Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator - in Neuroimaging studies
PVN ID: QC-1704-001775
Category: Research
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

Open Position: Part-Time Clinical Research Coordinator in Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Studies

This is a two-years position, renewable for longer based upon performance and productivity. Review of applicants will begin on May 1st, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled.

The candidate will contribute to multiple neuropsychological and imaging studies of children at the Computational Neuroanatomy and Neuroinformatics Lab (CNN Lab) mainly at New Jersey Institute of Technology, in collaboration with clinical departments at City University of New York, Rutgers University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The multiple neuroimaging modalities involved in the lab includes structural MRI, DTI, task-based and resting-state fMRI and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The study population is focused on children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Mood Disorder (MD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Candidate Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist with subject recruitment, consent, and scheduling of families for research studies.
  • Prepare documents for IRB renewal and amendments.
  • Perform demographic, neurocognitive, and clinical data collation at study visits, including conducting MRI scans, neuropsychological and developmental assessments.
  • Conducting occasional after-hours and weekend study visits.

 

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology, Public Health, or other related fields; or on-campus students pursuing their Bachelor’s/Master’s degrees in these fields.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced research environment.
  • Strong interest in cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuropsychology, child development, and other related fields is ideal for this position.
  • Knowledge and practical experience working with children is a plus

 

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone considering graduate studies in neuroimaging, neuropsychology, clinical or developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology or medicine.

 

Work schedule is 15 – 30 hours per week, with competitive payment based on qualification.

Other Duties

Qualifications

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
Psychology
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Hour(s) a week
15.00-30.00
Closing Date
Jun 24, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

Actions