The lab of Dr. Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health is seeking an Associate Research Scientist with expertise in the fields of urban health, air pollution modeling, policy evaluation, and machine learning.

　　The Associate Research Scientist will be responsible for leading studies that evaluate urban health policies and conduct air pollution and urban health studies. Duties include organizing and implementing complex research plans, developing research methods, potentially collecting data, analyzing data, and preparing content for manuscripts and conferences. Additional duties include the application of ensemble air pollution models and the development of urban indices assessing the unintended impacts of transportation-related infrastructure in US cities. All research activities will be conducted in accordance to the policies and standard practices of Columbia University.

　　Responsibilities include:

　　* Design, organize, and conduct research applying methods for evaluating environmental health impacts of policies in cities (40%)

　　* Applying novel methods to find patterns in urban environmental exposure mixtures and investigating the impact of these patterns on adverse health outcomes (20%)

　　* Build a model ensemble to produce accurate predictions of NO2 concentrations and to characterize prediction uncertainty (15%)

　　* Operate, maintain and troubleshoot a computational model that combines predictions from existing exposure models in order to generate better predictions and characterize uncertainty (10%)

　　* Co-supervise PhD students assessing the environmental health impacts of urban policies (10%)

　　* Perform all other duties as assigned (5%)

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　A doctoral degree in the appropriate field or the foreign equivalent is required.Minimum of three years postdoctoral experience in urban health, air pollution modeling, and policy evaluation.Experience working with methods for evaluating urban health policies.Experience working with high-resolution air pollution models. Expertise using pattern recognition techniques from machine learning.Expertise using statistical methods for environmental epidemiology.Expertise using geographic information system tools and statistical software.Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.Ability to maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, researchers, staff, and other personnel.Ability to work collaboratively with other research teams and institutions.Ability to complete all training and certification in compliance with the policies of the Columbia University and federal and state regulations.Preferred Qualifications:

　　Leadership skill is needed to assist staff and other researchers to conduct urban health studies. A high level of technical skills is also essential to operate and troubleshoot the computational model that combines predictions from existing exposure models in order to generate better predictions and characterize uncertainty. Strong analytical ability is required to design and perform complex experiments and analyze the data, and to integrate current and new pattern recognition techniques. Considerable judgment is needed in interpreting data and results, as well as in conducting all research activities in accordance to the guidelines and procedures of Columbia University. Environmental epidemiology research and interpretation of findings require an understanding and application of statistics and computational analysis. A considerable amount of interpersonal and communication skills is necessary to communicate with collaborators.

　　Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

　　Pay Transparency Disclosure

　　The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

　　Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

　　Minimum Salary: 31200.00Maximum Salary: 31200.00Salary Unit: Yearly