Temporary Research Assistant (Perinatal Research)

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.

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The Temporary Research Assistant will work under the supervision of Dr. Ellen Francis in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at School of Public Health ( SPH). The Assistant will assist Dr. Francis with research projects addressing metabolic conditions in pregnancy and implications for poor health outcomes across both the pregnant individuals' and their offspring's lifecourse. The Assistant's primary responsibility will be to lead data management and analysis for ongoing research projects and prepare manuscripts and grant applications. The data for analysis are existing and were obtained from pregnancy cohorts with extensive phenotyping including metabolomics, environmental exposures, and long-term follow up of women and their children. If appropriate, the Research Assistant will be encouraged to develop their own independent research program and apply for independent funding. Potential topic areas include sex-differences in metabolomic biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk, placental function and later offspring health, and metabolomic profiles of lifestyle factors.

The Assistant's day-to-day work will include database management, statistical analysis, manuscript writing, and mentorship of students/trainees. There will be opportunities for authorship on publications, presentation at local and national conferences, and collaboration on grant proposal development.

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes:

For detailed information on benefits and eligibility, please visit: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Excellent data management and analysis skills.