Grant Instructor - Research Foundation CUNY : Job Details

Job Title: Grant Instructor

PVN ID: BM-2508-006985

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

This in an in-person position located at the Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (Manhttan EOC) at 163 West 125 Street, New York, NY. Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) provide academic instruction, career training, and support to eligible adults.

The Grant Instructor, under the supervision of the Director of Academic Affairs or designee, uses standardized curricula or highly specific learning objectives to deliver instruction in the Introduction to Health Careers Program. Instructor will facilitate multiple sections of the three-week course – Effective Communication in Health Care. Applies personal knowledge and experience of the subject as appropriate in amplifying materials and designing exercises. Classes may be of varying sized groups.

The Effective Communication in Healthcare course is one course in the Introduction to Health Careers Program. This course is designed to help students develop the essential interpersonal, writing and communication skills necessary in an entry-level healthcare position.

This course focuses on the development of critical soft skills necessary for success in the healthcare industry. Students will learn how to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams, practice empathy, build emotional resilience, and handle workplace challenges such as conflict, stress, and diversity.

• Ability to utilize existing supporting instructional materials (including but not limited to those involving smartboards, Learning Management Systems, computer software, role-plays, diagnostic tests, etc.)

• Ability to respond effectively to feedback and adjust teaching strategies and materials to motivate students and to respond to student needs

• Ability to deliver basic instruction, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

• Ability to manage the classroom environment

• Ability to present material in a concentrated fashion

• Appreciation of the diversity and varying learning styles of adult participants

Other Duties

• Supplies outlines and course syllabus in advance

• Create materials to be used online via Brightspace

• Prepares and deliver students lectures

• Obtains measures of student knowledge using various assessment tools

• Debriefs supervisor following completion of each section

• Participates in departmental and Center-wide assignments, student advisement, curriculum development, and related activities in advancement of the educational aims of the Center

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Core Competencies:

• Substantial knowledge of the Healthcare industry

• Ability to deliver instruction for the Effective Communication in Health Care course

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and at least one-year experience working, teaching or performing in an area directly related to the subject or course (i.e. Healthcare).

Preferred Qualifications:Master's degree in related field and experience working with a diverse population and at least one-year teaching adult students content in the healthcare industry, communications, or a related field. Cover letter not required, but encouraged.

This is a grant funded position for the 2025-2026 academic year (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026). This position is funded by the NYSED Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). Learn more about the Manhattan EOC here:

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About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY's research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY's services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society's most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY's research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Manhattan EOC

Status Part Time

Pay Range $45.00-$50.00

Hour(s) a week 12.00

Closing Date Oct 20, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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