Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	SHP-Rehab & Movement
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 School of Health Professions (SHP) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct Neurorehabilitation and Neuroimaging Research for the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences. Qualifying candidates must have earned a doctorate degree in neuroscience, engineering (e.g., biomedical, rehabilitation mechanical), or a related field. Strong candidates will have prior experience in performing neurophysiology and neuromodulation research studies in human subjects, as well as history of publication and presentation of original research. The successful candidate will work on ongoing research in the Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation Innovations (NeuREI) Lab which includes developing neuroimaging-based prognosis models of recovery post-stroke and investigating cognitive motor interactions and neuromodulation methods to promote neuroplasticity. Research in the NeuREI Lab applies structural and functional neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques and behavioral assessment, combined with advanced signal processing and analysis to study brain connectivity and neuromodulatory effect of rehabilitation training. The successful applicant will also be expected to develop his/her own mentored research project and work on various aspects of research projects from inception (e.g., study formulation, grant-writing, etc.), through dissemination (conference presentation and manuscript publication).
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	99S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	0.000
Annual Maximum Salary	0.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
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	Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Neurorehabilitation Engineering, or related field. Background and experience in functional and/or structural MRI image processing (DTI, fMRI). Experience in programming, preferentially Matlab, Python, R. Rigorous training and experience in data statistics and data analysis.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience in connectivity analysis (resting state functional connectivity, effective connectivity, graph theory-based analysis). Research studies in human subjects, and history of publication and presentation of original research. Experience in EEG/EMG/fNIRS data collection and analysis. Experience in neuromuscular rehabilitation; brain and muscle electrophysiology. Background and experience in TMS (data collection and data analysis). Image-processing analysis.
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Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2047
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	Newark, NJ

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