Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Assistant
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research Support (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 is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences.  The Research Assistant will conduct Neurorehabilitation and Neurophysiology Research. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:  Works on ongoing research that uses electrophysiology and neuroimaging measures to better understand motor related impairment following neurological, neuromuscular, and musculoskeletal diseases and injuries for diverse patient populations including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and stroke. Works on various aspects of research projects like data collection and analysis of EEG and EMG data and analysis of MRI data. Prepares data reports. Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Status	Part Time
Hours Per Week	16 hours per week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	99H
Position Salary	$15.00/hourly
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	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	None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant area, such as engineering, computer science, neurorehabilitation, biomedical sciences, or related field. Experience in human research; and programming, Matlab, Python, or R.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Knowledge of statistical data analysis. Excellent oral and written communication skills; and organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications	Strong candidates will have prior experience in performing research studies in human subjects, as well as some history of publication and presentation of original research. Background and experience in EMG and EEG data collection and data analysis; and TMS (data collection and data analysis). Image-processing analysis.
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Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2786
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
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