Visiting Researcher

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, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Visiting Researcher for the department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Pan Laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, at Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is seeking a Visiting Researcher. This position will focus on research studies of dopaminergic signaling in the mouse brain.

Performs work requiring application of standard techniques and procedures relative to Parkinson’s disease research. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Prepare primary neuronal culture weekly.
• Conduct live cell imaging and perform data analysis on imaging data.
• Conduct Confocal imaging and immunofluorescence analysis.
• Communicate with PI weekly on experimental design, data analysis, interpretation and optimization.
• Collaborate with postdocs and students in the lab to conduct other types of experiments when requested.
• Assists with training fellows, medical students and undergraduate researchers in laboratory techniques as directed.
• Participate in the evaluation of existing procedures suggesting revisions where necessary and proposing new procedures where required.
• Keep a legible record of experimental notes.

Exempt

99S

Salary Details $50,000 / annual

25,000

125,000

250,000

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Full Time

37.5 hours/week

37.50