Job Title: Research Interviewer
PVN ID: QC-2506-006884
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Barry Commoner Center at Queens College is seeking a Research Interviewer to work on the World Trade Center Heart Study at the Barry Commoner Center (in-person position). The successful candidate will assist the project manager with active annual follow-up activities.

Interviewer Responsibilities

  • Conduct survey interviews by phone for all participants using the FileMaker platform
  • Request authorization for medical record releases when needed
  • Contact current WTC Heart participants via mail to invite them to complete surveys
  • Enter sensitive and confidential medical data using the FileMaker Pro database

Work Hours: Full-time in-person position (35 hours/week) from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with 1-hour lunch break.

Other Duties

  • Maintain custody of study records
  • Participate in meetings and database training sessions
  • Print and distribute the annual WTC-Heart Newsletter and flyers
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in science, biology, or related field, with at least 1 year of relevant work experience in health research studies
  • Strong references from previous employers
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Spanish proficiency preferred
  • Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, teamwork, and proactive work approach
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Proficency in Microsoft Excel

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
$40,000.00 - $40,000.00
Closing Date
Aug 10, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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