Associate Professor or Professor

Columbia University and the Department of Neurology and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain are recruiting a Senior Scientist (Associate Professor or above).

The successful candidate will create a research program that is dedicated to exploring the therapeutic use of regenerative neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease. This program will leverage cutting-edge laboratory techniques that include the use of Zebrafish, organisms, in vitro human tissue-derived models, and stem cells.

Examples of areas of interest for this position include:

• Maintenance and regulation of neural stem cells
• Neuronal repair mechanisms through activation of neural stem cells
• Study of neuronal regeneration in zebrafish
• Zebrafish models of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Role of human mutations in regeneration in the Zebrafish

We are looking for candidates that will lead the development of novel therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease. The position will involve participating in collaborative projects across the Institute, as well as the development of independent, individual investigator-driven projects. Ideally, candidates will develop extramural research support. Research and the teaching of graduate students, medical students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows are important responsibilities for all departmental faculty. Candidates are expected to have a substantial record of independent publication in these areas and to have previously led their own laboratory groups

Qualifications

M.D. or Ph.D.