Research Associate III

Rutgers University, United States

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: New Brunswick, NEW JERSEY
Deadline: ;

Position Details


Recruitment/Posting Title Research Associate III
Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department NJMS-Pharmacology
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 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. 
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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations.  Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
 Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Associate III for Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience within the New Jersey Medical School.  In collaboration with faculty members, the Research Associate will test the central hypothesis that opening of Cx43 hemichannels by S-nitrosylation is a required step in endothelial cells for Ca2+ entry and enhanced production of NO and EDHF, whose signaling regulates longitudinal propagation of vasodilation along the vessel length. Specifically, the Research Associate will identify the presence of connexin-43 hemichannels in endothelial cells and determine whether these hemichannels are activated by endothelium-dependent vasodilators via direct S-nitrosylation. The Research Associate will also determine the specific role of endothelium Cx43 hemichannels in Ca2+ entry and its mediation of EDHF production in endothelial cells. 
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • As directed, performs various research and technical operations relative to the ongoing investigatory activities of the laboratory.
  • Ensures laboratory equipment is maintained and in good working order.
  • Assists with the instructing and training of fellows, medical students, research assistants and laboratory technicians in laboratory techniques.
  • Record and analyze data from experiments.
  • Maintains a proper data notebook pursuant to the standards of the Department and the PI.
  • Assists in conducting a continuous program of research and development regarding the analytical and instrumentation functions of the laboratory,
  • Constantly evaluating existing procedures, revising where necessary, proposing new procedures where required and evaluating suggestions and changes as proposed, in order to keep the methodology and procedures current.
  • Assists with the preparations of proposals, formal applications and justification for grant application.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Day
FLSA Exempt
Grade 18S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 46155.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 54982.000
Annual Maximum Salary 64798.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description HPAE, Local 5094
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits

Information about the benefits provided to Rutgers employees can be found at: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Master’s Degree in a relevant science plus one (1) year of related research experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science plus two (2) years of related research experience.  
  • Experience in cardiovascular biology and connexin/pannexin channels. 
  • Expertise in electrophysiological techniques and endothelial tissue culture. 
  • Excellent communication skills. 
  • Individual must be able to work independently.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1
Preferred Qualifications
  • Ph.D. and or M.D./Ph.D. with degree in Physiology or Neuroscience.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • Laboratory environment.  Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Number 21ST1967
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)
Location Details




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