College Assistant - 500050

Job ID

Location

CUNY School of Medicine

Full/Part Time

Part-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

CONTRACT TITLE

College Assistant

FLSA

Non-exempt

CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The Office of Research at the CUNY School of Medicineis responsible for promoting, supporting, and expanding the research mission within the School. The office assists faculty in obtaining and managing external federal, state, and private foundation funding and works with the CCNY Office of Research Administration to provide faculty with administrative support for grant submission. The office facilitates the mentoring of junior faculty, provides workshops on grant writing, and helps to identify funding opportunities for faculty. The office also provides support for medical student research by matching students interested in research with faculty, reviewing CVs for research applications, and providing support for research opportunities external to our school. The Associate Dean for Research oversees the Office of Research and works on strategic initiatives to develop research and graduate and medical student research initiatives and on issues regarding regulatory oversight and compliance. The Director of Medical Student Research provides counseling and advice about research initiatives, and the Research program specialist assists faculty by providing pre and post-award services.

The Office of Research is seeking a part-time College Assistant to provide support of medical student research activities, including activities related to research administration. Reporting directly to the Associate Dean for Research in the Office of Research, duties include but are not limited to:

• Under supervision, performs searches for research student research opportunities.
• Creates and maintains a calendar of internal/external student research opportunities.
• Posts the opportunities (including url linkages) to a calendar on the CUNY School of Medicine Student Research webpages.
• Ensures that internet linkages remain current.
• Tracks students to create a database of where CSOM students have gone to conduct research
• Sends out student satisfaction surveys and performs data analytics
• Performs other office clerical duties such as answering telephones, taking messages, typing and copying as required.
• Maintains confidentiality as required by assignments or as directed by the supervisor
• Assists in performing administration duties and tasks related to research activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean and/or Director of Medical Student Research
• Maximum tenure for any employee in this hourly position is 1040 hours per year. Employment period is for 6 months with no guarantee of re-appointment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must demonstrate sufficient skills to perform the duties of the assigned tasks.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• 2 years relevant work experience
• Bachelor???s Degree preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Willingness to learn and be trained
• CUNY Research Foundation experience is a plus

COMPENSATION

$15.61 - $25.51 per hour

BENEFITS

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title.

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled with review of applications to begin May 15, 2022

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.