Research Teaching Specialist IV

Recruitment/Posting Title Research Teaching Specialist IV

Job Category Staff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department SPH-Epidemiology

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. 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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, 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 SummaryRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist IV for the Biostatistics & Epidemiology Department for the School of Public Health located in Piscataway, NJ. 

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Research Teaching Specialist IV is responsible for the management of a small research team, designs and conducts specialized research projects, and assists with supervision of other research technicians and graduate students.

Duties include:

• Assists in the establishment of performance standards, as well as in the selection of methodology and instrumentation related to research activities.
• Coordinates and tracks study activities including recruitment, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and biological sample collection.
• Creates, implements, and supervises other staff in conducting research and technical operations in New Jersey and at national study sites, independently or as assigned, followed by appropriate reports, recommendations and conclusions.
• Assists with mentorship and supervision of students, fellows, lower-level professionals, and technicians in study procedures, instrumentation, etc. to develop the skills necessary to perform the required functions.
• Compiles appropriate reference materials and resources to develop online resources for cancer prevention n specific populations.
• Compiles and presents statistical data with appropriate conclusions and recommendations pertinent to research activity.

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week 37.50

Daily Work Shift Day

Work Arrangement 

FLSA Exempt

Grade 19S

Position Salary PS19S scale

Annual Minimum Salary 053343.00

Annual Mid Range Salary 063617.00

Annual Maximum Salary 075246.00

Standard Hours 37.50

Union Description HPAE 5094

Payroll Designation ABP

Benefits 

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility

Minimum Education and Experience

Certifications/Licenses

• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Master’s Degree in a relevant science, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science with one (1) year of related research experience (with Bachelor’s Degree). 
• Experience with Statistical Computing Programs (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS); Electronic data collection platforms (e.g., REDCap, Qualtrics); CITI Human Subjects Research Certification; Biosafety/Bloodborne Pathogens Lab Safety Training
• Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s Degree in a relevant science, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science
• Required One (1) year of related research experience (with Bachelor’s Degree).

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Special Conditions

Posting Number 24ST2036

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus Piscataway (RBHS)

City Piscataway

State NJ

Location Details

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