Doctoral Fellowship

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Department: Assistant Commissioner’s Office

Division: Disease Control

Bureau: Public Health Lab

Location: 40 West 137th Street, New York, NY 10037

Reports To

Title:

Assistant Commissioner

Direct Reports Title(s): N/A

Schedule &

Hours:

Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; 35 hours per week

Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid; 4 days in office, 1 day remote

Work Environment: Various laboratory settings

Grant End Date: 6/30/2027

Created Date: 6/30/2025

Revised Date: 7/6/2026

Salary: $80,000–$85,000

FLSA Classification: Exempt

The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. FPHNYC facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives.

These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, affect the expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.

We are a multidisciplinary team of more than 200 laboratory professionals, spanning the key PHL areas including bacteriology, virology, and environmental science. Past fellows have gone on to managing PHL units in NYC and in other states, as well as industry positions and laboratory fellowships at CDC.

The New York City Public Health Laboratory (PHL) is seeking to host a post-doctoral fellow. The fellowship experience is designed to provide fellows comprehensive training that will prepare them for careers in public health laboratory science. The content and extent of the training is tailored to each fellow according to their unique background and interests.

The trainings and experiences gained through this opportunity include:

• Working on the front lines of a pandemic response to serve NYC communities
• Developing assays for new and emerging pathogens
• Interacting with senior NYC Health Department leadership and developing management skills
• Collaborating with academic laboratories and state and federal government agencies such as New York State Wadsworth Center and CDC

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will participate in a two-year structured training program that combines hands‑on laboratory experience, research, public health response, and leadership development. Working alongside NYC Public Health Laboratory scientists and leadership, the fellow will rotate through multiple laboratory disciplines while contributing to active projects and public health initiatives.

• Rotate through key Public Health Laboratory units and gain hands‑on experience in laboratory testing, quality management, biosafety, biosecurity, and laboratory information systems.
• Support ongoing laboratory projects, investigations, and public health response activities.
• Participate in the development, validation, and implementation of laboratory assays and methodologies.
• Conduct independent or collaborative research related to public health laboratory science.
• Analyze laboratory data and communicate findings to laboratory leadership and other public health partners.
• Present research findings at professional conferences and contribute to manuscripts and other scientific publications.
• Participate in laboratory leadership meetings and gain experience in laboratory administration, budgeting, personnel management, and operations.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, clinical partners, academic institutions, and local, state, and federal public health agencies.
• Complete structured laboratory rotations while working with assigned mentors to develop technical, research, leadership, and management skills.

• Doctoral degree in life sciences (PhD, DrPH, DSc, etc.) or…