Clinical Research Assistant

Research Foundation of The City University of New York•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Relationship Health Research Team, led by Drs. Starks and Cain, examines intimate relationships as a context for behavioral health, with a particular emphasis on populations at high risk for HIV acquisition. Our work includes formative studies that document associations between relationship functioning and health outcomes (e.g., sexual HIV transmission risk, substance use, depression, and intimate partner violence) as well as intervention development and testing. All of these studies seek to evaluate among sexual and gender minorities the premise that individual and relationship health are interconnected. A list of active projects and recent publications is available here: https://www.hunterrhrt.org/

Requirements

Hybrid position that combines intervention delivery and data collection tasks.
Dr. Starks is licensed in NY State, and supervision in support of licensure is therefore available.

Nice To Haves

Completed or in process masters in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
Exposure to or prior experience delivering motivational interviewing based interventions
Background or interest in HIV/AIDS research, emerging adulthood research, or substance use research
Health disparities that impact sexual and gender minority people
Experience working in an office environment
Ability to take direction and work as part of a team as well as independently
Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Delivery of behavioral health interventions addressing substance use and sexual risk taking to individuals and couples.
Conducting behavioral risk assessments
Completing trainings for multiple studies and implementing protocols accurately
Supporting recruitment activities
Consenting participants and completing routine study assessments
Participant tracking and scheduling
Data entry and quality assurance monitoring
Other tasks may be assigned as needed.