skills for  Staff Associate II (SAII) or Staff Associate III (SAIII): Functional Knowledge – SAII: Research subject specifically within own function SAIII: Understanding of how functions inter-relate and support the broader research Problem Solving – SAII: Moderately complex situations, experimental...

Description The Reitz Lab and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Genetics Core at the Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain are seeking Postdoctoral Research Scientists interested in analysis of high-throughput multi-dimensional -omics data to study neurodegeneration and diseases of the central nervous system, with emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The ultimate goal is to understand the biology of these diseases, to define novel biomarkers, and to identify novel therapeutical targets. The Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain at Columbia University is a world-leader in research of neurodegenerative diseases and the nucleus of a dynamic, translational, multidisciplinary endeavor bringing together Columbia University researchers and clinicians to uncover the causes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related brain diseases. It is renowned for its large-scale research cohorts of neurodegenerative disorders, which...

Description This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of  Associate Research Scientist  is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation’s foremost academic health science centers. The Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is the top in comparison with other pediatrics department in the NY region in NIH research funding. The Division of Molecular Genetics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City is seeking a highly motivated  Associate Research Scientist  with expertise in stem cell biology and/or neurobiology to study the molecular genetics of novel obesity variants. Our work focuses on identifying rare genetic variants in children and adults with severe obesity by next generation sequencing, and its validation in patient-specific pluripotent stem cell derived neuronal models. The...

Description The Steckelberg Lab (www.steckelberglab.org) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University seeks a skilled and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our team. Our lab is focused on mechanistic, structure-level understanding of host-virus interactions, with a particular interest in the interconnection between viral life cycle and RNA metabolism. Current projects include the analysis of RNA turnover and RNA quality control pathways during infection with RNA viruses of the  Coronaviridae ,  Flaviviridae,  and  Tombusviridae  families. The successful candidate will join the vibrant and collaborative research community of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and have access to state-of-the-art structural biology and biophysical equipment. What we offer: Working as part of a highly collaborative, enthusiastic, and diverse team. Supportive mentoring tailored to individual goals....

116937 Description The Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Science at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Shirley Yan. The individual will be trained in the development of a research program to elucidate cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and to test small molecules for translational research. Perform of laboratory research in the area of synaptic degeneration relevant to neurodegeneration, synaptogenesis, using human disease mouse model Perform electrophysiology in brain slices, recording synaptic transmission including long-term potentiation (LTP), patch in neurons in vitro and in vivo transgenic mice. Perform primary neuronal culture and quantification of synaptic density. Perform immunostaining, confocal images, neuronal culture.  Perform virus infect to neuron in vitro and in vivo human disease...

116938 Description The Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Science at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Shirley Yan. The individual will be trained in the development of a research program who's focus will be on the study of mitochondrial and synaptic function and neurodegeneration in primary neurons and in brain of in vivo animal model. Responsibilities of the individual will include: Perform of laboratory research in the area of neurodegeneration and mitochondrial function including mitochondrial and synaptic structure and function alterations. Analysis of mitochondrial function, dynamics, axonal transport, mitochondrial and synaptic morphology, transfection in primary and continuous cell lines, viral transfections in vitro and in vivo. Perform primary mouse neuronal culture, immunostaining/fluorescence and confocal microscopy...