Research Scientist
- Employer
- The Earth Institute, Columbia University
- Location
- New York City, New York (US)
- Salary
- commensurate with experience plus comprehensive benefits package
- Closing date
- Apr 4, 2019
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- Discipline
- Health Sciences, Healthcare, Medicine, Public Health
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Job Type
- Research Scientist
- Organization Type
- Academia
Job Details
The Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute at Columbia University seeks a Research Scientist to manage its REACH (Refugees Act and Communicate for Health) project and conduct a community based participatory research study in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey.
The Research Scientist will be based in NY with travel to project countries. S/he will be responsible for the overall management of the project, including preparation of quantitative/qualitative data collection tools, training of local staff, monitoring data collection, analysis of data, preparation of reports and scientific publications, as well as management of international and local partnerships for the REACH study that investigates the impact of an m-health intervention with a community-based approach among refugee youth in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey.
Applicants must have a PhD degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Medicine or related discipline. Qualified candidates must possess at least 6 years of post PhD experience as well as a strong publication record. The successful candidate will have 6 years work experience in public health, health education, health promotion, or disaster preparedness or related discipline, with at least 5 years in an academic setting. Prior experience with research in refugee/migrant health, youth health, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), health education and promotion in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and/or Middle East.
Appointment is for a period of 1 year and eligible for renewal contingent upon performance and funding. Search will remain open for at least 30 days after the ad appears and will continue until the position is filled. Columbia University benefits offered with this Officer of Research appointment.
Please visit our online application site at: http://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/2494
for further information about this position, and to submit your application, CV, statement of interest (up to 2 pages).
This position is located in New York City, NY at The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer –Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran.
Prospective candidates must apply online.
Company
Columbia’s Earth Institute blends research in the physical and social sciences, education and practical solutions to help guide the world onto a path toward sustainability.
Science + Collaboration + Education + Impact = Sustainability
The world's population is expected to increase to nine billion by 2050. Human activity and the desire for economic improvement are straining the planet's resources, threatening the health of our environment and ability to thrive. Managing those pressures will require the best understanding of the Earth’s ecological and environmental systems, and an ongoing effort to bring that knowledge to bear on public and private policymaking.
Who We Are
The people who make up the Earth Institute are earth scientists, economists, business and policy experts, specialists in public health and law, researchers, teachers and students. The institute comprises more than two dozen research centers and several hundred people who collaborate across many disciplines and schools at the university.
What We Do
By bringing physical scientists together with experts in economics, law, public health and policy, the institute creates collaborations that help us learn how to best address issues of global sustainability. We use that knowledge to develop policy and engineer practical solutions to our many challenges: climate change and environmental degradation, rapid urbanization, infectious diseases, natural hazards, the need for clean and accessible energy, water and sanitation, and the sustainable use of resources.
And we are educating the next generation of leaders in earth sciences and sustainable development.
- Website
- http://www.columbia.edu/
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