Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department: EOHSI
Overview
With its broad and multidisciplinary faculty expertise, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) is an international resource that supports basic and clinical research in environmental health sciences and exposure assessment and fosters associated programs in environmental health education and public policy.
Established in 1986, EOHSI’s major objectives are to:
- Advance understanding of the mechanisms by which environmental and occupational chemical exposures impact human health.
- Identify and measure human environmental and occupational exposures to chemicals.
- Treat populations adversely affected by chemical exposures.
- Develop educational tools describing relative risks of chemical exposures.
- Contribute to public policies related to environmental and occupational chemical risks.
- Offer training programs for environmental health professionals.
The Institute serves as an unbiased source of expertise about environmental problems for communities, employers, and governments in all areas of occupational and environmental health, toxicology, and risk assessment. EOHSI members are active as advisors to international, national, state, and local organizations on public health issues.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey has an opening for a Post Doctoral Associate within the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, located in Piscataway, NJ. We are looking for an exceptional Post Doctoral Associate to join the Nanoscience and Advanced Materials Research Center (NAMC) and the newly established Climate Adaptive and Restorative Environments (CARE) Lab under the leadership of Dr. Philip Demokritou and Dr. Memo Cedeño-Laurent.
The NAMC Lab’s mission is focused on fundamental research on the fate and bioactivity of advanced materials in the gastrointestinal tract and lung; development of cellular models to assess bio-interactions of nano/advanced materials; synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using flame spray pyrolysis; and development of advanced materials from non-toxic biodegradable biopolymers for biomedical and ag-food applications.
The CARE Lab’s mission is to advance the development and implementation of solutions to attain equitable, healthy, and sustainable environments. The candidate is expected to work on projects ranging from development and testing of a new generation of ventilation systems, advancement of indoor air quality sensors, building energy and air quality simulations, and evaluation of climate adaptation interventions in international settings.
Duties include:
- Contribute towards interdisciplinary research efforts in the NAMC Center by participating in research projects related to advanced materials and emerging contaminants.
- Contribute towards interdisciplinary research efforts in the CARE Lab by participating in research projects.
- Analyze data and prepare manuscripts.
- Participate in collaborative grant preparation with other investigators at Rutgers and other collaborative academic institutions.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week: 37.50
Daily Work Shift: Day
FLSA: Exempt
Salary
Position Salary: $60,008 - $74,088, salary to commensurate with years of experience per NIH Guidelines.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have a PhD (or about to graduate from a PhD Program) or equivalent degree in biology, toxicology, environmental health or closely related discipline, environmental epidemiology, civil and mechanical engineering, computer science, or other field associated with health in the built environment.
- Data management and analytical skills in SAS, R, and Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Skillset related to synthesis and characterization of nano and other advanced materials.
- Previous experience with animal inhalation toxicology studies and/or the fate of chemicals and particles in the gastrointestinal tract.
- Strong skills in cell culture techniques and basic toxicological cellular assays.
Application Information
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Rutgers University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.
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