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Please explore our current job openings below. All applications must be submitted through Columbia University’s online application system.

Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigator Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD (right), confers with a member of his lab (Credit: John Abbott).
Job Posting March 14, 2023

Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Zuckerman Institute Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Columbia University provides an opportunity for talented, early-career scientists to pursue pioneering research into critical aspects of the brain — how it evolves, develops, performs, endures, and recovers.

Job Posting February 28, 2023

Staff Associate I - El-Shamayleh Lab

The El-Shamayleh lab within the Zuckerman Institute is seeking a Staff Associate I to study the neural basis of vision. The Staff Associate I will assist in conducting behavioral and neurophysiological studies in large research mammals in a scientific wet-lab environment. 

Job Posting February 28, 2023

Research Staff Assistant (Virology) - El-Shamayleh Lab

The El-Shamayleh lab at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute is seeking a full-time Research Technician to participate in developing viral vector tools for studying neural signal processing in the visual cortex.

Job Posting February 28, 2023

Staff Associate III - Salzman Lab

The laboratory of Dr. Daniel Salzman in the Department of Neuroscience has an open position for a highly motivated Research Staff Associate III who will be responsible for conducting and overseeing all animal husbandry, protocols, lab procedures and safety procedures in relation to work in the non-human primates(NHPs).

Job Posting October 31, 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Sawtell Lab

The Sawtell Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist with relevant experience and expertise in cellular, systems, or behavioral neuroscience and a passion for biological research.

Job Posting June 10, 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Mason lab

The Mason Lab seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to perform research on the development of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).

Job Posting June 3, 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Hillman Lab

The Hillman Lab is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to assist with studies on how our brains see the world around us.

Job Posting March 30, 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Lomvardas Lab

In collaboration with the Ruta Lab at Rockefeller University, the Lomvardas Lab at the Zuckerman Institute is seeking a jointly appointed Postdoctoral Research Scientist who will tackle exciting questions exploring the structure and function of sensory receptors.

Job Posting May 19, 2021

Postdoctoral Scientist, Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh

Columbia's Zuckerman Institute is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to investigate the neural basis of primate vision, using a powerful combination of neurophysiological and optogenetic techniques.

Job Posting May 12, 2021

Postdoctoral Scientist, Dr. Attila Losonczy

Columbia's Zuckerman Institute is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to perform research using in-vivo cellular and microcircuits dynamics in the mouse hippocampus during spatial learning and navigation using cutting-edge functional imaging, electrophysiological and molecular approaches.

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