What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Coordinator position at Research Foundation at City College of New York?
General Description
In collaboration with eight of CUNY's senior campuses, Macaulay Honors College (MHC) provides the most promising undergraduate students with an elite academic program of interdisciplinary seminars, personalized advisement, and experiential learning supported by dedicated funding for study abroad, internships, and research. With an entering class of approximately 550 students distributed on campuses across the five boroughs of New York City, Macaulay's student body embraces the diversity of New York and represents the best and brightest of our next generation of leaders.
The Collaborative Academic Recovery Program at Macaulay Honors College
This project will solve how to effectively and efficiently move students off academic probation and into good academic standing. Academic probation directly affects students' persistence and graduation by disrupting credit accumulation, academic momentum, and access to internships and programs that prepare them for life after college.
Position Overview :
The Program Coordinator for the Collaborative Academic Recovery Program (CARP) will lead and manage key components of this initiative during Year 1. The coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of a resource guide and academic dashboard, finalize the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the College Access : Research & Action (CARA) peer mentoring program, and recruit, train, and support student mentors. The position will require close collaboration with campus staff, consultants, and key personnel at eight partnering senior colleges to review academic recovery data, develop evidence-based interventions, and ensure the successful completion of program goals. The Program Coordinator reports to the Associate Dean for Student Services and Engagement and will be an essential part of a team working toward improving academic recovery efforts across the 8 senior colleges.
Note : this is a grant-funded, one-year position.
Key Responsibilities :
Resource Guide Development
- Lead the creation of the Collaborative Academic Recovery Program's resource guide, ensuring it is comprehensive, user-friendly, and accessible to students, mentors, and staff.
- Collaborate with academic support staff, faculty, and consultants to ensure the guide meets the needs of all stakeholders.
Student Support Team
Dashboard Development
Peer Mentoring Program
Data Review and Evidence-Based Intervention Development
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
Project Management and Reporting
Work Environment
To Apply :
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume outlining their qualifications and experience by Wednesday, March 19.
Other Duties
Qualifications
Required Qualifications :
Preferred 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.
