Jobs at Research Foundation of the City University of New York

Manages energy training programs, vendors, learning events, curriculum updates, LMS administration, assessments, and program evaluations. Coordinates internal and external stakeholders, supports instructors and subject matter experts, monitors training quality and outcomes, manages procurement-related processes, and leads process improvements and special projects supporting energy management and workforce development.

Leads a DYCD-funded middle school after-school program, overseeing daily operations, youth programming, staff supervision, recruitment, enrollment, attendance, compliance, family and school partnerships, inclusion support, crisis planning, evaluations, and participant well-being. The role develops educational, social-emotional, recreational, and academic enrichment activities while maintaining records, staff certifications, timesheets, and regulatory requirements.

Provides immigration-law consultations and application assistance focused on naturalization and family-based immigration. Reviews petitions, supervises paralegal and volunteer work, conducts workshops, interprets laws and regulations, analyzes complex cases, and reports on services and community outreach. The hybrid role requires at least three days weekly at the assigned center, with occasional evening or weekend availability.

Develops bilingual English-Spanish communications, media relations, marketing, outreach, and community engagement strategies for the Mexican Studies Institute. Creates and manages website, newsletter, social media, press, promotional, and multimedia content; coordinates campaigns, events, and storytelling projects; builds relationships with journalists and community partners; monitors audience and media performance; and ensures consistent institutional messaging across platforms.

Manages training program operations, including LMS administration, enrollment, scheduling, session logistics, learner support, attendance tracking, course readiness, materials distribution, and operational reporting. The role coordinates launch activities, assessments, evaluations, stakeholder communications, and training metrics while supporting process improvements and special projects across ILT, VILT, and e-learning programs.

Develops and revises secondary math curriculum for English learners, newcomers, SIFE, and LTELs. Responsibilities include creating lessons and student materials, coordinating milestones and deliverables, coaching educators, facilitating professional learning, gathering stakeholder feedback, analyzing needs, and supporting implementation. The role requires strong curriculum design, literacy, math education, collaboration, leadership, project management, and adult-learning skills.

Manages post-award fiscal administration for grant-funded projects from award setup through billing, reporting, compliance monitoring, and closeout. Reviews budgets and transactions, prepares financial reports and invoices, oversees accounts receivable, maintains audit-ready records, advises Principal Investigators on allowable costs, and ensures sponsor and organizational compliance. The role also trains and supervises an assistant, supports stakeholders, and contributes to workflow and systems improvements.

Conduct postdoctoral research on AI agent-enabled autonomous experimentation for bio-inspired materials discovery. Develop trustworthy planning, reasoning, navigation, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, control, and probabilistic algorithms for single- and multi-agent systems. Build robotic laboratory workflows integrating liquid handlers, analytical instruments, cloud infrastructure, and AI agents. Publish research, collaborate with academic and industry partners, and mentor students and research staff.

Provides holistic academic, career, and individualized support to CUNY EDGE students. Responsibilities include managing a student caseload, advising on coursework and careers, monitoring academic progress, assisting with financial aid and public benefits, supporting the HRA Fellowship Program, documenting outcomes in advising systems, coordinating referrals, and maintaining compliance records. The role also contributes to workshops, reporting, program planning, and continuous improvement.

Provides one-on-one counseling and comprehensive assistance to startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and existing small businesses. Advises clients on business formation, business plans, market research, financial planning, and budgeting. Maintains CRM records, meets performance metrics, conducts community outreach, develops referral networks, and leads training sessions. The role is on-site in Staten Island and requires daily client visits using a personal vehicle.

Administer Blackboard LMS and Genius SIS, including course setup, learner registration, content deployment, SCORM packages, certificates, learning paths, gradebooks, evaluations, records, and reporting. Provide technical support to learners and program staff, maintain data integrity, manage communications and FAQs, track completions, support compliance, and recommend process improvements. Collaborate with program managers, coordinators, instructors, students, and sponsors on training delivery and special projects.

Leads and supervises middle school youth in an after-school program, facilitating creative activities that support social, emotional, physical, and academic development. The role models positive behavior, maintains a safe and inclusive environment, documents participant work, reports incidents, collaborates with staff, attends professional development, and complies with relevant education and youth-services regulations.

Direct system-wide research development and pre-award proposal support across CUNY. Build relationships with faculty and grants offices, identify funding opportunities, coordinate proposal development, review submissions for sponsor compliance, deliver training, support inter-institutional collaboration, manage grant opportunity databases, develop research intelligence tools, and supervise assigned staff. The role requires extensive university grant administration experience, strong knowledge of federal regulations and proposal systems, and excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Leads the university-wide CUNY MTA internship program, overseeing daily administration, intern onboarding, payroll, compliance, stakeholder relationships, budgets, contracts, financial reporting, marketing, recruitment, and program evaluation. The role partners with CUNY campuses, employer agencies, and fiscal stakeholders to expand participation, improve student and employer outcomes, and deliver high-quality career-connected learning experiences. The position also manages information sessions, surveys, communications, and related special projects within a hybrid NYC-based environment.

Leads grant reporting, compliance, funder stewardship, data and evaluation coordination, and cross-functional strategic projects across CUNY K16 and Adult Pathways initiatives. The role manages reporting calendars and deliverables, synthesizes outcomes into funder communications, supervises data-related staff, oversees evaluation partnerships, and coordinates project plans, milestones, risks, and stakeholders. It also supports continuous improvement, impact communications, and strategic visibility across CUNY, NYC schools, government, foundations, and community organizations.

Directs day-to-day operations for the multi-institutional AI-BIOME research program. Responsibilities include managing budgets, grants, contracts, procurement, subawards, reporting, compliance, staff supervision, hiring, facilities, cloud laboratory support, shared core facilities, events, communications, and stakeholder coordination. The role develops operational policies and infrastructure supporting research, education, workforce development, and outreach while ensuring sponsor and institutional requirements are met.

Prepares and submits invoices, creates independent contractor agreements and purchase orders, and coordinates budgetary matters. The Finance Administrator reports to the senior finance manager, project principal investigator, and project director, while handling other assigned administrative duties.

The Executive Director will lead the strategic growth, partnerships, organizational development, funding, and sustainability of an NSF-funded programmable cloud laboratory. Responsibilities include coordinating scientific and operational priorities, managing institutional and external relationships, integrating shared research infrastructure, overseeing budgets and grants, mentoring senior staff, and monitoring research, education, workforce development, innovation, and outreach milestones.

Manages partnerships between CUNY campuses and early college high schools, supporting enrollment, college access, stakeholder engagement, continuous improvement, and student success. The role facilitates collaboration, identifies and resolves program challenges, develops resources and guidance, supports policies and action plans, coordinates college access initiatives, and maintains centralized partnership resources. It also contributes to data-informed evaluation, contract and budget management, staff meetings, trainings, and special projects.

Monitor student attendance, assist instructors in classrooms and computer labs, provide administrative support, conduct outreach to students, parents, and alumni, manage databases, and maintain program materials. The role requires Saturday availability for 10 weeks, interpersonal and communication skills, prior experience with high school populations, and the ability to navigate campus, move furniture, and carry supplies.