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Rutgers The State University Open Rank Faculty Position in Basic/Translational Neuroscience at Rutgers Brain in Newark, New Jersey
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Recruitment/Posting Title | Open Rank Faculty Position in Basic/Translational Neuroscience at Rutgers Brain Health Institute |
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Department | RWJ - Brain Health Institute |
Salary | Commensurate With Experience |
Posting Summary | Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) seeks to recruit outstanding federally funded faculty to help execute our mission of building a world-class translational neuroscience research program in one of the leading academic medical centers in the United States. Openings will be filled at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. BHI works with basic science and clinical departments of Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences to recruit highly qualified faculty with strong federally funded research programs to understand mechanisms of disease development, progression, and prevention in neurodegeneration and injury, neurodevelopment, motivational and affective neuroscience (including substance use disorders and eating disorders) and cognitive and sensory neuroscience. These research topics comprise the four focus areas at BHI, which is the home for the overall Rutgers neuroscience initiative. BHI is a growing interdisciplinary institute consisting of more than 300 principal investigators with neuroscience laboratories across various campuses of Rutgers University. |
Position Status | Full Time |
Posting Number | 24FA0391 |
Posting Open Date | 04/12/2024 |
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Minimum Education and Experience | Applicants must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree, with currently active, independent, federally funded research program in the above areas. We offer substantial resources and outstanding core facilities to support these positions. Candidates applying for a position at the Assistant Professor level are expected to have K99/R00 grants or equivalent and develop a rigorous extramurally funded research program. Candidates at the Associate and Full Professor level are expected to have an established federal grant portfolio that can be transferred to Rutgers. |
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Overview | The newly formed Rutgers Health, an innovative, statewide academic health care provider organization across New Jersey that brings together all Rutgers clinical activities under one umbrella, will facilitate the clinical research activities. With an NIH CTSA and a Comprehensive NCI Cancer Center, Rutgers offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care. With 2 teaching hospitals and over 300 neuroscience faculty labs in Newark, New Brunswick, and Piscataway, as well as proximity to the New York, Princeton and Philadelphia neuroscience communities, Rutgers offers tremendous collaborative opportunities and core facilities to support a robust translational and clinical research program. Outstanding core facilities will support this position, including a new research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner and a human behavioral testing core in collaboration with Princeton University. Rutgers values a culturally diverse faculty; we strongly encourage applications from women and underrepresented in medicine candidates. Applicants should submit a CV and statement of research accomplishments and plans and names of three to five references to Chair of the search committee, at bhi@bhi.rutgers.edu. |
Statement | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, military service or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. |
Special Instructions to Applicants | To become a part of our vibrant research community, applicants should submit a CV and statement of research accomplishments and plans and names of three to five references to Chair of the Search committee at bhi@bhi.rutgers.edu |
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Quick Link to Posting | https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225578 |
Campus | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
Home Location Campus | Newark (RBHS) |
City | New Brunswick |
State | NJ |
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