Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Temporary Research Assistant (multiple openings) |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) |
| Department |
SPH-Epidemiology |
| 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 |
Rutgers School of Public Health (
SPH) is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, located in Piscataway, NJ.
The Shiau Research Group is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Research Assistant to support ongoing research projects addressing comorbidities associated with infections, including
HIV, across the lifespan. The Temporary Research Assistant will work under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shiau in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at School of Public Health (
SPH).
This position provides an excellent opportunity for a student interested in developing expertise in data analysis methods for epidemiological research and gaining transferable skills in scientific communication.
Duties include:
- Performs data management.
- Conducts statistical analyses.
- Produces reports and assist with the editing and preparation of manuscripts for publication
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| Position Status |
Part Time |
| Hours Per Week |
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| Daily Work Shift |
Day |
| Work Arrangement |
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| FLSA |
Nonexempt |
| Grade |
99H |
| Position Salary |
$18-$25/hour |
| Annual Minimum Salary |
00.00 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary |
0.00 |
| Annual Maximum Salary |
0.00 |
| Standard Hours |
35.00 |
| Union Description |
Hourly Employees |
| 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 |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
None |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Must have good communication skills.
- Must possess quantitative analytic skills and have appropriate training in epidemiology and/or biostatistics.
- Must have high level expertise in use of statistical software including SAS and R programming.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Rutgers student preferred.
- Previous experience with Zotero, Qualtrics, RedCap, and human subjects research
- Interest in and previous experience with epigenetics data and/or health care claims data
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
25ST1056 |
| Posting Open Date |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Piscataway (RBHS) |
| City |
Piscataway |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Rutgers University
May 09, 2025