Position Details Position Information RecruitmentPosting Title: Senior Researchers
Faculty Department: RWJ - Pediatrics Salary Details: Minimum salary - $156,332
Offer Information The final salary offer may be determined by several factors including but not limited to the candidates 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 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 • 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 Senior Researchers for the Department of Pediatrics Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Bristol-Myers-Squibb Childrens Hospital New Brunswick, NJ
The Department of Pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in collaboration with the Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ) is seeking outstanding senior researchers to join a vibrant and growing Department affiliated with a growing Childrens Service Line at the RWJBarnabas Health system.
Under the leadership of newly recruited Department Chair, Dr. Vikas Dharnidharka, and with the resources provided by Dean Amy Murtha, the Department aims to break into the top tier of NIH-funded Pediatric Departments. The Department currently has NIH-funded programs in:
• Organ transplantation • Pediatric cancer • Population health services • Neonatal brain injury • Infectious diseases • Rheumatologic diseases • Developmental disabilities
Additional state-funded research programs exist for HIV and other areas of interest.
The Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ) is a 150,000 sq. ft. research and pediatric clinical facility led by Director, Dr. Arnold Rabson. The CHINJ has extensive research resources, including microscopy, cell culture, and disease-modeling capabilities, in support of laboratory research. It is also the home of a robust pediatric clinical research center and an active collaborative research program with Pediatrics in population and prevention sciences.
Both the Pediatrics Department and the CHINJ have available wet and dry research space and provide a highly collaborative environment fostering basic translational and population and prevention-directed research activities.
The inpatient clinical services of the Department of Pediatrics are conducted at the adjacent Bristol-Myers Squibb Childrens Hospital (BMSCH) in New Brunswick, NJ. The Department of Pediatrics has a full complement of pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists. Outpatient services are provided at the shared space in the Child Health Institute of New Jersey and nearby locations.
Adjacent to the Bristol-Myers-Squibb Childrens Hospital is the PSE&G Childrens Specialized Hospital, one of the countrys largest inpatient acute rehabilitation hospitals for children. Across the street is the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the only NCI-designated center in the state of New Jersey, as well as the Ronald MacDonald House.
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is consistently ranked as one of the highly NIH-funded academic universities. Many adjoining health-related schools and research institutes comprise the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences unit of Rutgers University, which is a member of the Association of American Universities, comprising the top research universities in North America.
Rutgers University is the states premiere institution, with its flagship Arts and Sciences campus also located in New Brunswick, in central New Jersey. This proximity provides many opportunities to collaborate across campuses with all the health professional schools and biomedical science schools within the University.
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is merging with the nearby New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. The combined and new Rutgers School of Medicine will have the second-largest class size of 340 per year in the USA in Fall 2027 and will offer even greater access to student researchers from both campuses.
The recruited researchers will be committed to the academic mission of Rutgers and RWJMS, which includes education across the spectrum of trainees, including medical students, postdoctoral students, residents, and fellows in the institution.
New Brunswick is located in central New Jersey and is also the worldwide headquarters for the health products giant Johnson and Johnson Inc. Fourteen of the top 28 pharmaceutical companies have their headquarters in New Jersey. The New Brunswick train station is on the NJ Transit and Amtrak train lines connecting the Northeast cities from Boston to Washington, DC. New York City is 55 minutes north by train or by the I-95 turnpike, and Philadelphia is 75 minutes south.
The areas around New Brunswick offer an excellent lifestyle with nearby access to the Atlantic seaboard beaches, museums, concerts, sports, and literary events, outdoor hiking, and skiing. Newark Liberty International Airport is a mere 30 minutes north and offers flights to all over the USA and worldwide.
Qualifications
Interested candidates should email a cover letter and your CV to Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, RWJMS.
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