Careers Job Description
General Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST) has openings for a number of postdoctoral positions and invites applications from qualified candidates. CESSRST is Cooperative Science Center (CSC) funded by the NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI). The Center is a consortium of universities, dedicated to advancing research and education in Earth systems observations, modeling, and environmental sciences. The participating institutions are geographically distributed across the nation and have a strong commitment to fostering diversity, with a high enrollment of students from communities traditionally under-represented and historically excluded in STEM and the NOAA workforce.
CESSRST CAMPUS LOCATIONS
- City College of New York, New York, NY (CCNY - Lead Institution)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD
- University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR (UPRM)
- University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX (UTEP)
- San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (SDSU)
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA (HU)
Positions will be at CCNY (CESSRST Lead Institution at City College of New York, NYC), although some may be available at partner CESSRST institutions listed above. Successful candidates will contribute to cutting-edge research initiatives and collaborations within the specified areas:
- Satellite and radar data assimilation
- In-situ and ground-based remote sensing of atmospheric composition, and satellite atmospheric composition product validation and algorithm development.
- Severe weather and hydrology applications
- Satellite remote sensing of atmospheric soundings, including trace gasses
- Modeling and/or observations of atmosphere-land-sea interactions, especially in coastal urban environments or the arctic
- Remote sensing technology and algorithm development with environmental/ Earth science applications.
- Climate and environmental impact studies on health, infrastructure, and/or economy employing social science methodologies and data science techniques.
Other Duties
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Conducting research aligned with a specific focus area.
- Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, including faculty members, researchers, and students across multiple CESSRST campuses and NOAA partners. This may include spending time at a NOAA facility or laboratory.
- Co-designing and implementing research projects to include social impact on communities and/or relevancy to climate mitigation and adaptation.
- Disseminating research findings through publications, presentations, reports, and other knowledge-sharing platforms.
- Mentoring graduate and/or undergraduate students in related research activities.
- Working collaboratively with faculty members in development and submission of grants.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications: PhD degree in the physical sciences, engineering, or social sciences with expertise relevant to the focus areas noted above (1 through 7).
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Interested applicants should submit the following documents:
- A cover letter detailing their relevant background, interest in the specified research area, and career goals
- Current curriculum vitae
- Doctoral dissertation abstract
- Statement of Research (optional)
- Names and contact information of three references
Please direct inquiries to cessrst@ccny.cuny.edu with the following subject title “Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Inquiry.”
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
NOAA CESSRST Center
Full Time
$65,000.00 - $85,000.00
May 31, 2024 (Or Until Filled)