Research Associate (JR233747)

Montefiore; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Holidays

Sick days

Conference days

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine on Moses Campus, Bronx, NY, is seeking a Research Associate for the CODA Project (Culturally Optimizing DBT for Adolescents) for 2026-2028. The role involves collaborating on a grant project to adapt DBT-A to center voices of BIPOC youth and to enhance family engagement.

The position offers a full benefits package including 20 vacation days, 9 hospital holidays, 12 sick days, and 5 conference days, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 1–2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Interest in cultural humility, antiracism and intersectionality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on a grant project to optimize DBT-A with cultural humility and BIPOC youth voices.

Skills

Cultural humility

Antiracism

Intersectionality

Spanish-speaking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Introduction

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

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Overview

Research Associate Position - The CODA (Culturally Optimizing DBT for Adolescents) Project

The 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 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.

Responsibilities

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.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree required
• One to two years experience in a similar role required
• Candidates must meet all following requirements:
• Strong interest in cultural humility, antiracism, and intersectionality principles
• Candidates who are Spanish-speaking and/or members of the BIPOC community are especially encouraged to apply.