Who's Hiring Full-Time: Universities Galore

Columbia University
Who They Are: An Ivy League academic and research institution that includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

Where They Are: The two principal campuses are located in New York City.

What They Want: With 5,000 full-time officers of instruction and research and 8,000 full-time administrative staff, Columbia is one of the top employers in New York City and is always hiring for a wide range of positions. The most plentiful opportunities are in research and teaching categories, but there are also openings in athletic, administrative and facilities support departments.

Coolest Job: Depending on how you feel about rodents, you’ll either find the Mouse Technician job really cool or really creepy. (By the way, this is a lab job, not pest control.) To earn your pay of $683 per week, you will provide general support in the maintenance of mouse colonies, including helping with breeding, tagging, specimen collection and “other mouse-related tasks.” Requires a science-related bachelor’s degree and at least two years of previous experience working with mice. Columbia offers an extensive benefits package, including health, prescription and dental coverage, retirement benefits and transit/parking reimbursement programs. But perhaps the best perk is the tuition assistance program. Like most colleges, they offer steep discounts at their own school—in fact, for certain employees, the tuition is free for themselves, their spouses and kids. But Columbia also pays half the college tuition for children of eligible employees who attend another college or university.

Apply at Columbia's jobs page.

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