Job Title: Data Research Assistant
PVN ID: PH-2011-003766
Category: Research
Location: CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTH POLICY

Job Description

General Description

The CUNY ISPH is recruiting for a part-time research assistant (up to 19 hours / week, with some schedule flexibility).  The primary focus of the work is to support data cleaning for the CHASING COVID Cohort , a longitudinal cohort of over 6,000 participants.  The study has already completed five survey rounds and collected antibody specimens (self-collected) among all participants. 

 

The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) was founded on the notion that substantial improvements in population health can be efficiently achieved through better implementation of existing strategies, policies, and interventions across multiple sectors. The ISPH leads cutting-edge research across a range of topics, including health disparities, COVID, HIV, substance use, and mental health.  We utilize innovative methods, including large online national cohorts, discrete choice experiments, quasi-experimental methods, visualization dashboards, and cluster RCT / hybrid trials. 

 

Interested candidates should apply with a cover letter and resume.  The cover letter should specifically describe detailed prior data management experience.

Other Duties

  • Review SAS or R program for errors
  • Adapt SAS or R program for quality assessment, data review, and data cleaning
  • Review and process written responses for recoding and analysis
  • Running frequencies and preparing tables
  • Checking tables prior to distribution
  • Investigating response issues
  • Test surveys
  • Monitor data during data collection

Qualifications

  • MPH (in progress is fine) in Biostatistics / Epidemiology
  • Experience working in SAS and R
  • Ability to efficiently prioritize and execute tasks independently
  • Attention to detail and an eye for identifying issues

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
CUNY ISPH
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Jan 23, 2021 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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