Pre-Doctoral Research

Research training and mentoring from our leading global researchers. Given our school's prominent place in thought leadership, Columbia Business School offers a number of opportunities to do high-impact research in the ultimate business laboratory: New York City. Our renowned faculty members work closely with and mentor our staff research associates and summer research interns to prepare them for future graduate studies.

Columbia Business School offers several pre-doctoral research opportunities: Summer Research Internship Program, Research Associate program, and Research Assistantships.

Summer Research Internship Program

CBS recruits students (typically in their junior year) for its 10 week summer research internship program. Each intern is matched to a faculty member who has an available research project. Many of our summer interns have gone on to top-tier PhD programs including Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Wharton. Details about the program can be found at the Summer Research Internship page.

Research Associates

The Research Associate Program is a pre-doctoral research program. Research Associates are full-time research staff members at Columbia Business School for 2-3 years, many of whom go on to top-tier PhD programs. Specific details about the program and the application process can be found at the Research Associates page.

Research Assistants

If you are a current Columbia or Barnard student and wish to get involved in research during the academic year or the summer, please check for open positions on the Columbia Center for Career Education website.

Programs

Columbia Business School’s Research Interns