Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the department of Neurosurgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Postdoctoral Associate will be responsible for the design, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of experiments regarding the study of the pathophysiology of epilepsy or seizure disorders using murine models and human patients. The Postdoctoral Associate will perform small animal surgeries, molecular, cellular and electrophysiological experiments with the goal of developing a wearable device to prevent seizure-induced respiratory disruption.. In addition, this position will be overseeing the research work of residents, junior research assistants, graduate students and student workers in the laboratory. The Postdoctoral Associate will assist with scientific operations of the laboratory; and submit grant applications to obtain independent research funding.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Conducts research processes and procedures in the laboratory.
- Assists in the acquisition and analysis of data.
- Supports the Principal Investigator’s plans, developments, and implementations of laboratory and research studies.
- Assists with the instructing and training of junior laboratory personnel.
- Prepares manuscripts, written reports of research experiments, grant applications, and slides for scientific presentations.
- Gives oral presentations of the research.
- Collaborates with internal and external researchers on analyzing and interpreting data.
Offer Information
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
