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Rutgers The State University Postdoctoral Fellow in Newark, New Jersey
Position Details
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| Job Category | Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) |
| Department | SHP-Rehab & Movement |
| 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 School of Health Professions (SHP) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow candidate for the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science.The Postdoctoral Fellow will work on translational projects at the intersection of biomechanics, frailty and cognitive impairment assessment, and machine learning. Within this research program we aim to address to critical aging research questions: 1.) Can a dynamic stress-response model of physiological systems using a sub-maximal stress test replicate the results of real-life stress (such as invasive therapies)? 2.) Can and to what extent considering multiple physiological systems and interactions between them explain cognitive impairment in older adults using the stress-response model?An important component of this position will be to work as part of an interdisciplinary team spanning across colleges of engineering, medicine, and science. The successful candidate will be required to lead independent research projects, work closely with medical collaborators, mentor students, and publish high-quality research each year.Among the key duties of this position are the following:
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| Position Status | Full Time |
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| Work Arrangement | This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Grade | 99S |
| Position Salary | |
| Annual Minimum Salary | 0.000 |
| Annual Mid Range Salary | 0.000 |
| Annual Maximum Salary | 0.000 |
| Standard Hours | 37.50 |
| Union Description | AAUP |
| Payroll Designation | PeopleSoft |
| Benefits | Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to . |
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| Terms of Appointment | Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility | ABP |
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| Posting Number | 24ST0036 |
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| Posting Open Date | 01/08/2024 |
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| Regional Campus | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus | Newark (RBHS) |
| City | Newark |
| State | NJ |
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