Research Associate

Montefiore Einstein; New York (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 vacation days

9 holidays

12 sick days

5 conference days

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine on Moses Campus in the Bronx invites applications for a full-time Research Associate for the CODA project (Culturally Optimizing DBT for Adolescents). The role supports a grant-driven effort to adapt DBT‑A with cultural humility and antiracism, aiming to engage BIPOC youth and families.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years in a similar role, with a preference for Spanish-speaking or BIPOC candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role.
• Strong interest in cultural humility, antiracism, and intersectionality principles.
• Spanish-speaking and/or members of the BIPOC community are especially encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on a grant project to optimize DBT‑A with cultural humility and antiracism.
• Support engagement from families and communities in the DBT‑A program.
• Assist in research activities related to the CODA project and program evaluation.

Skills

Cultural humility

Antiracism

Intersectionality

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

City/State:Bronx, New YorkGrant Funded:YesDepartment:PSYCH - ADMINISTRATION MOSESWork Shift:DayWork Days:MON-FRIScheduled Hours:8:30 AM-5 PMScheduled Daily Hours:7.5 HOURSPay Range:$56,000.00-$70,000.00Research Associate Position – The CODA (Culturally Optimizing DBT for Adolescents) ProjectThe Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine on Moses Campus, Bronx, NY is now accepting applications for a one or two-year (preferred), full-time research associate position in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) Program for 2026-2028. The DBT-A Program serves adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 and their caregivers. DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy that blends standard cognitive-behavioral therapy with the eastern philosophy of mindfulness. Designed for individuals who engage in suicidal, self-injurious, and high-risk behaviors, DBT has been shown to help keep multi-problem teens in outpatient care, decrease inpatient hospitalizations, and reduce depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder symptoms, and self-injury and suicide attempts.The research associate will collaborate on a grant project that aims to optimize DBT-A to incorporate cultural humility, antiracism and intersectionality principles, center voices of BIPOC youth through continuous collaboration, enhance engagement from families and communities, explore protective factors for suicide among BIPOC youth, and expand the capacity of Montefiore’s DBT-A Program to provide services to BIPOC youth.The fellow will be provided with a full and comprehensive benefit package, including 20 vacation days, 9 hospital holidays, 12 sick days, and 5 conference days.Qualifications and Skills:Bachelors Degree requiredOne to two years experience in a similar role requiredCandidates must meet all following requirements:Strong interest in cultural humility, antiracism, and intersectionality principlesCandidates who are Spanish-speaking and/or members of the BIPOC community are especially encouraged to apply.VK-LIMontefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.