Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Temporary Research Assistant |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) |
| Department |
NJMS-Microbiology |
| 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.
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RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise. |
| Posting Summary |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Temporary Research Assistant will engage in parasitology research related activities. The candidate will be responsible for molecular biology, protein purification, enzymatic assays, IC50 determination, tissue culture, animal work, microscopy and maintaining a detailed laboratory notebook. Duties will also include general laboratory maintenance.
Among the key duties of this position are the following;
- Protein expression and purification.
- Enzymatic assays and IC50 determination.
- Rodent (mouse and rat) surgeries, injections and colony maintenance.
- Mosquito colony maintenance, infections with Plasmodium parasites and dissections.
- General molecular biology, tissue culture and cell biological techniques.
- Light, fluorescent and confocal microscopy.
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| Position Status |
Part Time |
| Hours Per Week |
19.9 |
| Daily Work Shift |
Day |
| Work Arrangement |
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| FLSA |
Nonexempt |
| Grade |
99H |
| Position Salary |
$20-$22 hourly |
| Annual Minimum Salary |
00.00 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary |
0.00 |
| Annual Maximum Salary |
0.00 |
| Standard Hours |
35.00 |
| Union Description |
Hourly Employees |
| Payroll Designation |
PeopleSoft |
| Benefits |
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
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| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
None |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Minimum of a Master's Degree.
- Prior experience with parasitology research and animal work is strongly encouraged.
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
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| Preferred Qualifications |
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
- No allergy to rodents or mosquitoes.
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
24ST2119 |
| Posting Open Date |
08/30/2024 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Newark (RBHS) |
| City |
Newark |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Dec 19, 2024