Careers Job Description
General Description
The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science and Population Health (ISPH) is hiring a full-time research Participant Recruitment & Retention Coordinator (R&R Coordinator) with experience in the area of HIV Prevention with Men who have sex with men.
Position Description: The role of the Participant Recruitment and Retention Coordinator will be to oversee the identification, enrollment, and retention of a large US national study of gay and bisexual men— who are enrolled via electronic recruitment methods and who complete at-home self-administered HIV testing as well as at-home online surveys.
The R&R Coordinator will report directly to the Principal Investigator and work with the Project Coordinator to ensure the study meets enrollment targets and adheres to the study protocols. The R&R Coordinator will also be charged with developing electronic recruitment materials, negotiating advertising, and tracking all recruitment efforts including cost-effectiveness analyses and response rates.
The R&R Coordinator will work with research assistants, work closely with the Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator, and be charged with leading all activities regarding recruitment and retention. This will include generating reports on enrollment and retention/study progress, maintaining rapport with participants as part of retention efforts, lead study newsletter efforts, leading communication with community groups and the community advisory board.
The R&R Coordinator will deliver presentations and dissemination of findings to the community via newsletters, community advisory board meetings, and community-based presentations.
Other Duties
Qualifications
BS/BA with 2 years of experience digital/community outreach to LGBT communities. The ideal candidate will have some training behavioral research settings (ideally with training/expertise in HIV/AIDS, sexuality, sexual health, and/or with LGBT populations); proficiency with data management and analysis in SPSS is preferred; familiarity with Qualtrics a plus. Applicants must be self-starters, highly motivated, have strong communication skills, and have exemplary abilities to multi-task
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Benefits: Full-time employees have access to range of benefits including health, vision, dental, retirement, paid sick leave and paid vacation.
To apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying to this posting. CUNY is an equal opportunity employer.
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
ISPH
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Aug 21, 2017 (Or Until Filled)