Job Title: Research assistant
PVN ID: RC-1905-003076
Category: Research
Location: CUNY-ADVANCED SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER

Job Description

General Description

The research assistant would help to collect and process stream and soil samples in the field and laboratory and to assist with data management for the Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research Site), a National Science Foundation- funded program looking at long-term trends in the urban ecosystem of Baltimore.  

Other Duties

The position is based in Baltimore and runs from June - August 2019.

Qualifications

The candidate should:

  • Be able to work independently and communicate clearly
  • Have background in environmental science, hydrology, ecology, soils
  • Ability to work outside during summer condition.s

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
Environmental Sciences Initiative
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$14.00-$16.00
Hour(s) a week
14.00-16.00
Closing Date
Jul 07, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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