About this role
Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY).
The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries.
We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY.
Primary Location:
The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK
Bargaining Unit:
No
This is a part-time Research Coordinator (RC) position for the Partnership Community Outreach, Research, and Education (PCORE) core, which is the community outreach component of the City College of New York-Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Partnership (“the Partnership”). The primary goal of the Partnership is to reduce cancer health disparities through research, training and community-engaged activity. The PCORE RC is responsible for handling the Core’s research and data management needs, which include data collection, entry, and analysis, developing regular evaluation reports for PCORE activities, and assistance with manuscript preparation. In addition, the position requires working with other PCORE/Partnership staff to facilitate our varied community-based activities, with responsibilities ranging from participant recruitment to small-scale community event planning.
Other Duties
The PCORE RC will be responsible for assisting the PCORE Principal Investigators in developing quantitative and qualitative needs assessment tools (focus groups, surveys), participating in data collection from community-based organizations and health care facilities, entering the data into the project databases, and conducting data cleaning. Participant resource navigation and case management (cancer screening and healthcare appointment referrals) are also a responsibility. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree is the minimum qualification, with a preference towards degrees in the social sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology), public health, nutrition, biological sciences, or other related fields. An interest in and/or commitment to community-engaged science and/or the reduction of health disparities is also a plus. The position requires the ability to complete tasks of moderate to standard difficulty under limited supervision and/or to assist more senior staff in working on more difficult assignments. The position also requires flexibility in work hours, locations and settings given the need to periodically work in community settings throughout New York City.
Communication Skills: The candidate is preferred to be bilingual in French, with language fluency assessed during the interview process. Strong oral and written communication skills are a must, given the need to share, explain, and/or interpret information on a regular basis while interacting with employees, management and clinical staff, patients and research subjects.
Data and Information Management Skills: The candidate must possess strong data skills (e.g., data entry, management, and quality assurance) and preferably experience with data analysis, particularly with software like SPSS, Access, REDCap, or SAS. The candidate must have strong organizational skills and the ability to function independently.
Time Management Skills: Excellent time management skills and the ability to set priorities among several tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Administrative Skills: The ability to organize and maintain all research information for assigned projects and to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures within CCNY, MSKCC and from external regulatory/sponsoring agencies.
Computer Skills: The ability to use a computer and software such as the Microsoft Office Suite, database management, spreadsheet, word processing and graphics applications. A strong familiarity with Internet searches and facility with research databases (e.g., PubMed) is preferred.
Pay Range:
$27.47 to $27.47 per hour
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals
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.