Careers Job Description
General Description
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) manages a system of 19 interconnected reservoirs that supply drinking water to over 9 million consumers in New York City and surrounding areas. We seek to hire a research scientist or research engineer in a post-doctoral position who will contribute to our efforts to develop, test, and apply models of this water supply system. NYCDEP uses a suite of climate, forest ecosystem, watershed hydrology, reservoir hydrodynamics and water quality, and system operations models to investigate the effects of climate change, floods and droughts, land use change, watershed management, and reservoir operations on the NYC water supply. We are seeking a talented scientist or engineer to help us improve and enhance these models. Hiring will occur though the Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), which has a contract to support NYCDEP’s modeling program.
We will start accepting applications immediately, and start reviewing applications on September 3, 2024. The position will remain open until filled. The earliest start date will be October 1, 2024, but a later start date is possible depending on candidate availability. The position will be for 18-24 months, assuming adequate job performance, with additional extensions a possibility depending on candidate availability and project needs.
Work location will be NYCDEP office in Kingston, NY.
Other Duties
The selected candidate will be expected to present work at scientific and stakeholder meetings; publish in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to NYCDEP reports.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Candidates with a Ph.D. are preferred, but exceptional candidates with a M.S. degree will be considered. Interest and experience in the application of relevant environmental systems models, experience in programming and statistical analysis, and appropriate verbal and written communication skills are required.
Candidates with experience in any of the following areas of interest will be considered: simulation of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in the environment; kinetics of the fraction of organic carbon compounds that are precursors to disinfection byproducts in freshwater systems; application of watershed and water quality models for climate change impact assessment; and application of machine learning or artificial intelligence approaches to predict water quality, e.g., harmful algal blooms, turbidity, and bacteria, in the reservoirs.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Institute for Sustainable Cities
Full Time
$78,734.00 - $78,734.00
Dec 23, 2024 (Or Until Filled)