Job Title: Part-Time Research Coordinator
PVN ID: BK-2308-005810
Category: Administrative Services
Location: BROOKLYN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Part-Time Research Coordinator:

NYC Ghanaian Mental Health and Wellness Project

Project Description: This study seeks to understand the dynamic complexity underlying acculturative stress and mental well-being among Ghanaian immigrants living in New York City.

The project will consist of a) convening a community advisory board; b) conducting interviews/surveys with community members; c) conducting community listening sessions; and d) developing and implementing a pilot intervention.

For this project, we are seeking a Research Coordinator.

Primary Responsibilities:

Specific duties include, but not limited to:

  • Manage meeting schedules including project team, advisory board and other meetings as needed.
  • Recruit/follow up with project participants in person, via phone calls, social media, and over email
  • Schedule and manage listening sessions, including space rental, food delivery, and coordination with vendors
  • Order/distribute program materials and participant gift cards etc.
  • Develop new program materials which may include recruitment flyers, social media posts, and radio/newspaper ads.
  • Participate in team meetings and brainstorming sessions
  • Perform data entry and data management
  • Keep track of all project expenses and reconcile expense reports
  • Maintain all expense documentation on CUNY Research Foundation website
  • Support the preparation of IRB application(s)
  • Administrative duties such as mailing, printing/copying, emailing, etc. 

Other Duties

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Graduate or undergraduate student pursuing a degree in public health, nutrition, or related fields.
  • Articulate and tactful communication skills; readiness to meet and work directly with community members and research participants.
  • Experience working in African immigrant communities is essential.
  • Experience creating materials in Microsoft (E.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Drive (E.g., Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides), social media, Canva, or equivalent.
  • Ability to follow research protocol, handle, and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity
  • Generally flexible hours, 20 hours per week.
  • Must be able to work nights and/or weekends both remotely and in person as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Knowledge of or familiarity with community-based participatory research methods (E.g., interviews, focus groups, town halls, and advisory boards.
  • Experience supporting grants administration.
  • Experience creating, infographics, and health education materials.
  • Completion of CITI training courses in social and behavioral research with human subjects is required for all staff and volunteers involved in this project.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Health and Nutrition Sciences
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$25.00-$35.00
Hour(s) a week
20.00-25.00
Closing Date
Oct 19, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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