Job Title: Clinical and Administrative Research Assistant
PVN ID: HC-2407-006324
Category: Research
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Relationship Health Research Team, led by Dr. Tyrel J. Starks, examines intimate relationships as a context for behavioral health, with a particular emphasis on populations at high risk for HIV acquisition. Our work includes formative studies that document associations between relationship functioning and health outcomes (e.g., sexual HIV transmission risk, substance use, depression, and intimate partner violence) as well as intervention development and testing. All of these studies seek to evaluate among sexual and gender minorities the premise that individual and relationship health are interconnected. 

A list of active projects and recent publications is available here: https://www.hunterrhrt.org/

The Clinical Research Assistant is a hybrid position that combines direct interaction with research participants (conducting behavioral risk assessments and delivering intervention content) with supporting administrative functions within the RHRT lab. We are looking for a motivated individual to become an integral part of our collaborative team and opportunities for career development and advancement exist.

Review of applications will begin August 1st with a target start date of September 1st, 2024

Compensation: $25 to $28 per hour with a competitive full-time benefits package; $28 to $30 for candidates who have achieved NY state licensure.
*Dr. Starks is licensed in NY State, and supervision in support of licensure is therefore available.

Please submit a cover letter and a resume through the Research Foundation’s application portal.

Other Duties

  • Clinically-relevant responsibilities include, but not limited to:
    • Delivery of behavioral health interventions addressing substance use and sexual risk taking including the delivery of interventions to couples
    • Conducting behavioral risk assessments
    • Completing trainings for multiple studies and implementing protocols accurately
  • Administrative responsibilities include, but not limited to:
    • Ordering, receiving, and storing office and research supplies
    • Communication with vendors, building management, and College Administration
    • Managing and monitoring vendor and subcontract payments
    • Preparation and submission of institutional review board applications
    • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters in Social Work or Mental Health counseling
  • Exposure to or prior experience delivering motivational interviewing based interventions
  • Background or interest in
    • HIV/AIDS research, emerging adulthood research, or substance use research
    • Health disparities that impact sexual and gender minority people
  • Experience working in an office environment
  • Ability to take direction and work as part of a team as well as independently
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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
Psychology
Status
Full Time
Pay Range
$25.00-$30.00
Closing Date
Sep 02, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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