Trainee - Environmental Medicine & Public Health

Job Description

Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Trainee position is a training opportunity in research conducted by investigators at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Project Description: The Characterizing the heat stress exposome to assess acute kidney injury in NYC runners is a Community Based Participatory Research project funded by NIEHS. The project seeks to understand personal exposures by capturing heat and air pollution while running. We aim to assess whether subclinical recurring kidney injury occurs among runners participating in intensive outdoor training, and are environmental conditions associated. This is important as recurrent AKI is a strong risk factor for early onset kidney disease.

We are looking for graduate students interested in working with us:

• Conducting literature reviews for publication
• Help coordinate with participants to collect biological and environmental samples
• Analyzing surveillance data and other chemical safety information.

Students with satisfactory performance will be considered to continue work under projects budget during Spring 2023.

The Trainee position requires a flexible and solutions-oriented individual who is capable of delving into projects to support team goals. The position may require Mount Sinai certification for IRB/HIPPA training, data security and others as appropriate. Specific skills will be taught.

Work Details: This position can be completed as a combination of remote and in-person. The expected start date is January 2023, with approximately 20 hours of work expected per week. The maximum hours associated with the position is 600 hours, and hours are determined by the Graduate Program in Public Health, in agreement with the Supervisor and Student Financial Services. The RA appointment ends August 31, 2023 at the latest. The start date and work schedule should be discussed with the Supervisor and Graduate Program.

Requirements

• Current Graduate Program in Public Health students eligible for the Federal Work Study Program, as defined by Student Financial Services

Strength Through Diversity

We Invite You To Participate Actively As a Part Of The Mount Sinai Health System Team By

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinais unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together.

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Lukes, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status.

EOE including Veterans and Disabled

Compensation

The 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 $29,326.66 - $78,219.09 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.