Recruitment/Posting Title Postdoctoral Associate Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Pharmacy Department NJMS-Pharmacology 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 Associate for the Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience Department within NJMS.

Under the guidance of the Principal Investigator (PI), conducts research on the function of connexin channels and calcium-activated potassium channels in endothelial cells or heterologous expression systems. This involves independently carrying out experiments and contributing to projects focused on the purification and reconstitution of connexin hemichannels, as well as the electrophysiological characterization of connexin channels and their mutations associated with vascular. 

Among the key duties of the position are the following:  Participate in experimental design and carries out experiments Operates and maintains experimental equipment  Records and analyzes data from experiments  Maintains a proper data notebook pursuant to the standards of the Department and the PI  Contribute to the intellectual development of the project  Contribute to the writing of manuscripts  Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. FLSA Exempt Grade Position Salary $63,968 Annual Minimum Salary Annual Mid Range Salary Annual Maximum Salary Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description Post Docs - Regular Salaried 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