Type: Adjunct/Part-Time
Salary: $15.92 per hr
Posted: Today
Category: Laboratory and Research
Job CategoryStaff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
OverviewNew 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 SummaryRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the department of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Under the direction of Principal Investigator, Temp Research Asst will be responsible for conducting a project titled Clonal proliferative profile of HTLV-1 in infected patients using dolutegravir or vitamin C during 2 years of follow-up. For this project the student will identify and quantify integration’s sites of HTLV-1 in host genome to reach clonality for each infected patient and for these purpose Herreira’s Laboratory will provide everything that will need such as sonicator for gDNA physical fragmentation, enzymes for end-blunt repair, ligation to adapters and Nested-PCR, microfluidic eletrophoresis machine, DNA purification Kit and supplies for Nanopore MinION sequencing. Furthermore, the Temp Research Asst must possess a solid background in molecular biology techniques for the detection and sequencing of pathogen genomes. For the detection of integration sites, the student will need to understand and master the genome walking technique for amplifying unknown regions of the genome. The main aim of study is evaluating the clonality pattern of HTLV-1 in patients using Dolutegravir and Vitamin C during a 2-year follow-up.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Plan and execute activities related to standardization of protocols stipulated to each proposed procedure.
- Perform all standardized assays for DNA fragmentation, blunt-end repair, adapters ligation, PCR amplification and MinION sequencing.
- Analyze sequencing datas (re-sequence samples if necessary) for viral integration sites identification and quantify them for oligoindex measure.
- Analyze the results and write the article.
- Attends and actively participates in both weekly and monthly group research meetings and discussions, as well as prepare formal talks and present research to laboratory and CHINJ research community.
FLSA: Nonexempt
Grade: 99H
Salary Details$15.92 per hr
Minimum Salary15.49
Mid Range Salary75.00
Maximum Salary150.00
Offer InformationThe 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.
BenefitsRutgers 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
Position Status: Part Time
Working Hours20 hours per week max
Standard Hours: 35.00
Daily Work Shift: Day
Work ArrangementThis position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
Union Description: Hourly Employees
Payroll Designation: PeopleSoft
Terms of Appointment: Temporary Staff Appointment – Hourly
Position Pension Eligibility: None
Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor in relevant biological sciences required.
- Prior experience in molecular biology techniques.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have effective oral and written communication skills; and ability to understand and communicate in English to sufficiently perform the job duties.
- Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be highly motivated, self-driven, creative, and interactive.
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively and independently.
Physical Demands and Work EnvironmentPhysical Demands:
- Must be able to work in a laboratory environment.
- Must be able to perform laboratory research.
- Some lifting may be required: laboratory items and/or boxes.
- Walking, standing, sitting is required.
Work Environment:
- Must pass employee health clearance, TB Test and required safety training.
- Must follow all safety precautions in laboratory, as required.
Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus: College Ave (RU-New Brunswick)
CityNew Brunswick
StateNJ
Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
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