Job Title: Senior Research Associate to the President
PVN ID: LA-2305-005644
Category: Research
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Senior Research Associate to the President supports the president of LaGuardia Community College by leading special research and planning initiatives that advance the mission of the colleg and are designed to increase student success, community engagement, and institutional effectiveness. Projects may include, for example:

  • securing industry expertise to inform academic programs
  • conducting surveys and research on student outcomes
  • program development
  • collaborations with businesses and community-based organizations to produce internship and job opportunities for students
  • strategic planning
  • program analysis
  • leveraging the college’s unique assets in service to Queens and NYC
  • research to identify funding opportunities and other resources to support student success

Other Duties

Qualifications

The position is ideal for a highly-motivated, well-organized, self-starter who is passionate about the mission of LaGuardia Community College. He/she/they should be able work closely with the president, but also be highly effective when working independently. The Senior Research Associate also works with other college administrators, faculty, staff, and students as needed. The position requires excellent research, analytical, and writing skills. The president is looking for a Senior Research Associate for Summer 2023. A full-time commitment of at least six weeks is preferred. Start and end dates are flexible. Salary commensurate with experience. For more information, including priority projects for this summer, please contact Nayelli Valencia Turrent, chief-of-staff to the president, at nvalenciaturrent@lagcc.cuny.edu. 

LaGuardia Community College
Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York/CUNY. LaGuardia’s nine academic departments offer more than 50 associate degree and certificate programs. Major areas of study include Health Sciences, STEM, Business and Technology, and Liberal Arts. Upon graduation most students transfer to senior colleges, typically in CUNY, to complete their Baccalaureate degrees. Graduates of career programs such as Nursing, Computer Technology, and Veterinary Technology enter the workforce. In 2021, LaGuardia served over 26,000 students in pre-college, associate degree, and continuing education programs. Consistent with the diversity of Queens, 52 percent of LaGuardia students are born outside of the United States. They come from 133 countries and speak 62 heritage languages. More than half (54 percent) are first-generation college students. Virtually all LaGuardia students are ethnic minorities (88 percent), 58 percent are women, 33 percent are over the age of 25. Forty-seven percent of LaGuardia students are Hispanic, almost double the threshold of 25 percent required by the US Department of Education for designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Ninety-nine percent of LaGuardia students receive some form of financial aid, including COVID-related aid. Half of LaGuardia students attend part-time, often because they need to work to support their families.

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
Status
Full Time
Pay Range
$45.00-$50.00
Closing Date
Jul 31, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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