Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department: RWJ-Child 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 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.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the Child Health Institute of NJ at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Postdoc(s) will be responsible for the design, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of experiments regarding the study of molecular mechanisms of the regulation of synaptic transmission in mammalian brain and human neurons derived from human tissue.
The Postdoc(s) will participate in lab meetings, research in progress seminars, and presentations at conferences. Incumbent will prepare manuscripts based on their research, aid in developing the PI’s grant applications, and will be expected to apply for personal grant funding.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Design, perform and analyze molecular biology, cell biology, and in vivo behavioral experiments.
- Generation of lentiviral vector for in vivo or in vitro gene delivery; primary neuronal culture; human fibroblast and pluripotent stem cell culture.
- Compile and analyze data with appropriate conclusions and recommendations in support of further CHI research.
- Communicate with the PI and present the data in a timely manner.
- Keep up to date on the relevant literature in both peer-reviewed and preprint form and assist the PI in preparation of manuscripts and grant applications relevant to own experimental work.
- Assist with the instruction and training of students (undergraduate and graduate) in laboratory techniques and procedures in the area of cellular and molecular analysis to carry out research assignments.
Position Status
Full Time
Daily Work Shift: Day
Work Arrangement: This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
Minimum Qualifications
- Candidate(s) must hold a PhD or MD degree in Neuroscience or relevant biological sciences.
- Candidates in ABD (all but degree) status will also be considered.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Prior experience with cell culture, biochemistry, and cell imaging techniques.
- Must be able to work with rodent animals and human embryonic cells.
- Must have effective oral and written communication skills; and ability to understand and communicate in English to sufficiently perform the job duties.
- Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must be highly motivated, self-driven, creative, and interactive.
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- In addition, the postdoc(s) should have a strong background in neuroscience and/or cell biology and be able to perform molecular, cellular and/or electro-physiological experiments.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Must be able to work in a laboratory environment.
- Must be able to perform laboratory research.
- Some lifting may be required: laboratory items and/or boxes.
- Walking, standing, sitting is required.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
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