Project Coordinator

General Description

The Project Coordinator will be tasked with overseeing the day-to-day operations of our minority health research project. This includes but not limited to managing project timelines, coordinating meetings and events, and providing administrative support for grant-related activities.

Other Duties

• Manage project logistics, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and tracking project milestones.
• Assist in the development of progress reports, and other project-related documents.
• Liaise with research collaborators, community partners, and funding agencies to facilitate communication and collaboration.
• Coordinate data collection efforts, including participant recruitment, data entry, and quality assurance procedures.
• Organize and maintain project-related files, documents, and databases in accordance with data management protocols.
• Assist with literature reviews, data analysis, and preparation of research findings for presentations and publications.
• Provide administrative support for project-related activities, such as organizing conferences, workshops, and training sessions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Previous experience in research coordination or project management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Knowledge of research ethics and regulatory requirements governing human subjects research.
• Commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in research settings.

RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

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.

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