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City of New York · 10 hours ago

Associate Demographic Scientist

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$88K/yr - $101K/yr

2+ years exp

The City of New York's Department of City Planning is seeking an Associate Demographic Scientist to assist with the strategic growth and development of the city. The role involves conducting research, analyzing population data, and producing reports to inform decision-makers about demographic changes in New York City.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Conduct research into difficult-to-enumerate housing units to assist with 2030 Census preparations

Analyze population data for a variety of projects related to needs assessments, policy development, and program planning/implementation

Write reports on a host of demographic and socioeconomic topics to inform decision-makers and the broader public about the city’s evolving population characteristics

Advance the development of innovative methods used to produce small area population estimates and publish research in peer-reviewed journals

Present on demographic topics to a variety of audiences, including city planners, members of other city agencies, and the public

Support the production of population projections, constructed using the latest demographic methods, for New York City and various neighborhood geographies

Assist in performing quality assurance of data files, and documenting work procedures and methodologies

Qualification

Doctorate in social scienceResearch experienceMaster's in public healthData analysisReport writingPresentation skills

Required

A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health

A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization

A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above

Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in '1' and '2' above