The Department of Microbiology & Immunology seeks a Technician B with a background in biological research to join a dynamic research lab that conducts research into malaria. The technician will play a key role in a drug pipeline designed to test the efficacy of novel antimalarials on cultured Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites. The pipeline is a collaborative project with the not-for-profit Medicines for Malaria Venture and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and encompasses laboratories all over the world.
Specifically, the technician will be running experiments to study mechanisms of drug resistance. This includes culturing malaria parasites, performing drug dose-response assays, generating drug-resistant parasites, sequencing target genes, and interpreting whole-genome sequence data. The technician will also assist with general lab management including maintaining adequate supplies of reagents.
This job offers the opportunity to be on the front lines of drug discovery and testing for a disease that has a vast impact on the tropical regions of the world (with over 200 million cases yearly). The hired research technician will work in an international environment of ~16 researchers. Our group is well funded, very interactive and highly productive in publications per year (see Fidock Lab at www.fidock.org). Our research technicians typically continue into PhD, MD or MD/PhD programs upon having completed two years of research in the lab. We seek applicants who are highly motivated, self-sufficient, interactive, detail-oriented, passionate about infectious diseases research and global health, and enjoy genetics and molecular and cell biology research. Interested applicants should write to Dr. David Fidock at df2260@cumc.olumbia.edu and include their CV, transcript along with letter of interest.
