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Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department: RWJ - Brain Health Institute
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 five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, 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—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s 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 is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Brain Health Institute of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The incumbent will work as a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of the Brain Health Institute on a project dedicated to investigating the roles of macrophages and fractalkine signaling in noise- or age-related hearing loss, cochlear synaptopathy, and neuropathy. The research involves using genetic mouse models, breeding, weaning, and genotyping, auditory function assessment, tissue harvesting and microdissection, organ culture, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging of fixed and live tissue, flow cytometry, cell sorting, sequencing, bioinformatics, inner-ear delivery, gene or peptide therapy, basic cellular and molecular biology. The incumbent will possess an excellent record of research achievements and expertise in one of the following areas: Inner ear biology, auditory neuroscience, systems physiology, electrophysiology, and cellular, molecular, and computational neuroscience. Opportunities are available to present scientific data at local, national, and international meetings and grant writing mentorship for independent positions.
Key Duties
- Perform research that will involve managing various mouse colonies, noise exposures, hearing function testing, isolation and microdissections of tissues, multi-label immunohistochemistry, advanced imaging of fixed and live tissue, cellular and molecular biology techniques, cell and tissue culturing, proteomics, bioinformatics, inner ear delivery of small molecules, genes, or peptides.
- Maintain accurate records of individual experimentation and research.
- Analyze, organize, and present data at laboratory meetings and major scientific meetings.
- Write and submit abstracts for scientific meetings.
- Write and submit manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Mentor and train undergraduate and graduate trainees in the lab.
- Plan monthly one-on-one meeting with the PI and participate in lab meetings and other seminars.
Qualifications
- PhD or MD in Neuroscience or a relevant field.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Peer-reviewed publications, excellent training in one of the following areas: Inner ear biology, auditory neuroscience, systems physiology, electrophysiology, and cellular, molecular, and computational neuroscience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with animal handling is desirable.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Sitting, standing, walking, may need to lift small packages/animal carriers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Scientific research laboratory. Universal safety precautions are mandatory.
Special Conditions
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.
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