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Columbia University

Project Coordinator

🇺🇸 New York, NY

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $44 per Hour

💻 Other

🗓️ August 11th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Columbia University is hiring a Project Coordinator for the Department of Psychiatry. The role involves conducting interviewer training and collaborating with study investigators and international partners to support an international suicide study through data collection, training development, and quality control monitoring.

Highlights
  • Conduct interviewer training for structured interviews, including Psychological Autopsies.
  • Evaluate trainee performance and approve readiness for fieldwork.
  • Collaborate with international partners to create and maintain data quality procedures.
  • Develop training programs and contribute to questionnaire and assessment design.
  • Regular part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of related experience.
  • Preferred experience includes international training and epidemiological investigations.
  • Must complete online systems training and have research quality control monitoring expertise.
  • Extensive experience with human subject protection, vulnerable populations, and research ethics is needed.
  • Frequent international travel is expected.
  • Salary is set at $44.17 per hour.

Project Coordinator Full Description

  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: 12
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building:
  • Salary Range: $44.17 to $44.17

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
 
Position Summary
The department of Psychiatry is seeking a part-time, project coordinator to support an international suicide study. The incumbent will conduct all interviewer training, and work with the study investigators on training health professionals to conduct data collection for the suicide psychological autopsies and attempter assessments. The incumbent will also assist local collaborators in the monitoring of ongoing quality control.

Responsibilities
  • Trains interviewers in the administration of structured interviews, including Psychological Autopsies, in collaboration with the international team.
  • Evaluates trainee performance and clears for fieldwork.
  • Work with international collaborators to develop procedures to ensure data quality.
  • Develops training programs with international partners.
  • Contributes to the development of questionnaires and assessments for all samples.
  • Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience; 4 years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience training for fieldwork in international settings preferred.
  • Extensive experience with international and epidemiological investigations highly preferred.

Other Requirements
  • Must successfully complete online systems training requirements.
  • Experience in training specific to the administration of structured interviews.
  • Research quality control/monitoring experience.
  • Extensive experience in human subject protection, working with vulnerable populations, and research ethics.
  • Frequent international travel expected.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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