Salary: $43,805 - $55,938

Grade: 11

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position of Research Support Assistant in the Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence (CECC) at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI. This is a dynamic research center aimed at reducing mental health disparities through service-based, implementation, and community-based research. The CECC works together with the Anxiety Disorders Clinic (ADC) and the Hispanic Treatment Program (HTP) at NYSPI. The CECC/ADC/HTP is seeking a Research Assistant to provide research and administrative support to the Center working under the direction of experienced faculty and staff. This position will report to the CECC Director and Research Coordinator.

The successful candidate must be able to multitask and be detail and team oriented, have excellent time-management, task-prioritization and communication skills, and the ability to problem-solve and work independently under minimal supervision.

We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package including health and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement for qualified coursework, and retirement plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The research duties of the CECC/ADC/HTP Research Support Assistant include:

• Recruit research participants and conduct screenings following research protocols.
• Assist with data collection - phone and in-person interviews, surveys, focus groups as well as blood drawing, assessing vital signs, clinical duties, performing EKGs (training will be provided).
• Conduct data maintenance/entry including scanning research participant records and assist with the transcription of interviews and focus groups.
• Assist with the coding and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Assist in the preparation of grant applications (e.g., literature searches, biosketches).
• Conduct academic database searches and assist with scientific literature reviews.
• Assist with the preparation of study reports and scientific articles.
• Assist with preparation of presentations, newsletter articles, and videos to communicate research findings.
• Assist in responding to requests by the New York State Office of Mental Health for information, reports, presentations, and recommendations.
• Assist with the preparation and submissions of IRB protocols and annual reviews.
• Assist with other research duties as needed.

The administrative duties of the CECC/ADC Research Support Assistant include:

• Support the CECC, HTP, and ADC by providing research and administrative support as needed, overseeing front desk, preparing clinical charts, and other tasks.
• Support all CECC staff by scheduling in-person and virtual meetings.
• Handle travel and events logistics (e.g., making travel arrangements, scheduling meeting rooms, parking requests, arranging refreshments).
• Prepare and process travel reimbursements, pay orders, purchase requisitions, order of supplies, and provide other administrative support for CECC/ADC/HTP projects and activities. Including coordinating CECC volunteers.
• Maintain CECC's website and listserv to disseminate project and research findings and communicate with research and community partners.
• Manage the Center's Cultural Formulation Interview online module, subscriptions, and customer support. Register group and individual subscriptions. Process payments and facilitate access to online module.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health, pre-medical studies, or another related field required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional work or research experience and/or education a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
• Experience working with mental health, Latinx populations, and/or cultural competence issues preferred.
• Experience preparing reports

RFMH employees may be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 depending on work location and must provide proof of vaccination. Individuals that are not vaccinated for COVID-19 are ineligible for appointment to positions that require vaccination. Fully vaccinated is defined as two (2) or more weeks since receiving either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (e.g., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) or the first and only dose of a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson [J&J]/Janssen).

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://nyspi.applicantpro.com/jobs/ no later than May 11,2023, please note- only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.