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Research Foundation CUNY Community Event Staff in New York City, New York
Job Title: Community Event Staff
PVN ID: BK-2404-006254
Category: Research
Location: BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Job Description
General Description
Project Description: 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 consists of a) a community advisory board; b) interviews/surveys with community members; c) community listening sessions; and d) a pilot intervention.
For this project, we are seeking 8-10 part-time community event staff to support project activities such as community meetings between May 1, and July 31, 2024.
Other Duties
Primary Responsibilities:
Specific duties include (but may not be limited to):
Participate in team meetings and training sessions.
Travel to event spaces in the 5 borough (5 events total, 1 per borough)
Set up event space, including AV equipment, food/beverages, registration table, etc.
Staff the registration table and collect basic information about participants and obtain oral consent
Support group discussions as facilitator and note-taker
Distribute program materials and participant incentives.
Perform other duties associated with community meetings as needed.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Graduate or undergraduate student pursuing a degree in public health, community health, psychology, nursing, social work, or related fields.
Articulate and tactful communication skills; readiness to meet and work directly with community members and research participants.
Experience working in immigrant communities is essential. Experience working with African immigrants is desirable.
Ability to follow research protocol, and handle and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity.
Must be able to travel to locations in all five boroughs for special events on weekends both as necessary.
Community event staff will work in teams of 5-8.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of or familiarity with community-based participatory research methods (E.g., interviews, focus groups, town halls, and advisory boards).
Experience and comfort using REDCap, Google Forms, or other survey tools, as well as mobile hotspots, iPads, and digital recorders.
Experience serving as group discussion facilitator and/or note taker
Knowledge of and/or experience collaborating with the African immigrant community.
Completion of CITI training courses in social and behavioral research with human subjects is required for all staff and volunteers involved in this project. CUNY Provides free access to the needed CITI trainings and refresher courses as needed.
Virtual training on May 2nd, 2024, 7-9PM
Pay and Benefits:
This position is hourly, anticipated 15 hours per person between May 1, and July 31, 2024. Pay $20/hr. Paid training and meetings. This position is not eligible for a benefits package. Travel via public transportation will be covered.
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About the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
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 Health and Nutrition Sciences
Status Part Time
Pay Range $18.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week 0.00-6.00
Closing Date Jun 24, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit No
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