Career Opportunities

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.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator of the NIH grant, the Project Director/Lab Manager is a 2-year position on an existing 5-year NIH-funded grant to conduct a longitudinal study of sleep, health, and academic disparities during the college transition through graduation. They will be a part of the Youth Development in Diverse Contexts Lab.

Assumes day-to-day management of the YDDC lab.

Implements study procedures.

Collects and manages data; constructs and maintains data collection instruments and protocols (i.e., online Qualtrics surveys, biomarker collection, anthropometric measures, institutional records); participates in design and conduct of basic and complex data analyses.

Manages and tracks participant retention and other study protocols over time.

Manages recruitment, scheduling and maintaining ongoing communications with participants and University administrators.

Communicates with the Principal Investigator, doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate research assistants.

Conducts project administration and operations (i.e., IRB, survey management, lab and project meetings, recruitment, participant payment, project finances, equipment and supply purchasing, participant communication and tracking, etc.…).

Directs weekly lab meetings.

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

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

B.A. or B.S. is minimum in the fields of psychology, education, public health, or relevant social science.

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

Demonstrated capacity to: Manage a project effectively, efficiently and in an organized manner; Simultaneously juggle and prioritize multiple competing tasks; work efficiently and effectively consider order of operations; Attend to detail; communicate effectively, professionally, and in a timely manner; work collaboratively in a group-/lab-based environment including with more senior and more junior colleagues.

Able to work independently and responsibly with self-motivation and maturity

M.A. or M.S.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
 
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.