Job Title: Post-doc Research Scientist
PVN ID: QC-1704-001742
Category: Research
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

 

The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (BCCHE, located in mid-Queens, is an environmental and occupational health research institute at Queens College, City University of New York, the nation's largest urban public university. The mission of the Center is to identify and help rectify environmental and occupational threats to human health (http://commonercenter.org/index.html). Areas of current research include air pollution, immigrant and occupational health, lung cancer screening and World Trade Center health effects.

BCCHE is seeking a highly motivated scholar to help build an innovative new study focused on developing community-based participatory research approaches to assessing neighborhood air quality in New York City.   This exciting new position offers the opportunity to lead research efforts that add a Citizen Science Program to BCCHE’s landmark study, the New York City Community Air Survey– a collaborative ongoing surveillance program conducted in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to monitor pollution exposures across New York City’s neighborhoods. 

Tasks will involve researching existing methods and programs for community-based participatory research approaches and citizen science techniques to measure community air quality; designing and executing pilot air monitoring studies with local community groups; creating data platforms for housing data from distributed environmental sensors; developing toolkits for conducting citizen science research; conducting GIS research on statistical methods for integrating citizen collected data and data from new generation low-cost air quality sensors with other existing data.

 Appointment will be for 2-years, with continuation depending on funding and progress.

Starting salary is $60,000 to $65,000, commensurate with training and experience. Generous fringe benefits. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, statement of research interests, and three letters of recommendation.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but priority will be given to those applications received by June 15, 2017.

 CUNY is an equal opportunity employer and seeks diversity in its faculty and staff.

 

 

Other Duties

Additionally, position will entail contributing to developing educational programs for citizen science.

Qualifications

Candidates should have completed their Ph.D. or an equivalent degree in environmental science, atmospheric science, exposure science, data science, engineering, environmental epidemiology or related disciplines. We encourage applications from those with experience in environmental monitoring, field data collection and community-based participatory research, exposure assessment, or data science methods for analyzing large volumes of environmental data. Excellent programming and/or mathematical skills, the ability to work in a team while developing his/her own research interests, and expertise in grant writing and management of scientific projects is preferred.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Commoner Center
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Nov 15, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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