Careers Job Description
General Description
Title: Research Assistant (PA)
Starts: ASAP
Percentage of effort: 20 hours per week
Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Frye, MPH, DrPH, and Dr. Keosha Bond, EdD, MPH, CHES
Department:
CUNY School of Medicine - Department of Community Health & Social
Medicine
Description:
City University of New York's School of Medicine (CSOM) at The City College of New York seeks to hire a Research Assistant (RA) for an NIH-funded study to design and evaluate a community-level anti-HIV stigma and discrimination intervention in NYC. Under the direction and supervision of the Co-Investigator, the RA will be primarily responsible for assisting in coordinating the particulars of the study and documentation concerning study participants. The position is funded for five years.
Study-Specific Aims:
P3 - T2C – TRUST to CHHANGE - Clinical Research Study
Increasing uptake of biomedical HIV prevention, post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PEP/PrEP) among groups most affected by HIV, including African-American or Black gay, bisexual, same-gender-loving, or other men who have sex with men (henceforth Black MSM), is critical to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. HIV testing recommended ~3-6 months for key groups, is the gateway to PEP/PrEP; unfortunately, both testing and PEP/PrEP uptake is low among Black MSM, even in areas with robust programs. Growing empirical research finds that experienced, anticipated, and community-level stigma and discrimination (HIV, testing/PrEP, homophobia, racism) drive fear/anxiety (of HIV+ results), avoidant coping (service aversion), and medical mistrust/medication skepticism (side effects concerns), which reduce HIV testing and PEP/PrEP uptake. Reducing experienced stigma and discrimination by reducing community-level stigma and supporting individuals to cope with, avoid and resist stigma and discrimination can reduce stigma internalization and consequent negative outcomes and increase HIV testing and PEP/PrEP uptake. In addition, increasing peer/social support, feelings of autonomy/self-efficacy, and perceived empowerment can increase HIV testing and PEP/PrEP uptake.
Other Duties
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Scheduling of Study Participants
- Data collection – Constructing Study Participants Clinical files
- Data entry of all demographics of Study Participant's information
- Data management - maintaining the accuracy of all Study Participants
- Study participants follow-up – calling Study Participants for their follow-up visits
- Review of Study Participants' charts for accuracy, precision to the completeness of the study
- Attend Principle Investigator and Co-Investigators Team weekly meetings
- Note-taking of minutes during meetings
- Distribution of weekly meeting notes - minutes to the Investigator team by email. Upload all Notes on BOX
- Performs other administrative duties related to the study as assigned.
- Keep count of all Alere HIV test Kits
- Keep count of all OraQuick HIV Self-Test Kits
- May perform technical duties related to clinical and experimental research as directed and under the supervision of other study personnel.
- Participation in the Recruitment processes
- Conduct other tasks as needed
Qualifications
Experience and Skills
- Experience in Data collection and management
- Experience working with community-level programming and/.or interventions specifically communities of color and/or LGBTQAI+ communities preferred
- Strong organizational, computer and technical skills required
- Must: be self-motivated, flexible, and detailed-oriented; demonstrate superior verbal and written communication skills; enjoy working on a team; and be able to handle multiple priorities
Educational/Training
- Undergraduate Student or Graduate Student
For consideration, please upload a resume/CV and cover letter to the RF Careers page.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Victoria Frye VFrye@med.cuny.edu or Dr. Keosha Bond kbond@med.cuny.edu.
Applications from individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, and/or transgender, as well as people of color, are encouraged. The City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
CUNY School of Medicine - Department of
Part Time
$18.00-$25.00
20.00
Jan 11, 2023 (Or Until Filled)