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General Description
Overview: Full-time, salaried, hybrid position (primarily remote), located anywhere in NY State
We are hiring a Health Education Research Coordinator to facilitate both a socialization and sex education curriculum and a physical and nutrition curriculum for young people aged 16-27 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The facilitation will take place remotely over Zoom. The facilitation is part of a randomized control trial to evaluate the efficacy of these curricula. The job will also include related research aspects such as recruitment, administering consent, and data reporting. The position may include occasional travel and in-person work for recruitment and meetings. You will be part of a collaborative team of 2-3 other Health Educator Research Coordinators.
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
The start date is August 15, 2023 (or mutually agreed upon alternative).
Details: The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) is recruiting for a Health Education Research Coordinator for a 5-year NIH-funded randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a socialization and sex education program among individuals with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), under the direction of co-Principal Investigators Suzanne McDermott and Heidi Jones, faculty at the CUNY School of Public Health.
The randomized controlled trial (RCT) will test a socialization and sex education curriculum among 856 adolescents and young adults (ages 16-27) with Down syndrome and other types of mild/moderate I/DD. Half of the participants will be randomized to receive a socialization and sex education curriculum, and the other half a physical exercise and nutrition intervention. The Health Education Research Coordinator will facilitate interventions in 7-week cycles.
This position involves: (1) recruitment and informed consent of adolescents and young adults, ages 16-27 years, who agree to participate in the study and to be randomly assigned to a reproductive health intervention or a healthy living intervention, and (2) providing the delivery of the health education interventions. The intervention will be conducted remotely, but some within state travel may be required for recruitment. The schedule may vary and will include some evening hours and some weekend days.
The Health Education Research Coordinator will have a caseload of approximately 16 individuals for weekly Zoom one-on-one meetings and 2 groups of approximately 8 individuals for weekly Zoom group sessions during each 7-week cycle. The intervention phase will last approximately two and a half years, and each Health Educator Research Coordinator will work with up to 300 individuals over the course of the intervention phase.
The Health Educator Research Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the study for participants on their caseload and will be supervised by the Project Manager and the Co-Principal Investigators, through weekly remote meetings. The job involves facilitating health curricula remotely. Required tech (cell phone and tablet or laptop) will be provided. The applicant must have access to a quiet, private space with strong Wi-Fi.
Health Educator Research Coordinator duties include:
- Recruitment of study participants through outreach to service providers and community organizations
- Administration of informed consent/assent to participants
- Communicating assignment to the individual or group intervention to participants based on randomization scheme and scheduling appointments
- After receiving training on the interventions, implementing the health education curricula
- Maintaining accurate session completion records, and data entry
- Working with self-advocates/lived experience consultants to identify solutions to challenges that arise
- Completing progress reports
Other Duties
- Attend staff meetings and trainings as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- At least one year of experience working with adolescents or adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) or other experience with someone living with a disability
- People with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Knowledge and comfortability with discussing sexuality and sexual health
- Comfortable with conducting virtual small group exercise and nutrition classes
- Ability to adapt instruction to make sessions accessible and understandable
- Evidence of collaboration with colleagues
- Experience with remote facilitation is a plus
- At least a bachelor’s degree (BA or BS)
About the CUNY SPH: The mission of The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy is to provide a collaborative and accessible environment for excellence in education, research, and service in public health, to promote and sustain healthier populations in New York City and around the world, and to shape policy and practice in public health for all.
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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.
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Key Features
CUNY ISPH
Full Time
$53,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sep 17, 2023 (Or Until Filled)