Assistant Research Scientist - Environmental Data & Writing

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University’s Environmental Studies Department seeks an Assistant Research Scientist to support the research of Professors McDermid, Kanter, and Hayek. The position is fully in-person, starts early September 2026 and lasts four weeks with about 10 hours of research weekly and regular PI meetings.

The role involves literature review, data collation, statistical analysis, and writing up synthesized results for public-facing and scientific audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences or related field is required.
• Experience with statistical and geospatial data analysis is required.
• Self-motivated in research with timely, succinct results.
• Strong scientific reading and writing proficiency.
• Ability to communicate to both general and scientific audiences.

Responsibilities

• Researching and collating scientific literature.
• Researching and collating data for analyses.
• Performing literature reviews.
• Performing mathematical and statistical analysis on synthesized results.
• Writing up results into public-facing and scientific summaries.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

Geospatial data analysis

Research self-motivation

Scientific reading & writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences or related fields

Job description

New York University’s Environmental Studies Department seeks an Assistant Research Scientist to support the research of Professors McDermid, Kanter, and Hayek. The position is fully in-person, starts early September 2026 and lasts four weeks with about 10 hours of research weekly and regular PI meetings.

The role involves literature review, data collation, statistical analysis, and writing up synthesized results for public-facing and scientific audiences.