Research Assistant

This study seeks to understand the dynamic complexity underlying acculturative stress and mental well-being among Ghanaian immigrants living in New York City.

The project will consist of a) convening a community advisory board; b) conducting surveys with community members; c) conducting community listening sessions; and d) developing and implementing a pilot intervention.

For this project, we are seeking a Research Assistant.

Primary Responsibilities:

Specific duties include (not limited to):

• Project expense submission of payment/reimbursement requests
• Purchasing and inventory of supplies, packing/mailing supplies to remote staff
• Order/Purchase, and track distribution of program materials and participant gift cards etc.
• Support meeting schedules for project team, advisory board, and other meetings as needed
• Help coordinate recruitment/follow-up with project participants and interviewers via phone calls, social media, Slack, and email
• Develop new program materials including recruitment flyers, social media posts, and radio/newspaper ads
• Participate in team meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Perform data entry and data management
• Support the planning and implementation of events, including space rental, food delivery, and vendor relations
• Administrative duties such as mailing, printing/copying, emailing, etc
• Completion of CITI training courses in social and behavioral research with human subjects is required for all staff and volunteers involved in this project. Will be provided.
• Other duties as assigned

• Recent grad or current graduate or undergraduate student pursuing a degree in accounting, business management, public health, nutrition, social work, medicine, nursing, or related fields
• Experience w. Microsoft (E.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Drive (E.g., Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides), social media, and Canva, or equivalent
• Experience with general office administration skills
• Accounting and/or grant management experience
• Articulate and tactful communication skills; readiness to meet and work directly with community members and research participants
• Ability to follow research protocol, handle, and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity
• 10-15 hours weekly, in person at Brooklyn College and occasionally off-site
• Must be able to travel to sites in all five boroughs for special events, and occasionally work nights and/or weekends both remotely and in person as necessary

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Quickbooks or other accounting software a plus

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.

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.