Temporary Research Assistant; Nutrition & Food Systems

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. RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes focused on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings.

We offer education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located across New Jersey. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is positioned to transform lives.

Posting may include location details and partnerships with clinical facilities in New Brunswick and Newark, among others.

• Recruitment/Posting
  
  Title:
  
  Temporary Research Assistant (Nutrition & Food Systems)
• Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
• Department: SPH - Health Systems
• FLSA: Nonexempt
• Grade: 99H
• Salary Details: $25/hour
• Minimum Salary: $15.92
• Mid Range Salary: 75.00
• Maximum Salary: 150.00
• 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 and holidays; retirement benefits; employee and dependent educational benefits; life insurance; and employee discount programs
• Position Status: Part Time
• Working Hours: 19.9 hours/week
• Standard
  
  Hours:
  
  35.00
• Daily
  
  Work Shift:
  
  Day
• Work Arrangement:
• Union
  
  Description:
  
  Hourly Employees
• Payroll Designation: People Soft
• Seniority Unit:
• Terms of Appointment: Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly
• Position Pension Eligibility: None
• Posting Number: 26ST0123
• Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
• Home Location Campus: Off Campus
• City: Newark
• State: NJ
• Location Details: Newark SPH location;
  One Riverfront Plaza

• Assist the Principal Investigator with conducting a scoping review to inform a background paper on food systems drivers of food environments and healthy diets.
• Support research activities including literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and assisting with preparing peer-reviewed manuscripts.

• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent MS Office skills.

• Pre-employment Screenings: All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
• Immunization Requirements: Immunization policies may apply; vaccination proof or approved exemptions may be required.
• Equal Employment Opportunity: It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics. See the non-discrimination statement for details.