Careers Job Description
General Description
We have an exciting position available to work on a project integrating evidence-based interventions with community-clinical approaches to reduce cardiovascular disease. The Research Associate will be an integral member of the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center, an innovative public-private partnership aimed at reducing heart disease inequities in New York City (NYC). The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with faculty and research staff to support the overall mission of the center. Applicants should be self-motivated and detail-oriented and have flexibility to travel locally to various research sites in NYC.
The specific duties of the position include:
- Conducting data extraction directly in the field, at primary care practices located throughout NYC.
- Importing, exporting, and manipulating data files.
- Developing databases that link medical claims data, electronic health (medical) records and other sources of data (e.g. census-based data).
- Managing analytic databases and ensuring quality assurance of data.
- Cleaning and recoding variables to accommodate analytic needs, including preparing codebooks to make data accessible to research team.
- Performing statistical analyses and presenting accurate and clear study results.
- Participating in manuscript development and other dissemination materials.
- Assisting with other duties as needed.
Other Duties
Qualifications
- A Master’s or M.P.H. degree or higher in Epidemiology, Statistics, or a closely allied field.
- At least two years experience using SAS statistical software and managing large and/or complex datasets.
- Experience working with primary care practice settings preferred.
- Interest in health equity research and ability to work in diverse settings.
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
Community Health and Social Sciences
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Nov 08, 2016 (Or Until Filled)