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RFCUNY

Pre- and post-award research funding administration

Data Analyst Intern

Fall 2026Posted on 6/25/2026
$17.50/hr
Internship
Bachelor's
New York, NY, USA
In Person
Data & AnalyticsData Analysis
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Enrollment in a City University of New York school with at least 45 credits toward a Bachelor's degree in a data or technical major is required.
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort working with large datasets are required, along with the ability to present information clearly and accurately.
  • Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.
  • Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization and reporting tools is required.
  • Strong writing, interpersonal, customer service, and presentation skills are required.
  • The ability to adapt to a fast-paced work environment, changing needs, and shifting priorities is required.
  • Being detail-oriented and well-organized, with the ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work independently, is required.
Responsibilities
  • Provide quality assurance for worksheet data and adjust it as necessary in accordance with the project management office.
  • Assist in analyzing and maintaining project-related data used for reporting and tracking.
  • Manage master data, including its creation, compilation, updating, and deletion.
  • Manage project data in PMWeb, create projects, and update and train staff as required.
  • Use Microsoft Excel to clean, organize, validate, and analyze data with pivot tables, XLOOKUPs, formulas, and related tools.
  • Develop data dashboards, charts, and visual aids to support decision-making across departments.
  • Perform other assigned duties.

About the company

RFCUNY is a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York that supports the City University of New York by helping faculty and staff obtain external funding and by administering funded programs. It provides pre-award services to identify government and private sponsors and to assist with proposal development, and it handles post-award administration to ensure compliance and proper use of resources. It differentiates itself by serving as the official foundation for both pre- and post-award activities across the entire CUNY system, focusing on the needs of researchers across campuses. Its goal is to help CUNY researchers secure external support and effectively manage funded projects to advance education and public service.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1963

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What believers are saying

  • May 2026 OneRF dashboards added real-time grants, HR, payroll, and procurement reporting.
  • September 2026 award reports replaced legacy college reports, improving sponsor and budget visibility.
  • RFCUNY kept adding grant opportunities in 2026 from Sloan, Spencer, Russell Sage, and Horizon Europe.

What critics are saying

  • September 2026 website and server outage exposed operational fragility across core systems.
  • OneRF migration forced legacy report replacements, creating training and adoption risk into 2027.
  • Funding dependence on federal and foundation awards ties revenue to sponsor budgets and award cycles.

What makes RFCUNY unique

  • RFCUNY powers CUNY research administration, grants, procurement, and payroll at system scale.
  • OneRF launched May 2026, unifying HR, procurement, and grant reporting in Workday.
  • RFCUNY’s grant support pipeline includes curated searches and strategic faculty funding tools.

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  • Hybrid Work Options

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