Job Title: Statistics Research Assistant
PVN ID: BM-2001-003485
Category: Research
Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Research Assistant with Statistics expertise
Must be proficient in structural equation modeling and all major statistical methods using SPSS. Must have access to LISREL. 
Responsibilities include data cleaning, transforming variables, and running/interpreting SEM models of a survey questionnaire data-set related to attachment and academic achievement.
Beginning ASAP and lasting until June 2020 or potentially May 2021 contingent on grant renewal.
 
Co-authorship is possible for someone who takes an interest in further collaboration involving literature review and assisting with manuscript preparation.
 

Other Duties

Data Entry, writing results section of manuscripts

Qualifications

Proficiency with structural equation modeling in LISREL. Proficiency with SPSS. Should be at the graduate level in social sciences

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Key Features

Department
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$35.00
Hour(s) a week
7.00-10.00
Closing Date
Mar 21, 2020 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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