Job Title: Research Associate
PVN ID: CC-2111-004413
Category: Research
Location: The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK

Job Description

General Description

Research Associate to provide technical support for ongoing projects and should be able to initiate research and development of innovative technologies in order to treat municipal wastewaters, and handle /stabilize the combined residual sludge being produced. Specifically, the treatment processes of interest are in the areas of: Biological Nitrogen Removal (BNR) as applied to the main plant flow and to separate centrate treatment, nutrient recovery, struvite control and/or prevention, anaerobic sludge treatment and energy recovery, optimization of sludge dewatering etc.

 

 

Other Duties

The candidate should have earned a Masters in environmental engineering, and must be knowledable on wastewater treatment processes. He/She should be able to function within an academic environment where interaction and participation of both graduate and undergraduate students has to be incorporated in all of the research projects.

Qualifications

 A Masters in Environmental Engineering

Must be proficient in Computaional Fluid Dynamics modelingh

Must be familiar with process modeling softwares and process control issues.

Analyzing and reducing data and presentation of data

Report writing.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Civil Engineering
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Jan 29, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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