Clinical Research Assistant

About the role

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.

Primary Location: HUNTER COLLEGE Bargaining Unit: No Who we are: 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.

Clinically-relevant responsibilities include: 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 Dr. Starks is licensed in NY State, and supervision in support of licensure is therefore available.

Data collection tasks include 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.