QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ASSOCIATE application found at: https://rfcuny.org/hr/pvn/cgi-bin/show_job.asp?pvn=REA-1758 General Description: Qualitative Research Scientist/Associate The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (Commoner Center) is an occupational and environmental research institute at Queens College, CUNY located on the Queens College campus in mid-Queens. It is also an affiliated research center of the CUNY School of Public Health. The Commoner Center seeks a qualitative research scientist/associate. This person will work on one or more community-based participatory research projects that investigate the health and well-being of Latino immigrant workers in NYC with a focus on health impacts of workplace exposures. This person will design and implement qualitative components of community-based research studies, including assisting in partnership development and managing recruitment activities, collecting and overseeing the collection of data, designing and leading data analysis, and writing up findings. The person will also assist with the development and implementation of project evaluation activities. We expect data collection to take place through focus groups, key informant interviews and the University-Community partnership process. As data analysis will be conducted as a team, familiarity and experience with a qualitative data management software program (e.g., Dedoose, NVivo, or ATLAS.ti) and with team analysis is preferred. It is anticipated that much of the data collection and analysis will require Spanish proficiency. Other Duties: She or he will assist in coordination of reporting documents to project funding agencies, submit IRB protocols and ensure timely IRB amendments and renewals as needed, and oversee project interns/students who will assist in data collection and analysis. She or he will also assist in the coordination of project and workgroup meetings across project partners and other local and national collaborators. This person will work closely with Project Directors, other project coordinators, Latino immigrant community organizations and other personnel. This person will report to the Project Directors. Salary:$50,000 - $75,000 Core Competencies/Qualifications: Requirements: Must have public health PhD or other relevant graduate degree in qualitative research; Master level training will be considered if the candidate has had previous research experience including working knowledge of qualitative data collection and analysis and familiarity with project evaluation theory and design. The prospective candidate must be able to work in a team and have excellent writing skills. Experience working with community based organizations is preferred. Ability to conduct and analyze focus group and key informant interviews in Spanish is required. Salary is commensurate with experience. Full-time position; some flexibility in hours.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:35:39 +0000
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