192 postdoctoral research scientist jobs found

Posted:  01-Jan-23 Location:  New York, NY Salary:  Open Internal Number:  100901 The Suh Laboratory at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is actively seeking 1-2 highly motivated postdoctoral fellows interested in any of the following areas: (1) MicroRNAs in Human Aging and Aging-Related Diseases. (2) Mouse Models of MicroRNAs in Aging and Aging-related Diseases. (3) Identification and Characterization of MicroRNA to Develop Intervention Strategies against Aging and Aging-related Diseases Research focus: The Sub lab is interested in understanding genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that underlie the interface of intrinsic aging and disease in humans using functional genomics approaches. The lab focuses on discovery of microRNAs in the human population with longevity history and investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying longevity. To go from discovery to mechanisms and translate this information into preventive or...

CAMS Oxford Institute, Henry Wellcome Building for Molecular Physiology, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Molecular and Cellular Immunology at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Oxford Institute. The laboratory of Dr Pablo F. Cespedes will develop  ex vivo methods to study, among others, how post-translational modifications (PTMs) influence T cell-tumour communication, including the glycodynamics of receptor-ligand interactions unfolding within the tumour microenvironment and model draining lymph nodes. You will be responsible for developing a thorough knowledge of cell-cell communication and maintain awareness of the latest technological developments in the fields of microscopy, flow cytometry and cellular and molecular immunology. You will plan and conduct cutting-edge research projects in conjunction with the operational lead and other members of the team,...

116861 Description The Westervelt group located at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus of Columbia University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist for aerosol-climate modeling research towards understanding the near-term climate and air quality impacts of rapidly evolving aerosol emissions in several developing world regions.  The candidate will work on analysis of the Regional Aerosol Model Intercomparison Project (RAMIP), which is an international collaboration of several climate modeling centers around the world.  Qualifications he successful candidate must have completed a PhD in atmospheric science, meteorology, climate science, physics, engineering, or an allied field by the start of the fellowship.  Appointments are made on a fiscal year basis and are eligible for renewal each July 1st, contingent upon performance and funding.  There is currently funding in place for 2 years.   The...

116937 Description The Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Science at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Shirley Yan. The individual will be trained in the development of a research program to elucidate cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and to test small molecules for translational research. Perform of laboratory research in the area of synaptic degeneration relevant to neurodegeneration, synaptogenesis, using human disease mouse model Perform electrophysiology in brain slices, recording synaptic transmission including long-term potentiation (LTP), patch in neurons in vitro and in vivo transgenic mice. Perform primary neuronal culture and quantification of synaptic density. Perform immunostaining, confocal images, neuronal culture.  Perform virus infect to neuron in vitro and in vivo human disease...

116938 Description The Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Science at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Shirley Yan. The individual will be trained in the development of a research program who's focus will be on the study of mitochondrial and synaptic function and neurodegeneration in primary neurons and in brain of in vivo animal model. Responsibilities of the individual will include: Perform of laboratory research in the area of neurodegeneration and mitochondrial function including mitochondrial and synaptic structure and function alterations. Analysis of mitochondrial function, dynamics, axonal transport, mitochondrial and synaptic morphology, transfection in primary and continuous cell lines, viral transfections in vitro and in vivo. Perform primary mouse neuronal culture, immunostaining/fluorescence and confocal microscopy...

11652 Description The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to conduct research in the fields of glaciology and climate data science. The successful candidate would join a project aimed at using machine learning and artificial intelligence to emulate ice flow physics in ice sheet models. The project team consists of Jonathan Kingslake (LDEO), David Porter (LDEO), Robin Bell (LDEO), and Laure Zanna (New York University). Our initial objectives include developing work flows to simulate ice flow over high-resolution basal topography with physics-based models and to emulate this process using machine learning algorithms. This project is funded by a new science and technology center based at Columbia University called Learning the Earth through Artificial intelligence and Physics (LEAP). LEAP brings together geoscientists and machine learning experts to...

116524 Description This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Postdoctoral Research Scientist is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation’s foremost academic health science centers. The Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is the top in comparison with other pediatrics departments in the NY region in NIH research funding. The Connors Lab (in collaboration with the Milner and Porotto labs) is seeking a highly qualified candidate to join us in our NIH funded efforts investigating the immunologic mechanisms associated with the development of Post Acute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC/Long COVID) in children. Our lab has been investigating pediatric immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 including how immune responses contribute to the development of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, one of the first PASC...

116212 Description The Marine Geology and Geophysics division at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position in Marine Geophysics. The successful candidate will be involved in an NSF collaborative project aimed at studying the rift dynamics during the formation of the Carolina Trough and Blake Plateau, offshore the southeastern United States (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2112598&HistoricalAwards=false). The position responsibilities are to investigate the feedbacks between mechanical extension and magmatism during the early Jurassic opening of the western Central Atlantic Ocean using new active-source seismic data that will be collected aboard the R/V  M.   Langseth this Summer.  Qualifications The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in Geophysics or a related field, and have experience in the analysis and interpretation of...

116253 Description Job Description: A postdoctoral position funded by NIH is available at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) in New York, NY (https://www.columbianeurology.org). The postdoctoral research scientist will join a team of researchers conducting basic and translational research. The selected candidate will participate in NIH-funded research projects focused on biomarker discovery and development for various neurological disorders (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease…). This is a 2-year grant-funded position, with the opportunity of appointment extension. The applicant must possess prior experience conducting research in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, with expertise in animal surgeries and behavior, confocal microscopy, and mammalian cell culture. Previous experience in bioinformatics in...

116174 Description This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Postdoctoral Research Scientist is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation’s foremost academic health science centers. The Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is the top in comparison with other pediatrics departments in the NY region in NIH research funding. The Connors Lab (in collaboration with the Milner and Porotto labs) is seeking a highly qualified candidate to join us in our NIH funded efforts investigating the immunologic mechanisms associated with the development of Post Acute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC/Long COVID) in children. Our lab has been investigating pediatric immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 including how immune responses contribute to the development of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, one of the first PASC...

115898 Description The Lee Laboratory in the Department of Neurology & the Sergievsky Center & the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City is seeking a highly motivated candidate, interested in statistical and computational genomics, for a position as a postdoctoral research scientist to work with Dr. Annie Lee. This position will focus on developing statistical models and computational methods to identify and characterize genetic contributions as well as pathways toward cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases using rich, high dimensional genomics (genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and whole-exome, whole genome sequencing data) and transcriptomics data. In addition, the candidate will work with faculty members with a wide range of expertise (e.g.,...

Description Research position at the level of Associate Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Research Scientist is available at the Center for Radiological Research (CRR.columbia.edu) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York to investigate the effect of acute high-dose radiation exposure on the gut microbiome and its impact on gastrointestinal (GI) tract injury. We have developed an orally administered radiomitigator that is specifically targeted to the mucosal surface of the GI tract to potentially alleviate the deleterious effects of radiation in animal models. The major focus of this research study will be to perform longitudinal structural and functional studies to determine the impact of radiation, on GI architectural integrity, commensal gut microbiota composition and diversity, and microbiome-host interactions after drug treatment/irradiation using conventional and human gnotobiotic mouse models, flow cytometry, and ELISA-based assays. Additionally,...

Description Columbia University’s Department of Systems Biology is seeking multiple qualified candidates for research positions of  Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Computational)  in Dr. Andrea Califano’s laboratory (http://califano.c2b2.columbia.edu/). Candidates should have outstanding scientific and doctoral credentials, including first-author publications in journals relevant to the field of systems biology, and conference presentations. Candidates possessing a strong computational background combined with a good understanding of molecular biology will be especially well suited to fill this position, including background in machine learning, physics, mathematics, and related sciences. In addition, the optimal candidate will have significant experience and publications in network-based biology, including the reverse engineering and/or use of regulatory/signaling networks to elucidate the molecular determinants of specific cellular phenotypes...

Description The Califano Lab in the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates for multiple  Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Experimental)  positions. Successful candidates will have extensive wet-bench and single cell technology development expertise in to be involved in highly competitive research leading to highly innovative, high-impact publications. The ideal candidates shall have outstanding scientific credentials, including first-author publications and conference presentations relevant to the field of single cell biology. Candidates possessing a strong background in single-cell technology development and methodologies—such as CROP-Seq, perturb-Seq, ATAC-Seq, CITE-Seq and single cell library generation and profiling—combined with expertise in disciplines such as cell and molecular biology, immunology, genetics, biochemistry and related sciences will be especially well suited. Familiarity...

Description The Gamble Lab at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (CU-MSPH) is recruiting highly motivated candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position. Funding is guaranteed for a minimum of two years. Our laboratory conducts interdisciplinary research that seeks to understand the impact of nutritional and environmental exposures on human health. Our study team includes scientists and biostatisticians within CU-MSPH as well as colleagues from Emory, Mount Sinai, University of Chicago, and Baylor University.  This team is leveraging banked biospecimens from our previously completed randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials and state-of-the-art mass spectrometry platforms to measure responses of the human metabolome to well controlled intervention studies related to exposures to folic acid, arsenic and manganese. The resulting metabolomic datasets are complex and high-dimensional, requiring advanced modeling strategies to...

Description Columbia University's Radiological Research Accelerator Facility (RARAF.org) has a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position available. RARAF is a multidisciplinary research facility specializing in precision irradiation and analysis of biological samples using a variety of innovative radiation sources. The applicant will be involved in an ongoing joint project with Brookhaven National Laboratory which is developing intense pulsed heavy ion beam production based on laser ion source technology.  Experimental verification of the capability of the ion source is necessary for the construction of a future state-of-the-art accelerator. Possible research involves development of high current laser ion source and analysis of laser ablation plasma using nanosecond lasers. The candidate should have a PhD in physics or engineering with an emphasis on design, construction and implementation of custom research devices. A background in accelerator physics, laser...

Description The Reitz Lab and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Genetics Core at the Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain are seeking Postdoctoral Research Scientists interested in analysis of high-throughput multi-dimensional -omics data to study neurodegeneration and diseases of the central nervous system, with emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The ultimate goal is to understand the biology of these diseases, to define novel biomarkers, and to identify novel therapeutical targets. The Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain at Columbia University is a world-leader in research of neurodegenerative diseases and the nucleus of a dynamic, translational, multidisciplinary endeavor bringing together Columbia University researchers and clinicians to uncover the causes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related brain diseases. It is renowned for its large-scale research cohorts of neurodegenerative disorders, which...

115882 Description The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), New York is seeking a candidate for the Mervyn W. Susser Post-doctoral Research Fellowship Program in 2023.  The program supports new investigators to develop research careers studying topics in perinatal epidemiology, including prevention and treatment of adverse outcomes that arise in the early phases of life, e.g. cerebral palsy, neurodevelopmental disorders, infectious diseases, including HIV and SARS-CoV2, and effects of intrauterine and early life exposures on later aspects of pediatric and adult health. The duration of the Fellowship is 2 years with the second year conditional on adequate progress in the first year.  Responsibilities Develop ideas and strategies for embarking on an independent research career in perinatal epidemiology. This may include, but is not limited to, working on data...

Description The Steckelberg Lab (www.steckelberglab.org) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University seeks a skilled and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our team. Our lab is focused on mechanistic, structure-level understanding of host-virus interactions, with a particular interest in the interconnection between viral life cycle and RNA metabolism. Current projects include the analysis of RNA turnover and RNA quality control pathways during infection with RNA viruses of the  Coronaviridae ,  Flaviviridae,  and  Tombusviridae  families. The successful candidate will join the vibrant and collaborative research community of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and have access to state-of-the-art structural biology and biophysical equipment. What we offer: Working as part of a highly collaborative, enthusiastic, and diverse team. Supportive mentoring tailored to individual goals....

Description The laboratory of physics of living matter in the Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a postdoctoral research scientist to study the mechanisms regulating intracellular cytoskeletal transport and its mis-regulation in disease models. The successful candidate will collaborate in an interdisciplinary group to tease out the roles microtubule-associated proteins play in various cellular processes including organelle distribution and delivery by molecular motor proteins. Applicants must have a PhD in cell and molecular biology or a related field. Demonstrated experience working with cytoskeletal motors and microtubule-associated proteins is required. Experience with reconstituted in vitro molecular motor systems is highly desirable. Excellent written and oral scientific communication in English is essential. For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, statement of...