Careers Job Description
General Description
The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST) of Hunter College, City University of New York, is hiring for a full-time Adherence Facilitator with knowledge and experience in the areas of HIV/AIDS, and adolescent health including treatment and issues faced by youth living with HIV. CHEST (www.chestnyc.org) is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary research center which blends academic and community-based work focused on sexual health, HIV/AIDS, LGBT issues, and substance use. CHEST is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds, including racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities.
Adherence Facilitator: The Adherence Facilitator’s primary role will be to deliver cell-phone based interventions aimed at increasing adherence to antiretroviral medications among HIV+ youth for federally funded research studies with a focus on adolescent health and HIV/AIDS. The Adherence Facilitator will develop study related procedures, manuals and materials and collaborate with CHEST staff with regards to assessment and tracking of participants. The Adherence Facilitator will build rapport with participants and HIV care providers and assess reasons for non-adherence and problem-solve barriers to adherence. The Adherence Facilitator will also screen and develop regular call schedules with participants, track compensation, maintain study logs, schedule laboratory visits and perform other administrative duties associated with running longitudinal studies.
Other Duties
The Adherence Facilitator is required to troubleshoot and resolve research related issues while balancing a full workload and escalate issues to the Project Director as needed. The Adherence Facilitator may supervise others and reports directly to the Project Director who maintains responsibility for the respective research projects. The Adherence Facilitator will work closely with the CHEST Project Director and have communication with healthcare providers across the continental US.
Qualifications
Bachelor degree with knowledge of HIV including treatments is required, training and experience in motivational interviewing and experience working for healthcare, medical, or research settings are highly desired. The Adherence Facilitator position requires excellent organizational, written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills as the Adherence Facilitator will make regular phone calls to participants and providers and manage and track adherence to the intervention; compliance with protocols is required and experience with delivering interventions, tracking participants, maintaining audio files and electronic logs are highly preferred as is proficiency with data entry and some data analysis. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and familiarity with research methodology is also highly desirable. Applicants must be able to work independently in a self-directed fashion while managing repetitive tasks. Flexible schedule with evening and weekend work sometimes required.
When applying please submit a resume/CV and a cover letter. Note: Resumes without a cover letter that clearly delineate experience and interest in HIV/AIDS treatment and adherence will not be considered for review.
CHEST is an equal opportunity employer. Transgender, gender non-conforming people, people of color and individuals with experience within diverse LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities are encouraged to apply.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
CHEST Hunter College
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jan 16, 2018 (Or Until Filled)