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Title: RESEARCH FELLOW

Employee Type: Fellows

Department: Environ Health Climate Sustain 

Campus Location: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Environmental Health, Climate, and Sustainability Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position to support research on climate change, environmental health, and geospatial data science. The Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute to a multi-year project focused on mapping urban heat exposure and identifying climate-driven health disparities in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The position will involve geospatial data analysis, land cover mapping using remote sensing data, environmental data integration, and urban climate modeling to develop fine-resolution urban heat maps of ambient temperature based on data collected from both mobile and stationary monitoring systems. The Fellow will work closely with the Principal Investigator and project collaborators to integrate field temperature observations with land use and land cover data derived from high-resolution drone imagery, in order to analyze spatial patterns of urban heat.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing spatial datasets, conducting GIS and remote sensing analyses, developing heat distribution maps, and supporting the creation of decision-support tools and policy-relevant outputs for climate-resilient urban planning.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Doctorate

Required Field of Study: Geography, Urban Planning, Environmental Health Science, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Public Health or Related Field

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience: Experience on land cover mapping using satellite imagery and urban health modeling.
Experience working with land cover dynamics in South Asian contexts.
Ability to contribute to peer-reviewed publications.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits