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Postdoctoral Officers Handbook
Table of Contents
Who is a Postdoc at Columbia University.................................................................. 1
Postdoctoral Appointments................................................................................................ 1
Before You Arrive at Columbia....................................................................................... 3
Initial Appointment Letters................................................................................................. 3
Authorizations for Employment........................................................................................ 3
Social Security Numbers....................................................................................................... 4
Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers................................................................. 5
Compensation.......................................................................................................................... 6
When Your Arrive at Columbia...................................................................................... 7
University ID Card................................................................................................................... 7
Your UNI...................................................................................................................................... 7
Orientation................................................................................................................................ 7
Moving to the Big Apple................................................................................................. 8
Upper West Side...................................................................................................................... 8
Morningside Heights............................................................................................................. 9
Washington Heights/Inwood.............................................................................................. 9
Riverdale...................................................................................................................................10
Northern New Jersey...........................................................................................................10
Columbia University Morningside Campus Map.......................................................11
Columbia University Medical Center Map...................................................................12
Office of University Apartment Housing (Morningside).........................................13
Office of Housing Services (CUMC).................................................................................13
Off-Campus Housing Assistance.....................................................................................14
Temporary Housing..............................................................................................................14
Local Hotels...................................................................................................................14
Institutional Guest Rooms........................................................................................16
Cell Phones..............................................................................................................................16
Utilities......................................................................................................................................17
Electricity........................................................................................................................17
Phone...............................................................................................................................17
Cable/High-Speed Internet......................................................................................18
Banking.....................................................................................................................................18
Credit Cards.............................................................................................................................20
Benefits............................................................................................................................ 21
Health Coverage....................................................................................................................21
Health Care Comparison Chart........................................................................................22
Student Health Insurance..................................................................................................23
Dental Coverage....................................................................................................................23
Time Off....................................................................................................................................23
Student Loan Deferral.........................................................................................................24
Libraries....................................................................................................................................24
CU Arts Initiative....................................................................................................................24
Gym Facilities..........................................................................................................................24