Job Description
General Description
The Radio Frequency and Millimeter Wave Facility of the Photonics Initiative, and the NextGen Environmental Sensor Lab of the Environmental Sciences Initiative, have a joint project to measure and map out radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) across the five boroughs of NYC.
We are hiring two CUNY students to work in this project who are interested in learning the specifics of urban environmental monitoring and RF-EMF standards and exposure.
The project will be mindful of the students’ academic responsibilities, and it will be the PIs’ task to advance the project through the exam periods and other academic interruptions. The students will be requested to complete the total hours of their engagement by increasing the number of hours on the project during summer and other periods without classes.
Other Duties
Under direct supervision and instruction from the PIs, the RAs will be responsible for:
- Perform the field measurements of the project (initially with the PIs, then as a team, and finally as a pair)
- Establish the logistics of the measurements
- Develop of one of the measurement devices
- Perform data analysis and interpretation
- Keep individual records of project and measurements
- Manage the research materials of the project (instruments, data, logs)
- Participate in regular meetings with the team
- Present data and project progress to the team and to the larger ASRC community, as needed
- Collaborate with team members in an effective way
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a CUNY school in a STEM program (or STEM adjacent) in a full time capacity
- Ability to travel around the city to perform measurements
- Ability to operate the measurement equipment
- Ability to keep log of the specifics of each measurement (time, date, location, duration)
- Ability to assist in the development of the novel device (hardware and firmware)
- Must be computer savvy and demonstrate interest in, and understanding of the technology
- Ability to do create and interpret descriptive statistics
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Advanced Science Research Center
Part Time
$22.00-$25.00
7.00-28.00
Aug 13, 2024 (Or Until Filled)