Research Teaching Specialist Ii

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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Research Teaching Specialist II

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

Department NJMS-Medicine-Hematology

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.

Rutgers 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 Research Teaching Specialist II for the Department of Medicine within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Principal Research Associate, the Research Teaching Specialist II will assist in acquisition and quality control of outcomes data from multiple sources, management of complex project databases, descriptive and statistical analysis of data, coordinating with multiple outside collaborators and groups, including collaborating drug treatment centers, for data collection, obtaining consent from and interviewing study subjects, revising and editing survey instruments, writing and editing manuscripts and various other reports and abstracts, maintaining administrative records, and related research and administrative tasks.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assists with training, supervising, and guiding post-doctoral fellows, medical, graduate and undergraduate students and research assistants in data management techniques and other research procedures as directed, and assists in developing priorities.
• Collaborates with the Principal Investigator, the Principal Research Associate, the Study Coordinator, and other research staff in preparation of materials for peer-reviewed publications and reports, including designing and writing presentations and in writing and editing manuscripts.
• Conducts literature reviews, in conjunction with a research librarian when appropriate, including critical assessment of relevant papers, and oversees integration of new references into the project reference database.
• Maintains existing databases and utilizes them in achieving study objectives.
• Collects and/or supervises collection of data from collaborators including participating drug treatment centers, involving on-site activities at those centers and coordination with staff at those centers, and with expanding our set of collaborators.
• Enters data into relevant databases.

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

FLSA Exempt

Grade 25S

Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary 65083.000

Annual Mid Range Salary 78131.000

Annual Maximum Salary 92788.000

Standard Hours 37.50

Union Description HPAE, Local 5094

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.

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative methods, public health, biomedical science, premedical studies, or a related field plus two (2) years of related research experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with a major or concentration in one of the above fields plus three (3) years of related research experience.

Certifications/Licenses

• Must have a current New Jersey driver’s license.
• If to be involved in transporting frozen specimens, Rutgers biosafety training and certification related to transport will be required in advance.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Prior to employment, documented proof of a of a current influenza vaccination and documented maintenance of influenza vaccination status in the future.
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of Microsoft Office, including at a minimum Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent quantitative skills.
• Documented proof of complete COVID -19 vaccination (three doses of Pfizer or Moderna mRNA, including at least one booster, or equivalent combinations per CDC / FDA guidelines) prior to employment, and then maintenance of compliance with future vaccination standards set forth by all of Rutgers University, the State of New Jersey, and other governing health authorities.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Having own auto with current insurance.
• Prior research experience, especially in epidemiology, public health, or quantitative social science.
• Flexibility of hours.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Must be able to drive.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 22ST2016

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)

City Newark

State NJ

Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees (https://policies.rutgers.edu/60-1-35-currentpdf) , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine dose. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals (https://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/100-3-1-current.pdf) , if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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