Postdoctoral Fellow

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Category	Staff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	RWJ-Psychiatry Research
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 department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Translational Psychiatric Genomics (TPG) lab led by Dr. Danielle Dick, who is also Director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center, studies how genetic and environmental influences contribute to the development of substance use and related behavioral conditions. Responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Fellow include designing, organizing, executing and communicating, through scientific journal articles and conference presentations, the results of research studies that further the aims of the TPG lab and the grant(s) that fund the postdoctoral position. We examine issues such as how genetic and environmental influences change across development; trajectories of risk associated with identified genes; environmental factors that alter risk pathways; genetic influences on subtypes and intermediary phenotypes associated with substance use problems; and the mediating and moderating mechanisms involved in gene-behavior associations. The TPG lab is involved in large-scale gene identification projects, mapping genetic and environmental risk across development, and the translational of genetic epidemiological findings to improve prevention, intervention, and treatment. Other responsibilities include providing guidance to undergraduate and graduate students and translating research findings to community members such that it can be used in policy. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Design, organize, and execute research studies that further the aims of the TPG lab and the grant(s) that fund the postdoctoral position. Communicate, through generation of manuscripts and scientific journal articles and through conference presentations, the results of research studies. Contribute to sponsored project funding applications, including assisting with project ideas, study design, and scientific writing for necessary application documents. Participate in communicating research findings to community members, including such that it can be used in influencing and developing public policy. Provide research guidance and mentoring to undergraduate and graduate students.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement	This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	99S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	0.000
Annual Maximum Salary	0.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
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 .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Ph.D. in psychology, genetics, or a related field, with expertise relevant to the TPG lab. Leadership and scholarship experience on funded research projects. Candidates in ABD (all but degree) status will also be considered.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills. Strong scientific communication skills, to both expert and lay audiences, in writing and verbally.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements. Must be able to lift or exert up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: Office environment. Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST0177
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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