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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Research Coordinator.
Together Growing Strong (TGS) is an initiative within The Department of Population Health in the NYU Grossman School of Medicine that aims to strengthen early childhood health and wellbeing by supporting families, providers, and educators in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The initiative is led by a core team of senior faculty in the NYU Grossman School of Medicine as well as the Vice President for Community programming in the Family Support Center at NYU Langone Brooklyn. We are seeking a Research Coordinator to work closely with us to recruit families into a longitudinal study, which aims to better understand the trajectories of families living in Sunset Park. The Research Coordinator will also be trained to conduct interviews and early childhood assessments with the family. The ideal candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm for working with families and can flexibly adjust to project demands. Knowledge and experiences recruiting families into longitudinal studies and/or conducting early childhood development assessments is preferred. Sunset Park is a diverse community with large numbers of immigrants from China and Latin America. Given the large immigrant population in Sunset Park, fluency in Spanish is required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and contribute to recruitment and consenting of research participants, including screening participants for eligibility and completing informed consent (in English and Spanish).
• Coordinate, enter, track, and maintain records of family participation in the program/study, including recruitment, consents and data collection
• Develop and maintain relationships and rapport with parents and children who are in the program/study.
• Coordinate and track/schedule upcoming program visits with parents.
• Conduct structured interviews with parents about a range of topics, including screens for depression and questions about their childs development and behaviors. Conduct interviews in English and Spanish.
• Administer standardized, pre-existing developmental assessments of toddler and preschool childrens cognitive and language development, and self-regulation.
• Translate research-related documents into Spanish.
• Transcribe and/or code videotapes (using micro-analytic coding techniques)
• Conduct all data management activities. This includes coordinating and tracking data collected, entering and cleaning data, and maintaining databases.
• Collect, prepare and submit all required documents of IRB submissions and continuations, as needed.
• Provide general support related to research tasks such as grant preparation, Institutional Review Board, literature reviews, and documentation for reports.
• Conduct literature reviews and summaries for the development of reports, manuscripts, papers and grant submissions. Manage reference managers and reference lists in Endnotes or similar software.
• Assist with coordination of volunteers, their schedules and assignments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team of research and clinical staff in all research activities.
• Participate in team meetings and research meetings.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelor's degree in life sciences, allied health or equivalent in a related discipline and 0-1 years experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Effective oral, written, communication, interpersonal skills. Must be able to work under the direction of supervision. Ability to operate research related equipment. Proficiency in using various Microsoft Office applications such as World, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook. Familiar with Internet applications. Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems. Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience with and continued interest in working with children and families
Familiarity and experience with clinical research standards, institutional review boards, HIPAA regulations.
Prior experience with data management, research protocols and/or clinical research in an early childhood setting.
Written and spoken language - Spanish
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure
Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
Team oriented and ability to work collaboratively within a large, multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to multi task and coordinate multiple projects

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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