Postdoctoral Scholars, Scientists, and Fellows

Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists

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Generally speaking, Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists with a full-time appointment, or who are receiving a salary from Columbia University, are eligible for the same programs, benefits, policies and services as other Officers of Research.

If you are a Postdoctoral Scholar or Scientist as described above, please explore the rest of this website to see the benefits, policies, and services that are available to you including:

• adult and elder care,
• parenting, child care, and schooling,
• housing and relocation,
• additional benefits,
• and the work/life bulletin board.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

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If you receive a stipend instead of a salary, either from an external agency or through a Columbia foundation or grant, you may be eligible for:

• the University's health care plans by prepaying the premiums if you do not have equivalent coverage from another source
• University Apartment Housing
• Housing Information and Referral Service
• the Backup Care program
• Breastfeeding Support
• School and Child Care
• Work/Life Bulletin Board

If you have a full-time appointment and are paid a salary by Columbia, you are entitled to the same benefits as Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists.

If you or your spouse/same-sex domestic partner are planning on having a baby or adopting a child: please be aware that although you may be granted medical leave and/or infant/child care leave, because some granting agencies do not allow an award to continue if there is an interruption in work, the University does not assume an obligation to continue your fellowship stipends during the time you are on leave.

Postdoctoral Clinical Fellows

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If you receive a stipend instead of a salary, either from an external agency or through a Columbia foundation or grant, you may be eligible for:

• the University's health care plans by prepaying the premiums if you do not have equivalent coverage from another source
• University Apartment Housing
• Housing Information and Referral Service
• Breastfeeding Support
• School and Child Care
• Work/Life Bulletin Board

If you have a full-time appointment and are paid a salary by Columbia, you are entitled to the same benefits as Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists.

If you or your spouse/same-sex domestic partner are planning on having a baby or adopting a child: please be aware that although you may be granted medical leave and/or infant/child care leave, because some granting agencies do not allow an award to continue if there is an interruption in work, the University does not assume an obligation to continue your fellowship stipends during the time you are on leave.

Postdoctoral Residency Fellows

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If you are a Residency Fellow at CUMC or another affiliated institution, you:

• are enrolled in the benefits programs of the affiliated hospital or institute in which you are training.

• may have to pre-pay part or all of the health insurance premiums, if you are compensated through a stipend from an external agency or grant.

International Postdocs: American Language Program

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If you are an International Postdoctoral Clinical or Research Fellow, or Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar and you attend the American Language Program, the Tuition Exemption Benefit Program pays for one course per term. All sessions during the Summer Sessions count as one term. The program does not pay for other courses, or for any courses taken by your children or family members.

 

Visit the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website for more information.