Careers Job Description
General Description
Under the routine supervision of the SPH Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs or her designee, performs simple to moderately complex research, investigation, or analytic activities as part of a research team or working individually; works under varying degrees of supervision depending on the scope and complexity of the project or assignment. Assists in gathering information for and preparing abstracts, literature reviews, reports, briefs, op-eds, journal articles, emails, letters, advocacy campaigns, and other internal and external communications and publications. Assists in planning meetings, conferences, and events and in preparing and disseminating publications and web-based and social media communication about research findings.
This is a part-time position of 15 – 19 hours per week to start as soon as possible. The pay rate is $25 - $30/hour, depending on experience.
Other Duties
- Assists in coordinating projects and managing timelines for deliverables, including publication submission, review, and revision processes.
- Follows protocols for gathering qualitative and/or quantitative data, coding data or information, analyzing data, maintaining data security, and archiving data as needed.
- Assists in designing measures and systems to track and results for routine projects.
- Keeps accurate, well-organized records.
- Performs the duties of lower-level positions as needed; performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Intellectual and practical understanding of global public health issues, particularly as they relate to gender justice and sexual and reproductive justice, and/or environmental justice.
- Ability to comprehend and act on assignments of varying complexity.
- Ability to synthesize information from diverse sources and communicate it effectively.
- Ability to handle multiple assignments of moderate complexity.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing and orally with researcher team members, partners entities, study participants, and in presenting findings for internal and external audiences.
- Ability to use effectively basic office and qualitative research software and web-based technology, as needed.
- Knowledge of diverse sources for finding information in the field.
- Ability to take direction and work as part of a team as well as independently.
Qualifications: A Master’s Degree in public health, law, or a related field from an accredited institution, and at least (3) years of additional research experience pertinent to the scope and complexity of the project.
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
Part Time
$25.00-$30.00
15.00-19.00
Oct 18, 2023 (Or Until Filled)