Job Title: Mass-Spectrometry Technician Specialist
PVN ID: GS-2301-005355
Category: Research
Location: The GRADUATE CENTER

Job Description

General Description

OVERVIEW

Mass-Spectrometry Core facility at the City University of New York Graduate Center (https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/) is opening a position for Mass-Spectrometry Technician Specialist in the field of biological mass-spectrometry.

The Core facility, which is one of the facilities within the Structural Biology Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), actively participates in collaborative research and offers various mass-spectrometry based analytical services to laboratories within ASRC and beyond. Current services support projects from across structural biology, chemistry, and bio-nanotechnology areas. Examples include characterization of intact proteins, DNA, small molecule and complex peptide mixtures, MALDI-MS imaging of small molecules and lipids. Additionally, the Core offers fully supported techniques as hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass-spectrometry (HDX-MS), Online Size-Exclusion Native Mass-Spectrometry of protein-protein or protein-DNA complexes to researchers with projects related to higher-order structure of protein complexes.

The Core maintains ultra-high-resolution maXis-II/ETD ESI-q-TOF and Autoflex-Speed MALDI TOF-TOF mass- spectrometers, Dionex U(H)PLC and RS-nano-LC-systems, and Trajan’s LEAP-HDX liquid handling robotics for hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass-spectrometry based experiments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BS or MS in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or closely related fields. Relevant experience in application of LC/MS and/or any other mass-spectrometry based techniques is a plus.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Assist Facility Users with sample preparation, various LC-MS and HDX-MS data acquisition/analysis.
  • Service sample analysis. Examples of the service sample analysis include (1) hydrogen-deuterium exchange and mass-spectrometry analysis (HDX-MS) of proteins; (2) LC-MS analysis of small molecules or peptide mixture
  • Assist the Core’s supervisor with preparation of research and administrative reports, SOP, and invoicing for provided by the Core services
  • Participate in the Core’s collaborative research efforts; maintain literature awareness of research area
  • Assist in the maintenance of laboratory and instruments as applicable in the best possible order. Management of reagents/supplies/log-books. Adhere to standards for safety and hygiene and ethical conduct as defined by the University and relevant outside parties.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae (or Resume), college transcript, and contact information for two professional references to the RF Careers page.

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled

Other Duties

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BS or MS in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or closely related fields. Relevant experience in application of LC/MS and/or any other mass-spectrometry based techniques is a plus.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Structural Biology
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$45,000.00 - $55,000.00
Closing Date
Mar 12, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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