Research Teaching Specialist V
About The Position
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 Research Teaching Specialist V for the department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, performs research activities in the studies of dopaminergic signaling in the mouse brain. Performs work requiring application of standard techniques and procedures relative to Parkinson's disease research.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant science required.
- The candidate is expected to be an organized, careful and respectful team player.
Nice To Haves
- Prior research experience an asset relative to in vivo mouse work (stereotaxic injection, behavioral analysis, perfusion and immunohistology).
Responsibilities
- As directed, performs various research and technical operations relative to the ongoing investigatory activities of the laboratory specific to in vivo mouse work. Keep detailed records of procedures and experiments.
- Mouse colony management (this includes designing breeding schemes and genotyping several transgenic lines with minimal to no error).
- As instructed, performs intracranial stereotaxic injection of viral vectors followed by locomotor behavioral analysis (this includes troubleshooting and validation of methodology).
- Collaborate with postdocs and students in the lab to perform intracardial perfusion, cryosection and immunohistology analysis. Assists with training fellows, medical students and undergraduate researchers in laboratory techniques as directed.
- Participates in the evaluation of existing procedures suggesting revisions where necessary, and proposing new procedures where required.
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
