Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Pharmacy |
| Department |
NJMS-Pharmacology |
| 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, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience Department at
NJMS.
The Lear Lab studies the regulation of cellular proteostasis, with a focus on the intersection of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and lysosomal biology and how these systems affect aging, cellular metabolism, and neurodegenerative disease. Central in this question is identifying key proteins regulating auto-lysosomal biology, mapping the mechanisms controlling their protein stability, and seeking to intervene in their degradation.
Among the key duties of the position are the following:
- Perform various research and technical operations relative to ongoing investigatory activities of a laboratory; may conduct independently or as assigned specialized research for a particular project.
- Participate in the development of performance standards, selection of methodology and instrumentation and coordination of the analytical and instrumentation functions with research areas to ensure conformance with the goals and objectives of the research program.
- Assist in the conducting of continuous program of research and development regarding new procedures and instrumentation functions of the laboratory.
- As requested, assist in the implementation of the programs and projects in special areas of interest to the overall research program of the laboratory
- Perform highly skilled biochemical, molecular biology, immunohistochemical techniques in investigating molecular mechanism underlying cerebrovascular deficits of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, using biochemical methods, immunohistochemistry, fiberoptic spectroscopy, in vivo two photon microscopy and genetically modified mouse/rat models.
- Records and analyzes data for studies.
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| Position Status |
Full Time |
| Hours Per Week |
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| Daily Work Shift |
Day |
| Work Arrangement |
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. |
| FLSA |
Exempt |
| Grade |
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| Position Salary |
63,968 |
| Annual Minimum Salary |
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| Annual Mid Range Salary |
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| Annual Maximum Salary |
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| Standard Hours |
37.50 |
| Union Description |
Post Docs - Regular Salaried |
| 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.
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| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
ABP |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Ph.D. or an M.D with research experience in biochemical, molecular biology, immunohistochemical techniques and interest in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Proficient in spoken and written English
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be able to work independently.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Experience with scientific mouse models and animal handling is strongly preferred.
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
Physical Demands:
- No significant physical demands.
Work Environment:
- Clinical/Laboratory/Office environment.
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
25ST0163 |
| Posting Open Date |
01/27/2025 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Newark (RBHS) |
| City |
Newark |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Jan 27, 2025