Careers Job Description
General Description
To be involved in active research training (at least 15 hours per week) on (a) selected project (s) during the entire tenure as a BP-ENDURE scholar. The research must be conducted at Hunter College or one of our partner institutions.
The research assistant intern will report directly to Kizzy Vazquez, our program coordinator. Placement of research projects will be made in conjunction with BPENDURE Directors and/or Administrator. Mentors or research projects can be changed only after consultation with the BP-ENDURE Directors and/or Administrator.
Location: Hunter College and our partner institutions, Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan.
Start date: Targeting October 1, 2025.
Hours: First 9 months are part-time. Approximately 15 hours/week during September 2025-May 31, 2026 15 hours/week during the 2025–2026 academic year, with the opportunity for extension. Depending on NIH funding, our grant renewal from September 1, 2025-August 31, 2026.
Other Duties
Qualifications
- ACCEPTED to the BPENDURE program at HUNTER COLLEGE and Full-time matriculated student at Hunter College.
- All BP-ENDURE students are expected to meet high academic standards and must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 throughout their academic career. Students not meeting this standard might be placed on probation. A student who’s GPA remains below the required minimum for two consecutive semesters may be dismissed from the program.
- Students must have a plan or desire to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. All students are required to participate on a full-time basis in a summer internship. Information about possible research placements can be found: in the BP-ENDURE office.
- Matriculate full-time at Hunter College throughout the academic year (12 credit hrs.). If registering for more than 15 credit hours, the BP-ENDURE Program must approve it.
- To attend the weekly BP-ENDURE seminars.
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
Psychology
Part Time
$16.50-$16.59
15.00
Nov 29, 2025 (Or Until Filled)