Research Teaching Specialist V - Oldenburg Lab
Rutgers University
Recruitment/Posting Title Research Teaching Specialist V - Oldenburg Lab Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department RWJ-CABM 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 Research Teaching Specialist V (RTS) for the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) located on the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey.
The Oldenburg Laboratory at CABM is seeking an outstanding RTS to join an exciting neuroscience project developing and utilizing new optical and molecular tools to study neural circuits. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Ian Oldenburg, the RTS will contribute to investigations of the role of neural activity in guiding and initiating motor actions. The RTS will assist the research of other scientists in the lab, maintain the activities of the lab, as well as run independent projects. While projects will evolve over time, an initial project will involve rodent behavioral training, and will benefit from a multidisciplinary skillset.
Mentorship is a core mission of the Oldenburg Lab. All members of the lab are expected to be helpful and supportive of each other. The PI will endeavor to do what he can to help each member succeed, both within the lab and when they eventually move on. As such, every member of the lab is encouraged to explore that which interests them and to share their specific expertise. In addition, the RTS will have the opportunity to attend scientific conferences and learn appropriate scientific methods and procedures.
The RTS is expected to have experience in conducting and analyzing scientific experiments involving rodent models and in neuroscience techniques, such as genotyping, survival surgery, histology, microscopy, electrophysiology, calcium imaging, or coding. The RTS will be responsible for maintenance and genotyping of the mouse colony and will assist with ongoing research projects in the lab. The RTS will also be responsible for ordering reagents and supplies as well as collaborating with the Principal Investigator in monitoring how the resources are used in the lab. The RTS is expected to maintain a high level of research competency, knowledge, and skills to perform duties assigned by the Principal Investigator.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Handles, breeds, genotypes, and trains rodents for experimental purposes. Attends and participates in regular lab meetings. Maintains databases of lab equipment, reagents, and animals. Performs the standard experiments in the lab: Rodent behavioral training, microscopy, multiphoton imaging, rodent surgical procedures, PCR, etc. Evaluates existing procedures and proposes modifications or changes in order to keep the methodology and procedures current. Manages and maintains lab supplies, stocks, equipment, inventories, and databases, and helps to evaluate and improve lab management practices as required. Assists with ordering lab supplies, providing the Principal Investigator with purchase recommendations, and help improve the cost effectiveness and environmental impact of lab operations. Assists the Principal Investigator with the preparation of manuscripts and grant applications by preparing text and creating figures. 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 17S Position Salary 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
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 Research Teaching Specialist V (RTS) for the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) located on the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey.
The Oldenburg Laboratory at CABM is seeking an outstanding RTS to join an exciting neuroscience project developing and utilizing new optical and molecular tools to study neural circuits. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Ian Oldenburg, the RTS will contribute to investigations of the role of neural activity in guiding and initiating motor actions. The RTS will assist the research of other scientists in the lab, maintain the activities of the lab, as well as run independent projects. While projects will evolve over time, an initial project will involve rodent behavioral training, and will benefit from a multidisciplinary skillset.
Mentorship is a core mission of the Oldenburg Lab. All members of the lab are expected to be helpful and supportive of each other. The PI will endeavor to do what he can to help each member succeed, both within the lab and when they eventually move on. As such, every member of the lab is encouraged to explore that which interests them and to share their specific expertise. In addition, the RTS will have the opportunity to attend scientific conferences and learn appropriate scientific methods and procedures.
The RTS is expected to have experience in conducting and analyzing scientific experiments involving rodent models and in neuroscience techniques, such as genotyping, survival surgery, histology, microscopy, electrophysiology, calcium imaging, or coding. The RTS will be responsible for maintenance and genotyping of the mouse colony and will assist with ongoing research projects in the lab. The RTS will also be responsible for ordering reagents and supplies as well as collaborating with the Principal Investigator in monitoring how the resources are used in the lab. The RTS is expected to maintain a high level of research competency, knowledge, and skills to perform duties assigned by the Principal Investigator.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Handles, breeds, genotypes, and trains rodents for experimental purposes. Attends and participates in regular lab meetings. Maintains databases of lab equipment, reagents, and animals. Performs the standard experiments in the lab: Rodent behavioral training, microscopy, multiphoton imaging, rodent surgical procedures, PCR, etc. Evaluates existing procedures and proposes modifications or changes in order to keep the methodology and procedures current. Manages and maintains lab supplies, stocks, equipment, inventories, and databases, and helps to evaluate and improve lab management practices as required. Assists with ordering lab supplies, providing the Principal Investigator with purchase recommendations, and help improve the cost effectiveness and environmental impact of lab operations. Assists the Principal Investigator with the preparation of manuscripts and grant applications by preparing text and creating figures. 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 17S Position Salary 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
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