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Job Title: Research Assistant - Biologist

PVN ID: RC-2507-006931

Category: Research

Job Description

General Description

A Research Assistant position is available at the Environmental Sciences Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Located in New York City, the CUNY Graduate Center, is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at CUNY, the nation's largest urban public university. With doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its ASRC, a 200,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences. The incumbent will join Dr. Dianne Greenfield’s laboratory group and report to Dr. Greenfield, a biological oceanographer who studies coastal ecosystem function, emphasizing water quality, harmful algal blooms (HABs), and nutrient biogeochemical cycling (https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/people/dianne-greenfield/).

Other Duties

The Research Assistant will assist in studies of algae primarily in the Tri-State area, including but not limited to harmful algal bloom (HABs) and coastal water quality. The individual will have a variety of responsibilities, including 1) performing field and laboratory sampling and analysis for phytoplankton, water quality (nutrients, pigments, algal toxins), and molecular parameters. This includes outdoor work under a range of weather conditions (heat, cold, mud, rain); 2) conducting daily laboratory operations (coordinating field sampling logistics, procurement, equipment quotes; 3) environmental equipment maintenance, (standard lab equipment, water quality sensors (deployable, autonomous, and hand-held), fluorometers, microscopes, molecular biology equipment); 4) helping to support student research; 5) maintaining the laboratory database and algal cultures; 6) assisting the PI in other research activities as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field relevant to the laboratory’s work. Preferred experience includes at least 2+ years of relevant environmental work experience following a Bachelor’s degree and/or a Master’s degree with thesis research in a scientific field aligned with the laboratory’s research activities. Relevant degree fields include laboratory and field-oriented scientific disciplines such as environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, ecology, oceanography, limnology, molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, marine or aquatic biology/science. This is a full-time position that includes benefits. The initial appointment is available immediately and for 1 year. Continuation is contingent upon job performance, job reviews, and funding availability.

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About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Environmental Sciences Initiative

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $54,324.00 - $59,890.00

Closing Date Aug 08, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit Yes

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