"Community Research Liaison"

This position is located in the lab of Dr. Monica Rivera Mindt, within the Psychology Department at Fordham University, which is dedicated to: 1) Increasing the engagement of heterogenous populations in cognitive aging and dementia research; 2) Investigating group-based differences and related mechanisms in cognitive aging and dementia; and 3) Preparing professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively engage with individual from heterogenous backgrounds.

The Community Research Liaison plays a key role in working with community organizations, community members, and research staff to promote the outreach to and engagement, enrollment and retention of participants.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. Moreover, this position requires the majority of the work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus and community work locations. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location and occasionally weekend and/or evening hours.

Essential Functions:

• Works with recruitment hub sites to achieve local, regional, and national recruitment and retention goals.
• Develops and oversees a robust program of participant recruitment, engagement, retention, and tracking, including management of recruitment database entry and quality assurance.
• Works closely with local community-based organizations' (CBOs) program staff, key stakeholders, and community members to maintain strong working relationships and travel to CBOs, Fordham University, and recruitment-related events as needed.
• Screens, schedules, coordinates, and conducts participant study visits.
• Develops weekly reports about study activities and participates in weekly research and supervisory meetings.
• Oversees the development, dissemination, and management of all recruitment materials.
• Creates and maintains a calendar of events for study engagement and recruitment opportunities.
• Presents study at Community Advisory Boards (CAB) and other relevant community meetings.
• Creates participant engagement/retention materials (e.g., holiday cards, thank you notes).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in the Humanities or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in CBOs and/or study recruitment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Fluent Spanish or Mandarin speakers are preferred. Prior experience with community engagement and diverse populations is a plus, as is experience being part of an academic clinical research group. Prior experience working with culturally and/or medically vulnerable and diverse populations is a plus.

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.