Job Title: Study Coordinator
PVN ID: PH-2012-003782
Category: Research
Location: CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTH POLICY

Job Description

General Description

Seeking a full-time (35 hours per week) Study Coordinator with experience in the areas of HIV Prevention with sexual and gender minorities. The Study Coordinator will be working across multiple NIH-funded projects focusing on HIV prevention and sexual health of sexual and gender minorities. The Study Coordinator will be responsible for minor and moderately complex research and analytic tasks as part of a research team, as well as working individually, under various degrees of supervision.

Other Duties

  • Study Coordination:

    • Creating and maintaining study documentation including study protocols and recruitment materials
    • Keeping detailed and accurate documentation related to study
    • Communication with participants on sensitive subject matter (including HIV testing)
    • Maintain confidentiality as required by the project or as directed by supervisors

    Data collection:

    • Assist in programming and testing surveys using Qualtrics software
    • Conduct interviews & assessments of research participants/subjects
    • Data entry

    Data management:

    • Prepare datasets for analysis including recoding variables, merging datasets, computing scores, and performing quality control to assure dataset quality

    Data analysis:

    • Assist in conducting quantitative descriptive analyses, calculate inferential statistics between groups, and regression modeling

    Data dissemination:

    • Assist in literature reviews for papers or presentations
    • Assist in writing manuscripts for publication
    • Assist in developing presentations from study findings

Qualifications

  • MS/MPH in public health or MA/MS in social or behavioral sciences required
  • At least 2-3 years of research experience in closely applicable research
  • Intermediate to advanced skills in writing syntax in SPSS
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks at a given time
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Friendly demeanor, and ability to communicate with research staff and research participants

Additional preferred qualifications

  • Background in HIV/AIDS research, LGBT Health, and alcohol/drug use issues
  • Ability to write syntax/code in R or SAS
  • Familiarity with Qualtrics and Access Database management
  • Spanish language fluency

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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
CUNY ISPH
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Feb 09, 2021 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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