Columbia Business School offers several predoctoral 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 (Staff) Associates

The Research Associate Program is a predoctoral 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.

Part-time 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.