This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Associate 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 department in the NY region in NIH research funding. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES As an Associate Research Scientist in our program, the candidate will be doing research in the area of brain development and injury, focusing on the role of ApoE in hippocampal neurogenesis and microglial activation. Candidate will apply techniques including animal behavior, histology, small animal surgery, microglial isolation and RNA sequencing. Candidate will collaborate on traumatic brain injury projects that involve investigators at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania and Duke. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS • Must have a doctorate degree (M.D. or Ph.D.) • Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines; • The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other’s contributions; and • The ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff. COMMITMENT OF DIVERSITY Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.