Research Officers Committee

Roster

Professional Research Officers
Mercy Davidson, Senior Research Scientist, Neurology (mmd2 / 212-305-3761). Senate term 2006-08.
Daniel Wolf Savin, Senior Research Scientist, Astrophysics Laboratory (dws26 / 212-854-4124). Senate term 2009-11.

Mona Diab, Research Scientist, Engineering and Applied Science (md2370 / 212-870-1290). Senate term 2009-11.

Staff Officer
Zhiying Esther Hou, Staff Associate, Microbiology (zh2110 / 212-342-2936). Senate term 2009-11.

Postdoctoral Research Officer
Vijay Yadav, Postdoctoral Research Fellow,CUMC
(vky2101@columbia.edu/ 917-617-6579). Senate term 2009-11.

Nonsenators
Kamna Das, Associate Research Scientist, Genome Center (kd2 / 212-851-5175). Committee term 2007-09.
Stefan Mrozewski, Staff Associate, Lamont/Marine Geology (sm2635 / 845-365-8390). Committee term 2007-09.
Christopher Small, Doherty Research Scientist, Lamont/Oceanography (cs184 / 845-365-8354).

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.

Confidential Intranet for Research Officer Committee members

University Policies and Guidelines Affecting Officers of Research

• CU Office for Postdoctoral affairs

• 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

• 2007-08 Salary Guidelines for Full-Time Officers of Research Outside of the Columbia University Medical Center

• 2007-08 Salary Guidelines for Full-Time Officers of Research at the Columbia University Medical Center

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

Reports

• Survey of Staff Officers of Research

The Research Officers Committee in Past Senate Sessions

Annual Reports

• 2008-09
• 2007-08
• 2006-07
• 2005-06
• 2004-05
• 2003-04
• 2002-03
• 2001-02

Resolutions

• Resolution To Establish A New Columbia Policy On Misconduct In Research (2/3/06)

• Amendments to the proposed research misconduct policy(2/3/06)

• Resolutions to Add One Research Officer to each of Six Senate Committees (Structure & Operations, 4/1/06)

• Resolution to Expand Senate Representation for Officers of Research (11/01/02)

• Resolution to Establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Research Staff Affairs (1/26/01)