Director of Center Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute

Position: Director of Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute
Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Director of Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute Department Brain Health Institute Salary Details A range of $150,000 to $350,000 Offer Information

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.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

* 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

Posting Summary

We seek an accomplished scientist, at the Professor or Associate Professor level, to join the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) and The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) as Director of the new Rutgers Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics (CRPPT). This new center director will have the responsibility to develop a research center focused on mechanisms underlying pain with a goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches.

The CRPPT will build collaborations among scientists with the multidisciplinary expertise required to identify novel therapeutic targets, assess efficacy of treatments, and develop precision medicine approaches to diagnose and treat pain. As a component of the BHI and RSDM, the CRPPT will contain faculty across Rutgers schools and campuses with expertise in pain research and treatment. In addition to BHI and RSDM, participating elements include especially Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Rutgers School of Nursing, Rutgers New Brunswick and Newark Schools of Arts and Sciences, School of Pharmacy, the affiliated U.S. Dept.

of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in East Orange and Lyons, NJ and the Rutgers Cancer Institute. The Rutgers CRPPT will be the only comprehensive pain research center in NJ.

The ideal candidate will be a leader in pain research with a strong, federally funded research program, who can leverage, stimulate, and lead translational science approaches (i.e., basic to clinical to population) to address key questions regarding nociception and pain. The ideal candidate will also need to be comfortable with a forward-facing role, consistent with the high profile this role will hold at Rutgers and within New Jersey.

Clinician-scientists with expertise in pain research are particularly encouraged to apply. With two teaching hospitals and over 300 neuroscience faculty labs in Newark and New Brunswick/Piscataway, an affiliation with one of the largest and most accomplished health systems in the state (RWJBH), as well as proximity to the New York, Princeton and Philadelphia neuroscience communities, Rutgers offers tremendous collaborative opportunities and core facilities to support and grow an outstanding research program.

The candidate should be a leader who can coordinate research and lead NIH-supported training programs among a diverse group of faculty, form the nexus of a collaborative research focus or center, and develop new research opportunities. Applicants must have a PhD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree, with an active NIH or federally funded research program in pain research. We offer substantial resources to develop a world-class pain research center, and to support the director's own research activities.

With a NIH CTSA, Rutgers also offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into clinical trials and improved…