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Job Description

Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Department: Environmental Medicine and Climate Science

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Location: New York, NY

Employment Type: Full Time

Start Date: Flexible and based on availability

About

The Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science and its Division of International Health at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. Icahn is a renowned institution known for its medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care. As the medical school for the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes eight hospital campuses, we are committed to intellectual exchange, breakthrough research, and multidisciplinary teamwork driving biomedical discoveries and advances. We challenge conventional wisdom to revolutionize medicine and achieve better patient outcomes through bold investments in radical free thinkers and cutting-edge technology. Located in the heart of New York City, Mount Sinai Icahn provides a rich environment for young scientists seeking to have an impact.

Qualifications

Benefits

• Salary supplemented above the NIH rate

• Subsidized housing

• A rich and collaborative environment

• Opportunities to collaborate with other faculty and departments

• International and domestic travel

• Freedom to create new approaches to research

Qualifications

• Strong background and proficiency in Research

• Outstanding analytical skills

• Enjoy creative approaches to health research

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Ph.D. in a related field (we are building a multidisciplinary team)

• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals

How to Apply

Interested candidates should email a letter of interest and NIH biosketch to Dr. Luz Claudio at Luz.Claudio@mssm.edu with a cc to Lisa Cole at Lisa.Cole@mssm.edu .

Send your NIH Biosketch and letter of interest to Dr. Luz Claudio luz.claudio@mssm.edu

SPOC-UAW Local 4100 at Icahn School of Medicine (Post Docs), 822 - Environmental Medicine and Climate Science - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veteran

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.?

Responsibilities

Role Description

This is a full-time position for a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, with some flexibility for remote work and travel in Latin America and Africa. The Postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for conducting population-based high-impact, intervention research aiming to reduce the effects of environmental and climate exposures in underserved populations. The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct data analyses using high-level biostatistical or machine learning methods for multiple complex exposures and outcomes, develop community engagement protocols for working with existing partners especially with Spanish-speaking communities, conduct creative new methods for addressing environmental issues in local and global settings, conduct exposure assessments, and develop new methods for improving health in communities. Additionally, the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to contribute to innovative research projects and publications. Opportunities for teaching for candidates who qualify and are interested in engaging with master's level students.

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. This includes advocating for equitable policies, addressing barriers that limit potential, and standing in solidarity with colleagues who face unfair treatment.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $72500 - $80000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.