Environmental Health Scientist: Arid-Region Air Quality

Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar seeks a design lead for advanced environmental health studies focusing on the health effects of air pollutants in arid urban settings. You will apply epidemiology/toxicology methods to study exposures and health outcomes and collaborate across environmental science, public health, and clinical partners.

The role involves integrating chemical data with source apportionment, informing policy guidelines, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals while

Qualifications

• PhD in Environmental Health or related discipline.
• 2+ years of peer‑reviewed air quality and human health research experience.
• Experience applying environmental epidemiology and/or toxicology to air pollution exposure health outcomes.
• Familiarity with chemical/elemental composition and/or source apportionment datasets.
• Experience with statistical or analytical software for exposure and health data analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication for academic and policy audiences.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary research team.

Responsibilities

• Design lead and contribute to applied research studies investigating health effects of air pollutants in arid urbanised environments.
• Apply environmental epidemiology and/or toxicology methods to quantify associations between air quality exposures and short-term health outcomes.
• Integrate advanced chemical and elemental composition data with source apportionment datasets to strengthen exposure-health analyses.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues across environmental science, public health, and clinical partners.
• Contribute scientific evidence to inform outdoor and indoor air quality policy guidelines and standards.

Skills

Statistical software

Scientific writing

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Public health communication

Education

PhD in Environmental Health

2+ years research in air quality & health

Tools

Source apportionment datasets

Chemical composition data

Job description

Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar seeks a design lead for advanced environmental health studies focusing on the health effects of air pollutants in arid urban settings. You will apply epidemiology/toxicology methods to study exposures and health outcomes and collaborate across environmental science, public health, and clinical partners.

The role involves integrating chemical data with source apportionment, informing policy guidelines, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals while