Research Officers

Research Officers Committee

Professional Research Officers

Manuela Buonanno, Associate Research Scientist, Center for Radiological Research (mb3591 / 914-591-9244). Senate term 2017-2019.

Nancy LoIacono, Associate Research Scientist, Environmental Health Sciences (njl2125@cumc.columbia.edu / 212-305-1623). Senate term 2018-2020.

Daniel Wolf Savin, Senior Research Scientist, Astrophysics Laboratory (dws26 / 212-854-4124). Senate term 2017-2019.

Stefaan Van Liefferinge, Associate Research Scholar, Art History and Archaeology (sv143 / 854-0054). Senate term 2017-2019.

Staff Research Officer

Angela D. Nelson, Senior Staff Associate, Nephrology (adn2006 / 305-4997). Senate term 2018-2020.

Postdoctoral Research Officer

Regina Martuscello, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Pathology (rm3419@cumc.columbia.edu). Senate term 2017-2019.

Nonsenators

Sylwia Trzaska, Associate Research Scientist in the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (sat2101 / 845-365-8954)

Anna Cieslak, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Medicine (aac2209@cumc.columbia.edu / 212-305-9817)

Adrian Brugger, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (brugger@civil.columbia.edu / 212-854-8782)

Mandate

The Research Officers Committee shall consist of 9 members, including all 6 elected senators representing Officers of Research, and 3 other Officers of Research, who shall be nominated by the 6 research senators with a view to achieving balance among the different ranks of officers in the constituency and among the campuses represented, and who shall be approved by the Executive Committee. The Research Officers Committee shall have jurisdiction to consider all matters relating to the terms and conditions of research officers' academic employment, including, but not limited to, promotion, leaves of absence, retirement, academic freedom, academic advancement, benefits, housing, the conduct and discipline of research officers, and other perquisites of research officers.

Recent business: Two letters to research officers from ROC chair Daniel Wolf Savin

September 26, 2018

September 28, 2018

Agendas of Research Officers Committee meetings

(No meeting in October 2018.)

Useful links

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

CUPS (Columbia University Postdoctoral Society)

Overarching page on research on CU website

Columbia University Institutional Policy on Misconduct in Research

Faculty Handbook: Officers of Research, including sections on titles, appointments and promotions, instructional assignments, leaves of absence, compensation, termination, and grievance procedures

Benefits Overview for faculty and officers

Salary Guidelines for Full-Time Officers of Research

Provost Brinkley's memorandum on additional compensation for teaching by non-instructional officers (2/11/04)

International Students and Scholars Office