Job Title: Research Assistant
PVN ID: QC-2311-005961
Category: Research
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (BCC)

Phone: 718-670-4180; Fax: 718-670-4189

The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment is an environmental and occupational health research center at Queens College, City University of New York and is located in Central Queens.  We are seeking a research assistant for our Worker Health Protection Program, which provides free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear workers. The purpose of the medical screening program is to evaluate the health impact of past exposures to hazardous chemicals and radiation.                                                                    

Job Description:

We are looking for a candidate to assist in administering multiple aspects of the medical screening program available to former workers at the Nevada Test Site and three DOE national laboratories in Northern California.  This position will be in-person at Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

  1. Utilize telephone skills to contact former workers, encourage enrollment and to conduct in-depth interviews to review participants’ medical and work histories
  2. Schedule appointments and coordinate with remote medical clinics and program physicians to facilitate medical screening and follow-up
  3. Review and edit medical results letters generated by program physicians
  4. Conduct data entry, including entering medical data into a FileMaker database

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong interest in public health, occupational and environmental health or health care.

This is a full-time positions, 35 hours per week, with some flexibility needed to accommodate working with West Coast contacts.                            

Other Duties

  1. Maintain participant privacy and security utilizing designated protocols
  2. Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings for program planning and quality assurance purposes
  3. Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

  • Minimum Associates degree, preferably college graduate with excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and in a very organized and detail-oriented manner.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and comfortable with other standard computer programs in Microsoft Office, with a willingness to learn how to work in Filemaker Pro databases.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Barry Commoner Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$48,000.00 - $51,000.00
Closing Date
Feb 29, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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