The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Teachers College, Columbia University is looking for data collectors to help with an evaluation project in partnership with Wellness in the Schools. Those hired will work among twelve different schools located in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens observing lunch intake and then entering their observations into an online portal within 48 hours.


Preference will be shown for individuals who:
• are available Monday-Friday between 9:30am and 2:30pm (at least several days, for example, if you are available every Monday and Wednesday, and some Fridays we would work with your schedule),
• can commit to the fall data collection (and ideally spring as well),
• are already finger-printed by the New York City Department of Education,
• and/or have experience with data collection.

The data collection will take place approximately from 9:30am-2:30pm from September 2015 to October 2015 and then again from May 2016 to June 2016.

Data collectors must attend one of the mandatory 5 hours training sessions. There will be a session from 9am-2pm on Friday, June 19, 2015 and one from 9am-2pm on Monday, June 22, 2015.

Please email Raynika Trent at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> regarding your interest in working on this project. Please include your resume and a brief statement of your interest in the position along with your qualifications. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 12, 2015.

Pay is $16/hr.