Careers Job Description
General Description
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, located in central Queens. We are seeking a part-time office assistant for our Worker Health Protection Program, which provides free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear workers.
We are seeking a part-time office assistant to handle routine clerical tasks for our medical screening program. This position is ideal for college students looking to gain experience in a professional environment while balancing their studies. The successful candidate will support daily operations by assisting on various administrative tasks. This position will be in-person at Queens College.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Print, organize and assemble routine program mailings for outreach and other participant notifications.
- Enter medical data into FileMaker database; file and organize digital medical results; maintain participant privacy and security utilizing designated protocols.
- Complete required training on data protection and security, human subject research and other topics as required.
- Assist with other office related tasks as needed.
Hours: Part-time, 10 to 19 hours per week, with flexible scheduling options during business hours.
Location: In-person at Queens College in Flushing, New York
Other Duties
Qualifications
- Ability to work in a very organized and detail-oriented manner to ensure accuracy and privacy protection.
- Must be 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 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
Barry Commoner Center
Part Time
$21.00-$24.00
10.00-19.00
Dec 31, 2024 (Or Until Filled)