Staff Associate I

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Staff Associate I is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science centers. This opportunity to join a newly funded research center, the R2P2 ReVAMPP Center, in the Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction in the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Staff Associate I is an exciting one. The purpose of the R2P2 ReVAMPP Center is to develop vaccines and antibody-based treatments for viruses in the Paramyxoviridae, Peribunyaviridae, and Phleboviridae families.

Key Responsibilties

The Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction within the Division of Critical Care Hospital and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University is seeking a highly motivated research staff associate I in the laboratory of Dr. Anne Moscona. The individual will join a diverse group in The Center for Human Host Pathogen Interactions.

The Staff Associate I primary responsibilities are but not limited to:

• Contributing to projects on several viruses, specifically focused on mechanisms of entry and membrane fusion mediated by enveloped RNA viruses, and strategies to block entry.
• Assessing monoclonal antibodies for mechanisms of inhibiting entry of enveloped viruses.
• Conducting mechanistic assays to investigate viral entry, including developing new assays to understand entry mechanisms.
• Propagating viruses.
• Molecular biology methods and method development.
• Training individuals who join the lab in the methods and approaches used in the group.
• Preparing written reports of experiments, results, and preparing figures of publication-ready quality.
• Communicating with Dr. Moscona and other members of the Center as well as the collaborating groups in the R2P2 ReVAMPP Center at other institutions about ongoing projects.
• Contributing as needed to preparation of publications.
• Any other related research duties as assigned, including necessary laboratory maintenance tasks.

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in specific research field and 4 years of experience.
• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines.
• The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other's contributions.
• The ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.