Field Interviewer

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

7d • $25 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY). The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries. We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY. This study seeks to understand the dynamic complexity underlying acculturative stress and mental well-being among Ghanaian immigrants living in New York City. For this project, we are seeking 8-10 part-time interviewers to conduct qualitative interviews and support the project activities such as outreach, and recruitment between January 2025 and August 2025. 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Outstanding data collection and record keeping
• Must be tech savvy and able to troubleshoot for research participants (Wi-Fi connection, Zoom meetings, etc.).
• Experience working in immigrant communities is essential.
• Ability to follow research protocol, and handle and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity.
• Must be able to work nights and/or weekends.
• Completion of CITI training courses in social and behavioral research with human subjects is required for all staff.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using REDCap, Qualtrics, or other survey tools, as well as mobile hotspots, iPads, and digital recorders.
• Knowledge of and/or experience collaborating with African immigrant communities.

Responsibilities

• Recruit/follow up with project participants in person, via phone calls, email or social media to schedule interviews.
• Conduct quantitative surveys.
• Distribute program materials and participant gift cards or other incentives.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Perform data entry associated with interviews.
• Maintain research equipment
• Complete mandatory trainings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed