Assistant Research Scientist - Climate Impacts of Regenerative and Conventional Beef Production (Part-Time Non-Exempt)

Description

Environmental Studies, Arts & Science

Supervisor: Prof. Matthew Hayek in the Dept. of Environmental Studies

Position description: The Assistant Research Scientist will conduct research regarding a project about the climate impacts of regenerative and conventional beef production.

Responsibilities: 

1. Researching scientific literature on regenerative grazing, collating data on experimental conditions and soil carbon sequestration results, and other climate impacts,
2. Performing mathematical analysis on the synthesized results
3. Writing up the synthesized results into public-facing and scientific summaries. 

Note that a strong candidate has already been identified for this position.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the hourly pay range for this position is $30/hour-$30/hour (min-max). New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences or related fields.
• Familiarity with scientific research on the intersection of climate change, food production, biogeochemistry.
• Experience with geospatial data analysis.
• Self-motivated in research, and able to generate succinct results in a timely fashion.
• Possesses high scientific reading and writing proficiency.
• Experience communicating to both general and specialized scientific audiences in a comprehensive manner.

Application Instructions

For consideration, applicants need to submit the following via Interfolio:

• a curriculum vitae

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