Overview
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.
Required Education: Doctorate
Required Field of Study: Geography, Urban Planning, Environmental Health Science, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Public Health or Related Field
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.
About LSU Health Science Center New Orleans
Additional Information About Our School/Department
The position will be located within the LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health (SPH). LSU Health New Orleans has teaching, research, and healthcare functions state-wide through its six professional schools, eight Centers of Excellence, and more than one hundred hospitals and other health science-related institutions throughout the State, Region, Nation, and the World. The campus is located in the medical district of New Orleans. The SPH offers MPH degrees within four concentrations and doctorates in three concentrations. SPH faculty maintain cutting-edge extramural research and service programs reflecting extensive associations with national, state, and regional health agencies. The campus location allows for convenient travel via car to other major areas in the city and other cities in the Southeast.
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
