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About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Psychology RH

Position Summary:

The youth Development, Diversity, and Disparities (3D) Lab at Fordham University is looking to hire 1 part-time lab coordinator (~25h/week) reporting directly to and supervised by the Principal

Investigator of the NIH grant, Professor Lindsay Hoyt.

This is a 1-year position (with possibility of extension) on an existing 5-year NIH -funded grant (The 3E Study) to conduct a longitudinal study of economic and educational experiences, and

cardiovascular health, during the transition to adulthood.

We are looking for candidates with a strong interest in young adult development, socioeconomic position, and racial/ethnic and gender disparities in health and well-being. This position also

involves supervision of student research assistants on a variety of related research projects and community outreach.

This position is a great opportunity for individuals who would like research experience prior to enrolling in a doctoral program in development, clinical, counseling psychology or related fields.

Essential Functions:

Assumes day-to-day management of the 3E Study, a new NIH -funded grant to conduct a longitudinal study of economic and educational experiences, and cardiovascular health, during the

transition to adulthood:

+ Implementing study procedures

+ Data collection and data management – must have experience

with data tracking systems

+ Construction and maintenance of data collection instruments

and protocols

+ Manages and tracks participant retention and other study

protocols over time

+ Hiring, training, and supervising research assistants in data

collection, data entry, and data management

+ Directly supervises 5-10 undergraduate research assistants and

works alongside doctoral students

+ Manages recruitment, scheduling, and maintains ongoing

communications with participating students and University

administrators

+ Communicates effectively with the Principal Investigator,

doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate

research assistants

+ Day-to-day project administration and operations (e.g., IRB ,

survey management, lab and project meetings, recruitment,

participant payment, project finances, equipment and supply

purchasing, participant communication and tracking, etc.)

Manages ongoing funding activities, including administrative and research support for grant writing and managing submissions and ongoing reporting requirements

Direct weekly lab meetings

Assist with lab/study websites and social media dissemination.

Opportunities to participate in Youth Participatory Action Research Projects in the 3D Lab with community partners.

Opportunities to participate in the design and conduct of basic and complex data analyses.

Opportunities to participate in writing, presenting, and submitting research reports to professional conferences and scientific peer-reviewed journals.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 2 years of experience with research in a team-based setting, and comfort using research and statistical software and survey platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

More than one year of experience in a similar role

History of conference presentations and/or peer-reviewed publications

Minimum Salary: $32,500

Maximum Salary: $39,000