Careers Job Description
General Description
The Program Coordinator position will be a full-time role for the first two years, transitioning to part-time for the next three years. The Program Coordinator will work closely with Principal Investigators (PIs) to manage and coordinate the R25 NIH grant with the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and partnering schools. This role requires work on Saturdays, after-school hours, and some evenings.
Other Duties
- Support the development of teacher modules
- Coordinate with PIs, and STEP on recruitment efforts for the program.
- Monitor budgets and assist with the preparation of reports and regulatory documents.
- Facilitate recruitment, outreach, and networking activities.
- Collect data and provide advisement and communication support.
- Organize enrichment opportunities and track program budgets.
- Oversee student recruitment and retention efforts.
- Collaborate with college departments to ensure program success.
- Plan and implement Teacher’s Workforce Development Conferences (1 per year).
- Coordinate with parents or legal guardians of participating HS students.
- Coordinate with NYC Department of Health outreach programs to bring speakers and experts to the participating schools.
- Plan and implement Students Research Conferences
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Education, STEM, social work, public Health, or a related field.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
- Some experience in student advisement and curriculum development.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Secondary teaching experience preferred.
- Research experience required, and health research preferred.
- Ability to work effectively during flexible hours, including weekends and evenings.
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
CUNY Institute for Health Equity
Full Time
$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Oct 08, 2024 (Or Until Filled)