Boston University, School of Public Health
Position ID:
BU-BUSPH-EHRS23 [#25187]
Position Title:
Research Scientist in Environmental Health, BUSPH
Position Type:
Other
Position Location:
Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States of America
Subject Areas:
Appl Deadline:
finished (2023/07/20, finished 2024/04/22)
Position Description:
*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has a long history and national reputation of interdisciplinary research to address the health effects of climate change. We seek to recruit a research scientist to contribute to multiple grant-funded projects across the theme of climate, health, and sustainability at BUSPH Center for Climate and Health. Projects include studies of indoor environmental quality, sustainability, and student health in elementary schools, health impacts of school bus electrification, climate hazard resilience in environmental justice and vulnerable communities, and modeling health and energy tradeoffs of climate adaptation interventions. The research scientist will be expected to devote 75% of their time leading research with Dr. Patricia Fabian, and the remaining 25% of their time to collaborating on other projects in this space with faculty, staff, or students affiliated with the Center for Climate and Health and/or developing their own research agenda under this broad theme. The research scientist will author or co-author manuscripts, lead or contribute to applications for funding and mentor junior members of the team. The balance of work on specific projects is expected to shift over time commensurate with availability of funding. This work is currently funded by a mix of grants from Barr Foundation and National Institutes of Health, with several additional grant applications pending. The research scientist will have a PhD or equivalent in environmental health, indoor air, health impact modeling, epidemiologic methods or statistical modeling. They will have advanced skills in R programming or data science methods, and have demonstrated expertise in working with high dimensional spatiotemporal data. Interest in actionable research, environmental health disparities, and transdisciplinary work. Essential Functions Lead or collaborate on research related to climate, sustainability, indoor air, health, and building energy. This includes conducting data analyses, authoring or co-authoring presentations and manuscripts, draft reports, and mentoring and collaborating with others on the team - 75% Lead or collaborate on other projects broadly related to climate, health and sustainability. This includes developing new projects in collaboration with other faculty, staff, or students; and enabling the work of others in this space - 25% Required qualifications ● PhD/doctorate in environmental health, exposure assessment, data science, environmental epidemiology, exposure science, biostatistics, environmental or public policy, or related fields ● Strong organizational and time management skills, with ability to meet deadlines; ● Ability to work independently as well as part of a team; ● Demonstrated publication record; ● Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. ● Good communication and writing skills. Boston University is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. To learn more, please visit our Equal Opportunity Office (bu.edu/eoo/).BU prohibits discrimination and harassment against any individual on the basis of race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex (including that based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and marital or parental status), age, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or because of military service or veteran status, in accordance with all Applicable Laws.
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
And anything else requested in the position description.
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