Research Assistant - New Brunswick, United States - Rutgers University

Rutgers University
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Position Details:


  • Position Information
    Recruitment/Posting Title


  • Research Assistant

  • Per Diem
    Job Category


  • Staff & Executive

  • Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
    Department
  • RWJ-Dept of Neurology
  • Pisc
    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 of New Jersey, is seeking a per diem Research Assistant for the department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

  • Perform psychophysical experiments with sighted participants and/or low vision patients.
  • Analyze behavioral data collected from experiments, and present data in clear language and plots.
  • Aid with the setup and calibration of laboratory equipment and the experimental design of new studies and investigations.
  • Aid with the recruitment of patients from the Rutgers Ophthalmology and Neurology clinics.
  • Analyze, organize, and present data and results at laboratory meetings.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Position Status

  • Per Diem
    Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

  • Day
    Work Arrangement
  • This position requires a fully onsite work arrangement.
    FLSA
  • Nonexempt
    Grade
  • 99H
    Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary

  • 0.000
    Annual Mid Range Salary
  • 0.000
    Annual Maximum Salary
  • 0.000
    Standard Hours
  • 40.00
    Union Description

Payroll Designation

  • PeopleSoft
    Benefits

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

  • Temporary Staff Appointment
  • Hourly
    Position Pension Eligibility


  • None

  • Qualifications
    Minimum Education and Experience
  • B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or Psychology with a background in human psychophysics, or engineering.
  • Training and/or experience with: Programming of behavioral experiments and data analysis (MATLAB, Python, or equivalent), statistical analyses in MATLAB, R, Palamedes or equivalent, the presentation and writing of scientific data and results, and literature search.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

  • Physical Demands: The scholar needs to be physically capable of performing the above duties, including setting up experiments, standing on feet, and walking to other buildings on the campus. Occasionally, certain heavy items in the laboratory may need to be lifted, such as small equipment, computers, computer monitors, and boxes. He/She should communicate his/her research plans and findings to the team verbally and in writing.
  • Work Environment: Lab environment. Moderate Noise.

Special Conditions

  • Posting Details
    Posting Number
  • 24ST0359
    Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus

  • Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
    Home Location Campus
  • Downtown New Brunswick
    City
  • New Brunswick
    State
  • NJ
    Location Details


  • Preemployment Screenings

  • All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all preemployment screenings.
  • Immunization Requirements
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