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POSITION: Research Assistant (Part-Time)
ORGANIZATION: CUNY Health Equity and Access to Care Project (HEAC)
The Project The Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) project focuses on individuals’ experiences with healthcare in New York City (NYC). It is a multi‐year collaboration with the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems at the NYC. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The project comprises focus groups and interviews with a diverse sample of NYC residents.
The Position: We are looking to hire several part-time research assistants (RAs) who will be responsible for assisting to recruit project participants and will work closely with the HEAC Project Coordinator and other team members. The RAs will engage with New Yorkers and organizations in neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs to invite them to participate in focus groups and post project flyers. This outreach will consist of, but not be limited to: flyer distribution, event attendance and tabling, community presentation, attendance at community events, and other activities as required by the project.
This position requires frequent travel to a variety of locations and event throughout NYC. Applicants must be comfortable traveling throughout the city and have the flexibility to attend occasional events on weekends and evenings.
Applicant Qualifications
The successful applicant will have a combination of the following:
experience with or interest in research participant engagement and recruitment
strong interpersonal and organizational skills
comfortable interacting professionally with people from diverse cultural, racial,
ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds
exhibit a professional and positive attitude
ability to adapt to changing circumstances
CITI certification (or obtain it prior to starting the position)
working knowledge of a language other than English (preferred)
Time Commitment and Compensation
Depending on the number of RAs hired, the positions may range between 10 and 19 hours/week, with an hourly rate between $22-25 depending on experience. Work will involve travel to different NYC locations for outreach and recruitment
events, as well as on-site work at the CUNY SPH campus. The position is available to be filled immediately.
For more information about HEAC check this Video
To Apply
Interested individuals who meet the qualifications listed above are encouraged to
apply by sending an email to Elisabeth.Figeroa@sph.cuny.edu with the following: 1) detailed cover letter summarizing applicable background/experience, and 2)
resume/CV.
POSITION: Internship
ORGANIZATION: CUNY Tutor Corps
The CUNY Tutor Corps is a unique opportunity for students to make a difference in their community while gaining valuable teaching experience. Tutors are paid for their work and receive training and support throughout the program. We are looking for students who have a strong academic record and a desire to help others.
Reference needed: Before you fill out the application, please be sure that you have the name and accurate contact information for a person who has agreed to serve as a reference. It must be a professional contact, such as a professor, supervisor, volunteer coordinator, or adviser, who can tell us why you would make a good candidate for the program.
Transcript needed: You will need to upload a current copy of your transcript in order to submit your application. An unofficial PDF is acceptable.
Saving your application: To return to a started application at a later time, you must hit the “Save and Resume Later” link at the bottom of the page and save the link it provides. You should copy the link as well as have the system send it to your email address. We recommend all applicants do this as we cannot provide this link to you and if the link is lost, you will have to start a new application.
Please note: if you do not complete your application in one session and decide to save it and come back later, you still must complete and submit your application by the deadline to be considered.
Accepting applications until the Spring 2023 cohort is full.
Eligibility Requirements: View our requirements on our website here
To view the official posting and apply click here
POSITION: Nutrition Educator – After School Program (part-time)
ORGANIZATION: ALLERGIC TO SALAD
Allergic to Salad is a health-based youth culinary program. We offer hands-on, from-scratch CORE- and STEM-based cooking classes to after-school and in-school programs for students aged pre-K through high school.
Description:
The company is seeking reliable, self-motivated, independent, fun-loving and child-loving part-time youth food educators to join our team. The youth food educators work closely with Allergic to Salad founder and director, Stacey Ornstein and ATS’s program officer, with potential for growth into independent self-led positions. This person(s) is responsible for leading and/or assisting kids cooking events (classes, parties and special events). Classes are in various locations around the city.
Duties include:
- Leading kids’ cooking classes, for children aged 4 to 16.
- Prep for classes: purchasing groceries and prepping/cleaning, as necessary.
- Clean up: must leave locations in condition found, or cleaner.
- Lead, supervise and aid children during cooking while building a discourse on relevant food topics.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with both parents and children.
- Follow up after classes with Allergic to Salad and Site Director.
- Maintain a positive, safe, supportive and welcoming environment.
Payment terms:
Note that payment is PER CLASS, not hour. Base payment is $85 PER one-hour CLASS. Longer classes are paid at a higher rate. Educators are responsible for food purchases, averaging $15 per class, and should factor set up for class (about 20 minutes) and clean up post class (about 20 minutes) as part of base rate. (Take home pay, post food purchase and figuring for class set up and clean up tends break down to approx. $20-25/ HOUR.)
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POSITION: Paid Summer Internship
ORGANIZATION: LifeSci NYC
LifeSci NYC offers a single application to gain access to paid internship and F/T job opportunities at dozens of NYC life sciences companies and organizations.
This program will provide access to hundreds of opportunities at dozens of NYC companies. Opportunities include biotech research, mechanical design, computational biology, software engineering, genomics, business, communications & DEI, science education, quality assurance, sales & marketing, regulatory affairs, project management, environmental water sampling, HR, and more!
Graduate students (and recent grads from 2021 or later) in all majors are eligible to apply.
The program is open to students enrolled in a university in NYC, and to NYC residents enrolled at a university anywhere. Please contact internships@
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POSITION: Lecturer
ORGANIZATION: CUNY Brooklyn College – Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences (BC-HNS)
Looking for lecturer to teach our MA course, HNSC 7163 Conducting Community Needs and Strengths Assessments, as an adjunct for fall 2023. It would be a regular 15-week 45 hours 3-credit schedule once per week on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings online synchronous.
Introduction to community needs and strengths assessments. Identification, gathering, synthesis and presentation of population (neighborhood) specific data related to a public health issue or condition using technologically appropriate presentations. Analysis of multiple data sources including: U.S., Census, State, county, and neighborhood quantitative data as well as key informant interviews and focus groups.
Candidates interested can contact: Professor Enrique Rodriguez Pouget via email at enrique.pouget@brooklyn.cuny.
The course description here
POSITION: Project Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance USAPA
Are you committed to reducing excessive alcohol use and related harm? Do you want to work at the forefront of state and federal alcohol policy issues? Come work with the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance!
We have a part time position open – 20 hours per week, with the potential for additional hours on an ad hoc basis.
USAPA is looking for a part-time Project Coordinator to help our organization achieve its mission. This person will support the Alliance’s training and technical assistance activities to help support converting alcohol policy research into practice. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for managing all training and TA requests, maintaining the Alliance online resource hub, organizing a set of virtual interactive dialogues, coordinating a research roundtable, and helping the Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice with regular logistical and organizational support.
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The pay is $18-$25 per hour, commensurate with experience
A full job description and additional information can be found here.
To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume too management@alcoholpolicy.
For more information on USAPA, check out our website here
POSITION: HHS Maternal and Child Health Performance Measurement, Data Analysis, and Informatics Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is seeking an ORISE Fellow to support the activities of MCHB and specifically the Office of Epidemiology and Research (OER). The Fellow would be assigned to OER within the Division of Epidemiology (DE).
The mission of OER is to:1) Build data capacity at the national, State and local levels; 2) Strengthen the present and future workforce in maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology and research; 3) Support applied research to ensure that MCH initiatives are evidence-based and reflect the state-of-the-science; and 4) Disseminate information and strengthen the evidence base in MCH.
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
- Degree: Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM.
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Application Deadline5/9/2023 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
To learn more about this opportunity click HHS MCH Fellowship.
If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact Lydie Lebrun-Harris (lharris2@hrsa.gov).
POSITION: Senior Service Fellow (Epidemiologist)
ORGANIZATION: CDC
This position is located in CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO). Within DNPAO, the position is located in the Nutrition Branch’s (NB), International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control (IMMPaCt) Team. The IMMPaCt Team works with global partners to contribute CDC skills and resources to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies among vulnerable populations throughout the world.
Non-US citizens are eligible to apply for this position.
Salary: $104,008- $135,209
Duties:
- Provide expertise to support micronutrients related research, monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance for the Nutrition Branch’s (NB), International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control (IMMPaCt) Team.
- Provide technical assistance in the design, planning, implementation, and reporting of population based micronutrient surveys and surveillance systems, as well as monitoring systems and evaluations for micronutrient interventions in identified countries.
- Develop survey protocols, instruments and all procedures for data collection; conduct trainings; carry out data management and analysis; write reports and disseminate results for micronutrient surveys, surveillance systems, monitoring systems, and evaluations of micronutrient delivering interventions.
- Write monitoring and evaluation manuals for micronutrient interventions and other technical resources to support micronutrient intervention development, monitoring, surveillance, and evaluation.
- Conduct complex statistical analyses for reports and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Disseminate information within CDC and present externally (e.g. national and international meetings and conferences) under guidance of CDC staff.
- Routinely communicate information with CDC management and staff and document program activities and efforts.
- Communicate and collaborate with public, private, academic and civic organizations/groups.
- Carry out CDC clearance for documents, manuscripts, and other publications, as delegated.
How to Apply
Email all required documentation listed above to: dnpao-omo@cdc.gov by 11:59 PM EDT March 27, 2023.
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