Research Teaching Specialist V

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, Piscataway

Feb 17, 2025

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Teaching Specialist V
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	SPH-School of Public Health-NWK
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 six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, 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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, 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	The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center ( GVRC) at Rutgers seeks to create safe and healthy environments for NJ residents to live, learn, work, and play by providing high-quality, multi-disciplinary research on firearm violence causality and prevention, and to translate this research into clear and actionable policies and programs. The Center partners with relevant local-, state-, and national-level experts, securing access to data to conduct and support research that identifies etiologic factors for firearm violence, develops and rigorously evaluates interventions to reduce the burden of firearm violence, and translates its scientific findings into effective programs and policies to better ensure their widespread adoption. The GVRC is looking for a Research Teaching Specialist V to assist with a grant-funded project during which GVRC team members will train members of the National Guard throughout the country in the administration of an intervention known as Project SafeGuard ( PSG). PSG is a suicide prevention tool that focuses on encouraging secure firearm storage and the GVRC team will be primarily responsible for the quantitative assessments that take place during and following the trainings. This is an ideal position for an individual planning to apply for graduate school and aiming to gain suicide prevention research experience. Opportunities to work with GVRC data, develop peer reviewed manuscripts, and present data at national conferences will be available. This position is 100% grant-funded and located in Piscataway, NJ. This project is supported by the Henry Jackson Foundation and the Uniformed Services University.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week	37.50
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	17S
Position Salary	$66,714 maximum salary offered (grant-funded)
Annual Minimum Salary	49097.00
Annual Mid Range Salary	58427.00
Annual Maximum Salary	68819.00
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	HPAE 5094
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
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Bachelor's Degree in a relevant science required. Applicants must be able to interact well with people in a professional environment as well as community settings, should have good organizational and analytical skills, effective verbal and written communication skills, and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Should show interest in some suicide prevention. Knowledge of IRB and human research protection regulations required. This position will include regular travel to military installations across the United States as a representative of the GVRC and member of the training team.
Preferred Qualifications	Prior experience an asset.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	25ST0357
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Piscataway (RBHS)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details

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