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Support the Urban Systems Lab to help advance climate resilience and equity in cities worldwide. Our interdisciplinary team partners with city governments, NGOs, and community organizations to provide urgently needed climate services, adaptation strategies, and cutting-edge tools which help communities face emerging threats like flooding and extreme heat. With your support, we can expand our impact and scale our efforts to advance research and climate services for those who need it most.

To discuss collaboration and partnership opportunities contact Associate Director, Chris Kennedy.

Job Openings

There are no staff openings at this time. Please subscribe to our Newsletter and visit our News page to see upcoming postings for jobs.

Research and Exchange Opportunities

The Urban Systems Lab is a research center at The New School university in New York City, homed at the Schools for Public Engagement. We welcome collaboration and partnerships with research institutions and groups, however we invite you to please review the information below before contacting us about joining the Lab.

PhD Candidates

Researchers and scholars without a PhD or terminal degree must be enrolled in a PhD program at The New School in order to join the Lab. Many Lab members are enrolled in the Public and Urban Policy program at the Milano School of Policy, Management and Environment. The program supports scholarly research and thinking on pressing issues of policy, design, and local and global development. The deadline for applications is January 15 of each year. Please contact the program coordinator for any questions about enrollment or your application. Following your acceptance into the PhD program, please reach out to us to discuss opportunities.

Visiting Scholars

If you are currently a faculty member or researcher at another institution we occasionally host visiting scholars to engage with and compliment ongoing research at the Lab. Please reach out to us to discuss opportunities, and include a description of your proposed research and its alignment with our work and identify who you would like to work with from our team.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

The Urban Systems Lab provides research assistantships when funding is available to support ongoing research projects and substantive academic tasks. There are currently no openings at this time, but we encourage The New School graduate students to reach out with a specific proposal.

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