Position Details Position Information RecruitmentPosting Title: Director of Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute
Department: Brain Health Institute Salary Details A range of 150,000 to 350,000
Offer Information The final salary offer may be determined by several factors including but not limited to: • The candidates qualifications • Experience • Expertise • 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 universitys broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
Benefits Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include: • Medical • Prescription drug and dental coverage • Paid vacation • Holidays • Various leave programs • Competitive retirement benefits including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options • Employee and dependent educational benefits when applicable • Life insurance coverage • Employee discount programs
Posting Summary We seek an accomplished scientist at the Professor or Associate Professor level to join the Rutgers Brain Health Institute BHI and The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine RSDM as Director of the new Rutgers Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics CRPPT.
This new center director will have the responsibility to develop a research center focused on mechanisms underlying pain with a goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches. The CRPPT will build collaborations among scientists with the multidisciplinary expertise required to identify novel therapeutic targets assess efficacy of treatments and develop precision medicine approaches to diagnose and treat pain.
As a component of the BHI and RSDM, the CRPPT will contain faculty across Rutgers schools and campuses with expertise in pain research and treatment. In addition to BHI and RSDM participating elements include: • Robert Wood Johnson Medical School RWJMS • New Jersey Medical School NJMS • Rutgers School of Nursing • Rutgers New Brunswick and Newark Schools of Arts and Sciences • School of Pharmacy • The affiliated U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in East Orange and Lyons, NJ • The Rutgers Cancer Institute
The Rutgers CRPPT will be the only comprehensive pain research center in NJ.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be a leader in pain research with a strong federally funded research program who can leverage stimulate and lead translational science approaches i.e. basic to clinical to population to address key questions regarding nociception and pain.
The ideal candidate will also need to be comfortable with a forward-facing role consistent with the high profile this role will hold at Rutgers and within New Jersey. Clinician-scientists with expertise in pain research are particularly encouraged to apply.
With two teaching hospitals and over 300 neuroscience faculty labs in Newark and New Brunswick, Piscataway, an affiliation with one of the largest and most accomplished health systems in the state RWJBH, as well as proximity to the New York, Princeton, and Philadelphia neuroscience communities, Rutgers offers tremendous collaborative opportunities and core facilities to support and grow an outstanding research program.
The candidate should be a leader who can coordinate research and lead NIH-supported training programs among a diverse group of faculty form the nexus of a collaborative research focus or center and develop new research opportunities.
Applicants must have a PhD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree with an active NIH or federally funded research program in pain research.
We offer substantial resources to develop a world-class pain research center and to support the directors own research activities. With a NIH CTSA, Rutgers also offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into clinical trials and improved patient care. Outstanding core facilities will support this position.
Rutgers values a culturally diverse faculty; we strongly encourage applications from female and candidates underrepresented in medicine.
Applicants should submit a CV and statement of research accomplishments and plans to Dr. Tibor Rohacs, the Chair of the search committee, at bhibhi.rutgers.edu.
Position Status Full Time Posting Number: 24FA0392 Posting Open Date: 10/06/2025 Posting Close Date: 01/01/2027
Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience Applicants must have a PhD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree with currently active independent NIH-funded research program in pain research.
Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment Overview We offer substantial resources to develop a world-class pain research center and to support the directors own research activities. With a NIH CTSA, Rutgers also offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into clinical trials and improved patient care. Outstanding core facilities will support this position.
Rutgers values a culturally diverse faculty; we strongly encourage applications from female and candidates underrepresented in medicine.
Applicants should submit a CV and statement of research accomplishments and plans to Dr. Tibor Rohacs, the Chair of the search committee, at bhibhi.rutgers.edu.
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Applicant Documents Required documents: • Cover Letter • Letter of Application • Curriculum Vitae • List of Professional References • Contact Info • Research Statement Optional documents: • Diversity Statement