Job Title: Project Director
PVN ID: HC-1904-003026
Category: Research
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST) of Hunter College, City University of New York, is hiring a full-time research Project Director with experience in the areas of behavioral intervention research (including randomized controlled trials), HIV/AIDS, sexual health, and substance use. 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.

Responsibilities: The primary role of the Project Director is to ensure that assigned research projects meet targeted enrollment within the proposed budget and scheduled timeline while adhering to organization objectives, good clinical practices, and research design guidelines. The Project Director manages a portfolio of research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health. The position features the management of randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions.

The role involves:

  • Overseeing a team of Project Coordinators and Research Assistants as they carry out study activities.
  • Creating, updating, and insuring compliance with study operating procedures.
  • Tracking study progress, financial expenditures, and enrollment to insure compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements.
  • Coordinating interactions between the project team and a diverse group of collaborative research staff, including: Administration and Investigators as well as the Recruitment, Clinical, and Data Teams. The role may also require collaboration with other institutions, community based organizations, regulatory agencies, and consultants.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

To apply: please submit a cover letter and resume. Only those applicants who are selected for interviews will be directly contacted.

Other Duties

Qualifications

 

Strong research background required, with Masters or doctoral training looked upon favorably; training and experience in the healthcare, medical, or research setting; experience with research on intimate relationships (including research involving couples) preferred; proficiency with data management and analysis in SPSS desirable; familiarity with Qualtrics, MS Access databases, and RedCap systems strongly desired; extensive experience with Microsoft Office. Applicants must be able to lead a team to think independently in a self-directed fashion while managing multiple tasks. The Project Director position requires excellent personnel management, organizational, communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills to achieve project aims and milestones.

 

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
Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
May 04, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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