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Senior Research Fellow

Rutgers University
life insurance, employee discount
United States, New Jersey, Newark
Mar 04, 2026
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Recruitment/Posting Title Senior Research Fellow
Posting Number 26TM0082
Department Law School Newark
Overview
Posting Summary
Rutgers University-Newark, an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise, is seeking a Senior Research Fellow for the School of Law-Newark's Center on Law, Inequality & Metropolitan Equity (CLiME), which will report to the Director.

The following are illustrative project areas:


  • Housing Equity, Affordability and Wealth: CLiME's housing work has examined rental affordability, displacement risk through gentrification, right to counsel, and pervasive institutional ownership of single-family homes. This work continues with the need for regulatory models, innovative financing strategies, systems research on segregation, and remedial frameworks for equitable growth. We will explore statewide dynamics, best practices, how housing issues intersect with enhanced climate change risks, child welfare outcomes, and ways to grow intergenerational wealth.

  • Public Health and Social Determinants: The COVID pandemic's disproportionate devastation of African Americans and other communities of color has been mediated through preexisting underlying health conditions, many of them at least partially socially determined. CLiME's past work in this area looked at psychological trauma and discriminatory causes of racial health disparities. The work continues in a remedial vein. What markers would demonstrate decreased vulnerability to viral outbreaks, and how do we achieve them? What are the keys to imposing institutional accountability for predictably inferior health outcomes for New Jersey's vulnerable populations? How do public health deficits intersect with other institutions, such as housing policy?

  • Equitable Growth, Economic Policy and Innovative Public and Private Finance: CLiME's economic research has focused on equitable public finance and small business access to public and private contracts. The work continues with innovative investment modeling for social impact, fintech applications, and equitable economic policymaking.

  • Civil Rights Institute: This new addition examines the empirical requirements for satisfying evolving legal doctrines, such as disparate-impact proof.


The position will be responsible for and not limited to the following:

  • Producing regular, high-quality public scholarship on novel matters, requiring
  • Demonstrated research capability on issues of social policy, poverty, race discrimination, economic marginalization, housing, and land use, and possesses the hard skills for empirical study
  • Experience with real estate finance, civil rights remedies, public health systems, local government regulatory mechanics, environmental justice, community economic development strategy and financing, tax, or urban planning is relevant
  • Assisting the executive director in research and writing projects
  • Initiating independent research projects
  • Supervising student research assistants.

Rutgers University-Newark's Center on Law, Inequality, and Metropolitan Equity has been an interdisciplinary law and policy institute dedicated to impact research on issues of structural inequality since 2011. CLiME's research, publications, and partnerships reflect the University's commitment to civic engagement and public scholarship, in Newark, across New Jersey, and the nation. Our law and policy projects are designed for impact. Our approach to structural inequality assumes that racial and economic disparities are often place-based and reflect the disparity of resources afforded to institutions based on law, practical rules, and operational norms. We are proud to receive financial support from the State of New Jersey. Our work is available at www.clime.rutgers.edu.
FLSA Exempt
Salary Details $75,000 to $85,000
Offer Information
The 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.
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, 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 Full Time
Working Hours 40
Daily Work Shift Day
Work Arrangement
Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu.
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Salaried 12 Month
Qualifications






Minimum Education and Experience
*Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
*Requires a minimum of three to five years of relevant professional experience in an administrative and/or supervisory function, excellent communication skills, and computer literacy.
- OR -
*Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education/experience in the discipline. A master's degree in a specialized discipline may be required, particularly in research, project management or managerial positions.
*Requires a minimum of five years experience and/or increasing functional responsibility in a leadership/managerial role. With a master's degree requirement, a minimum of three years of related experience is acceptable.
*Excellent communication skills and computer literacy.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Requires a minimum of a master's degree in public policy, public administration, political science or relevant social science degree, or JD, with knowledge of fair housing law and policy, poverty and wealth dynamics, government decision-making and sensitivity to diverse community dynamics
  • Requires a desire to impact law and policy with respect to inequality
  • Substantial research skills, ability to communicate effectively and very strong writing experience.
  • Candidates must be comfortable working cooperatively in interdisciplinary contexts

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience and knowledge in public health theory and practice, with emphasis on issues affecting racial health disparities, social determinants of health, violence, psychological trauma and community health care and child welfare in order to produce policy interventions that demonstrably change health outcomes for under-resourced people and communities.
  • PhD, MPH or related advanced study as well as professional policy experience


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Posting Open Date 03/04/2026
Posting Close Date 06/02/2026
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers University-Newark
Home Location Campus Rutgers University-Newark
City Newark
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.


Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.



Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement


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