Job Title: Program Coordinator
PVN ID: CC-2212-005306
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK

Job Description

General Description

The Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) at The City College of New York is a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded program that seeks to diversify the pool of students who complete a Ph.D. degree in biomedical research fields and to prepare them for careers in the biomedical research workforce. This grant-funded program has an expected duration of 5 years beginning 5/01/20, with the potential for renewal.

G-RISE is recruiting candidates for a part-time Program Coordinator. Reporting to the Program Director and co-Program Director, the Program Coordinator’s primary tasks and responsibilities will include:

  • Administering the NIH G-RISE grant project, including on-boarding of personnel; processing of payments for personnel, stipends, research supplies, and professional travel; tracking of expenditures; assisting with financial planning;
  • Preparing and managing deadlines for periodic programmatic reports to the NIH (RPPR) and institutional officials;
  • Soliciting, coordinating and processing applications from prospective G-RISE trainees
  • Coordinating in-person and virtual meetings, research conferences and seminars, including audiovisual needs; assisting participants with travel arrangements; scheduling face-to-face and videoconference meetings and conference calls; ordering refreshments; planning agendas
  • Serving as liaison with G-RISE trainees, faculty mentors, Advisory Committees, research collaborators and Program Officials at CUNY and the NIH;
  • Serving as liaison with fiscal administrators on budgetary and administrative matters, including CCNY Grants Office, CUNY Research Foundation, and NIH;
  • Collecting and maintaining records on student recruitment, retention, academic performance, teaching experience, research progress, professional development, graduation, and job placement; liaising with the Project Evaluator.

Other Duties

  • Assisting with the preparation of external grant applications, supplements, and renewals;
  • Maintaining websites and updating brochures for G-RISE;
  • Maintaining G-RISE office area;
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Director and co-Director

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a business or technical field, is required; related advanced degrees are welcome. Prior administrative experience supporting a senior-level executive, preferably in a higher education or non-profit environment, is highly recommended.

 

The ideal candidate will also have:

  • Knowledge of RFCUNY and/or CUNY purchasing and personnel procedures;
  • Proficiency with standard office software programs such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint; Adobe Acrobat for PDF creation and editing; InDesign; WordPress; e-mail distribution lists; Dropbox; Slack; and Internet usage;
  • Strong organizational ability, attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills;
  • Ability to work well with faculty, high-level administrators, students and co-workers; prioritizing tasks under pressure of deadlines;
  • Initiative, self-starting ability, resourcefulness, sound judgment, professional demeanor;
  • Ability to work in-person and remotely, as appropriate.

 

The City College of New York has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity.  In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of individuals, including women and under-represented groups. Upon request, reasonable accommodations can be provided for individuals with disabilities.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

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

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
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Status
Part Time
Annual Salary Range
$45,000.00 - $52,500.00
Hour(s) a week
26.00
Closing Date
Feb 22, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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