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From storms that disrupt daily life to flash floods that threaten homes and infrastructure, the impacts of heavy rainfall are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. Rebuild by Design’s Rainproof NYC is a city-wide initiative to fill the gaps and lead NYC to learn to live with increasingly heavy rainfall. Since 2021, Rebuild has been combining research, global inspiration, and convening hands-on collaboration across agencies, nonprofits, communities, and experts to chart a path to systematically transform our city into a sponge.
THE ROLE:
Rebuild by Design and its partners will soon launch Rainproof University – a multi-sector climate leadership program focused on understanding and responding to New York City’s rapidly increasing heavy rainfall and designing community-based initiatives to save lives and livelihoods. Rebuild by Design is seeking to hire a part-time researcher to help with program development of Rainproof University, as well as other Rainproof NYC projects and Rebuild by Design initiatives. The Program Researcher will work directly with the Rainproof NYC Project Manager and other team members, and will be expected to participate in team meetings, Rainproof University planning meetings, and Rainproof University Sessions. Candidates must be available to work evening and weekend events as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Support research to inform the structure of Rainproof University, including, but not limited to: innovative university models; landscape analysis of what already exists; gaps the University can uniquely fill; agency alignment; and professional value, such as ongoing professional accreditation.
- Develop research briefs, background reports, literature reviews, presentations, and other materials to inform Rainproof University's curriculum, sessions, and participant projects.
- Identify and document best practices, emerging approaches, and lessons learned from communities, practitioners, researchers, and public agencies.
- Translate complex research into accessible content for a range of audiences, including community partners, public agencies, and the broader Rainproof NYC network.
- Lead the development and ongoing research for Rainproof University's digital public library, organizing research, case studies, resources, and relevant data.
- Drive Rainproof University’s program development and implementation forward through research, coordinating timelines, tracking deadlines and action items, and ensuring program logistics and deliverables stay on schedule.
- Research and develop general curriculum templates for modules/sessions.
- Support Rainproof University recruitment by researching organizations, groups, mailing lists, etc. to build out an outreach list. Recruit Rainproof University participants by building bridges to new community partners and sectors. Support current Rainproof NYC relationships to strengthen the Rainproof network.
- Draft and edit content to communicate research, such as website, social media, newsletter, and events.
- Support tracking and evaluating the program’s outcome data. Research best practices for program evaluation.
- Provide general project and administrative support across Rainproof NYC and other Rebuild by Design initiatives, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and notes, maintaining project trackers and shared documents, and supporting event administration.
- Help with additional tasks to support Rebuild by Design as needed.
This position will require approximately 15-20 hours per week for 6 months with possible renewal. Scheduling is flexible in coordination with the Rebuild team.
ABOUT REBUILD BY DESIGN:
As the world faces rising populations, mass migration, climate change, social injustices, and economic challenges, communities can’t afford to wait until after the next crisis to plan for the future. Through regional competitions, local engagements, research, and policy, Rebuild by Design is reimagining the way communities find solutions for today’s large-scale, complex problems by creating collaborations across communities and governments. Rebuild convenes global expertise, regional leadership, and community stakeholders to gain a better understanding of how overlapping environmental and human-made vulnerabilities leave communities at risk. Rebuild’s core belief is that through collaboration, our communities can grow stronger and better prepared to stand up to whatever challenges tomorrow brings.
Rebuild achieves its mission through a four-pronged approach: regional competitions, place-based engagements, research & policy, and education. We are a small team with a passion for social justice and equity in all our work. We recognize that championing true equity and inclusion begins in our own office. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ individuals. If this position speaks to your interest and experiences, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you need any accommodations in the application process, please contact info@rebuildbydesign.org.
COMPENSATION:
- $35 an hour, 15-20 hours a week for six months with possibilities for extension.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor of Art, Masters Preferred
- A strong interest in urban planning, architecture, environmental studies, government, ecology, or other relevant fields and a competent understanding of environmental issues, climate adaptation practices, and policies.
- A strong passion for helping communities adapt to growing challenges.
- Knowledge of NYC, its communities, and its climate challenges
- 2-3 years of research experience in a professional setting.
- Highly organized with excellent written and communication skills.
- Project management experience.
- Able to move ideas into action.
- Ability to work independently and meet quick deadlines.
- Experience with logistics, event planning, and coordination of partners
- Experience with designing graphics and other communications collateral to translate research into action, including familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or other design programs
- Strong time management and prioritization of tasks.
- Public speaking experience is preferred.
- Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Interested applicants should submit the following through interfolio. No applications will be reviewed through email.
- Cover Letter demonstrating why you are qualified for this specific role, and why you want to work with Rebuild by Design on this project.
- Resume demonstrating relevant experience. Resumes must be saved as FirstName.LastName.Researcher2026.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT:
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/sustainability.
BACKGROUND:
From storms that disrupt daily life to flash floods that threaten homes and infrastructure, the impacts of heavy rainfall are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. Rebuild by Design’s Rainproof NYC is a city-wide initiative to fill the gaps and lead NYC to learn to live with increasingly heavy rainfall. Since 2021, Rebuild has been combining research, global inspiration, and convening hands-on collaboration across agencies, nonprofits, communities, and experts to chart a path to systematically transform our city into a sponge.
THE ROLE:
Rebuild by Design and its partners will soon launch Rainproof University – a multi-sector climate leadership program focused on understanding and responding to New York City’s rapidly increasing heavy rainfall and designing community-based initiatives to save lives and livelihoods. Rebuild by Design is seeking to hire a part-time researcher to help with program development of Rainproof University, as well as other Rainproof NYC projects and Rebuild by Design initiatives. The Program Researcher will work directly with the Rainproof NYC Project Manager and other team members, and will be expected to participate in team meetings, Rainproof University planning meetings, and Rainproof University Sessions. Candidates must be available to work evening and weekend events as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Support research to inform the structure of Rainproof University, including, but not limited to: innovative university models; landscape analysis of what already exists; gaps the University can uniquely fill; agency alignment; and professional value, such as ongoing professional accreditation.
- Develop research briefs, background reports, literature reviews, presentations, and other materials to inform Rainproof University's curriculum, sessions, and participant projects.
- Identify and document best practices, emerging approaches, and lessons learned from communities, practitioners, researchers, and public agencies.
- Translate complex research into accessible content for a range of audiences, including community partners, public agencies, and the broader Rainproof NYC network.
- Lead the development and ongoing research for Rainproof University's digital public library, organizing research, case studies, resources, and relevant data.
- Drive Rainproof University’s program development and implementation forward through research, coordinating timelines, tracking deadlines and action items, and ensuring program logistics and deliverables stay on schedule.
- Research and develop general curriculum templates for modules/sessions.
- Support Rainproof University recruitment by researching organizations, groups, mailing lists, etc. to build out an outreach list. Recruit Rainproof University participants by building bridges to new community partners and sectors. Support current Rainproof NYC relationships to strengthen the Rainproof network.
- Draft and edit content to communicate research, such as website, social media, newsletter, and events.
- Support tracking and evaluating the program’s outcome data. Research best practices for program evaluation.
- Provide general project and administrative support across Rainproof NYC and other Rebuild by Design initiatives, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and notes, maintaining project trackers and shared documents, and supporting event administration.
- Help with additional tasks to support Rebuild by Design as needed.
This position will require approximately 15-20 hours per week for 6 months with possible renewal. Scheduling is flexible in coordination with the Rebuild team.
ABOUT REBUILD BY DESIGN:
As the world faces rising populations, mass migration, climate change, social injustices, and economic challenges, communities can’t afford to wait until after the next crisis to plan for the future. Through regional competitions, local engagements, research, and policy, Rebuild by Design is reimagining the way communities find solutions for today’s large-scale, complex problems by creating collaborations across communities and governments. Rebuild convenes global expertise, regional leadership, and community stakeholders to gain a better understanding of how overlapping environmental and human-made vulnerabilities leave communities at risk. Rebuild’s core belief is that through collaboration, our communities can grow stronger and better prepared to stand up to whatever challenges tomorrow brings.
Rebuild achieves its mission through a four-pronged approach: regional competitions, place-based engagements, research & policy, and education. We are a small team with a passion for social justice and equity in all our work. We recognize that championing true equity and inclusion begins in our own office. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ individuals. If this position speaks to your interest and experiences, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you need any accommodations in the application process, please contact info@rebuildbydesign.org.
COMPENSATION:
- $35 an hour, 15-20 hours a week for six months with possibilities for extension.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor of Art, Masters Preferred
- A strong interest in urban planning, architecture, environmental studies, government, ecology, or other relevant fields and a competent understanding of environmental issues, climate adaptation practices, and policies.
- A strong passion for helping communities adapt to growing challenges.
- Knowledge of NYC, its communities, and its climate challenges
- 2-3 years of research experience in a professional setting.
- Highly organized with excellent written and communication skills.
- Project management experience.
- Able to move ideas into action.
- Ability to work independently and meet quick deadlines.
- Experience with logistics, event planning, and coordination of partners
- Experience with designing graphics and other communications collateral to translate research into action, including familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or other design programs
- Strong time management and prioritization of tasks.
- Public speaking experience is preferred.
- Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Interested applicants should submit the following through interfolio. No applications will be reviewed through email.
- Cover Letter demonstrating why you are qualified for this specific role, and why you want to work with Rebuild by Design on this project.
- Resume demonstrating relevant experience. Resumes must be saved as FirstName.LastName.Researcher2026.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT:
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/sustainability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Clinical Research Assistant
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to the Clinical Research Assistant role. A biology, public health, or nursing degree typically clears this bar. A general business degree usually doesn't, so prepare a degree-equivalency argument before applying.
Target employers with active IND portfolios
Academic medical centers, CROs, and biotech companies running FDA-regulated trials file H-1B petitions most consistently. Use Migrate Mate to filter Clinical Research Assistant roles by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history before you invest time applying.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your offer must meet the DOL wage level for your specific geographic area. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 19-4061 and your metro to confirm the Level I or II wage floor before signing anything.
Get CCRP or CCRC certification before your petition
USCIS RFEs on Clinical Research Assistant petitions often challenge specialty occupation status. Holding an ACRP or SOCRA certification on file when your employer submits Form I-129 strengthens the professional-level-work argument and reduces that risk.
Clarify protocol oversight duties in your job description
Your employer's H-1B petition lives or dies on the job description. Ensure it explicitly lists duties like IRB submission management, protocol deviation reporting, and ICF coordination rather than vague administrative tasks, which officers can flag as non-specialty work.
Time your application around the cap registration window
H-1B cap registration opens in March each year for an October 1 start date. If you're on OPT, confirm your OPT end date and cap-gap coverage with your DSO so you can continue working through any lottery-to-approval gap.
H-1B Visa Clinical Research Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Clinical Research Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the employer requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as life sciences, public health, or a clinical discipline. Roles that accept any degree or no degree typically fail the specialty occupation test. Your employer's job description must state the degree requirement explicitly, and your actual degree field must align with the duties listed.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Clinical Research Assistants?
Academic medical centers, large contract research organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and biotech companies running FDA-regulated trials are the most consistent sponsors. Smaller community hospitals and independent physician offices rarely file H-1B petitions for this role. You can browse Clinical Research Assistant openings filtered by H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate to identify active sponsors before applying.
What happens to my H-1B status if my clinical trial ends before my visa expires?
If your employer terminates your employment, they're required to pay for your return transportation home and notify USCIS of the termination. You then enter a 60-day grace period to find a new H-1B employer, file a change of status, or depart. Moving to a new CRO or research site requires your new employer to file a new H-1B transfer petition before you start work.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a different clinical research employer mid-study?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file a cap-exempt transfer petition, without waiting for approval. The new role still needs to qualify as a specialty occupation and meet DOL prevailing wage requirements. Keep your pay stubs and prior I-94 records ready, as USCIS may issue an RFE requesting employment history during the review.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement apply to Clinical Research Assistant positions?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer must obtain a certified Labor Condition Application confirming your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for your job title and work location. For Clinical Research Assistants, the applicable SOC code is typically 19-4061. You can check the wage floor yourself using the OFLC Wage Search and your metro area before evaluating any offer.