Research Staff Assistant

• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 1/31/2027
• Hours Per Week: 15
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building: Jerome L. Greene Science Center
• Salary Range: $25.00 - $25.00 per hour

Position Summary

Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute unites world-class scientists across diverse academic disciplines to conduct groundbreaking research that transforms our understanding of the brain and its influence on the mind and behavior.

As a leading neuroscience institute, our mission is to decipher the mind and brain to better understand behavior. Our researchers are committed to foundational science, uncovering the principles that shape how the brain develops, functions, and recovers.

With more than 50 labs, the Zuckerman Institute serves as a hub for collaboration, bringing together Columbia’s top scholars to drive research in bold new directions. Located in Manhattanville, our state-of-the-art Jerome L. Greene Science Center provides an inspiring home for discovery in one of the world’s most dynamic cities.

The Zuckerman Institute is seeking a flexible and highly motivated individual to serve as part-time Research Staff Assistant in behavioral neural data analysis at the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. The goal of the Center is to establish, through the quality of the research, the excellence of its trainees, and the impact of its visitor, dissemination, and outreach programs, a new cooperative paradigm that will move neuroscience to unprecedented levels of discovery and understanding. The group will ensure mentoring of the trainee in terms of learning to use state-of-the art software and data analysis techniques and in terms of research and career in modern neuroscience. The PI will guide the trainee in the choice of analysis method but the trainee will be welcome to develop or use alternative methods. The PI will coordinate the project in collaboration with the trainee.

This is a part-time temporary grant funded role. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collect and analyze large data sets using computer software programs. (60%)
• Maintain and create databases and spreadsheets. (39%)
• Other duties assigned. (1%)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Statistics, Neuroscience or a related discipline with at least 6 months of related research experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lab experience preferred but a post-baccalaureate candidate building skills prior to medical or graduate school might find this position productive and rewarding. Proficiency with programming is a plus.
• The ideal candidate must show an ability to work independently with accuracy and attention to detail. They must be flexible in nature and exhibit a willingness to learn new techniques and function in a fast-paced and changing work environment. They must possess strong organizational skills, keep excellent notes, show sound judgment, and have a collaborative style that fosters teamwork and cooperation as well as the ability to work independently within a diverse and dynamic team environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.