Job Title: Research Assistant
PVN ID: HC-2007-003668
Category: Research
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The position is for a Geographic Information System (GIS) Research Assistant working primarily on dental health service accessibility in NYC. The GIS Research Assistant is expected to work with a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College. Tasks will include spatial data analysis, spatial statistics, and manuscript writing. The job is paid hourly without benefits at $12-16 per hour, depending on qualifications. The assistant is expected to work 10-18 hours per week for about one month. There are no requirements for working location or mode.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Expertise in geography or related field with GIS experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of GIS applications, specifically ArcGIS 10.x
  • Have considerable knowledge of geospatial concepts, principles, and methods.
  • Experience of spatial statistical software such as GeoDa, SPSS, or R
  • Knowledge of GIS applications as it relates to health and population data
  • Skills and knowledge of academic writing

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Geography
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$12.00-$16.00
Hour(s) a week
10.00-18.00
Closing Date
Sep 22, 2020 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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