Postdoctoral Fellow
- Rutgers University
- Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Category: Admin-Other Administrative Positions
- Posting Date: 02/01/2023
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
Job Description
Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| 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 Postdoctoral Fellow for the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) located on the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. The Quantitative Evolutionary Microbiology Laboratory, led by Prof. Michael Manhart, is seeking an outstanding a Postdoctoral Fellow. Our lab seeks to understand how fundamental evolutionary processes shape the ecology and cellular physiology of microbial communities, using experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches. We are especially interested in contributing to fundamental microbiology that can benefit human health. This position will be based at Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (Piscataway, NJ, USA). The fellow will also be an active member of the Rutgers University Microbiome Program. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Michael Manhart, the Postdoctoral Fellow will develop and conduct research projects, present at local and international meetings, write papers, apply for fellowships and other funding, and mentor students and other lab members. Current major research directions in the lab include the evolution of microbial growth dynamics and the effect of ecological interactions on adaptation in microbial communities, but the position will allow for significant flexibility in developing new directions in accordance with the fellow’s interests and the broad goals of the lab. The fellow’s research may involve any combination of experimental (wet-lab biology), computational, and theoretical components. The fellow can expect at least two years of support contingent on satisfactory performance and funding availability, with the possibility of additional years of support contingent on funding availability and mutual agreement. The salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications, with the minimum set by NIH-NRSA stipend levels. Our group values an inclusive culture, and we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
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| Position Status | Full Time |
| Hours Per Week | 37.50 |
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| FLSA | Exempt |
| Grade | 99S |
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| Standard Hours | 37.50 |
| Union Description | Non-Union |
| 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 . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance. |
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| Terms of Appointment | Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility | None |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number | 23ST0283 |
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| Regional Campus | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus | Piscataway (RBHS) |
| City | Piscataway |
| State | NJ |
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Pre-employment Screenings
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