Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor (multiple openings)

Rutgers University


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Recruitment/Posting Title Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor (multiple openings)
Department School of Health Professions
Salary Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary The tenure track faculty member’s primary responsibility (80-90% effort) is in conducting research to grow and sustain an extramurally funded research program. A small allocation of effort is towards teaching and service (10-20% maximum). Teaching may include mentoring of graduate students and post-docs. Successful candidates will be appointed within the relevant academic department of SHP.
Rutgers is a research intensive university with state of the art research core services and a strong research support infrastructure. Rutgers SHP, one of the top ranked schools of its kind in the nation, offers a unique and nurturing environment to conduct interdisciplinary and team based research. The School has fostered a culture of collaboration and a strong community of support for research faculty to build their programs and to thrive.
Position Status Full Time
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement

Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Posting Number 22FA0203
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Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Tenure track faculty must hold a PhD or DSc in STEM or health-related field, should have a minimum of 1 year of post-doctoral research training or academic-focused industry experience, and Health-related research focus. Rank is based on criteria including, but not limited to, research experience, scholarly productivity, evidence of independence, level of national and/or international impact and recognition, and history of extramural funding.

Preferred area of expertise:

Candidates should have research expertise in diverse areas, including but not limited to

  • Digital Health
  • Implementation Science
  • Health-related AI and Data Science, Clinical and Health Informatics
  • Neuro-rehabilitation, Exercise and Movement science
  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Behavioral, Mental Health and Rehabilitation counseling research
  • Health Disparities
  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Clinical Trials

Successful candidates will have portfolios that will complement and strengthen SHP’s vision and mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead an independent research program
  • Collaborate with others to promote interdisciplinary and team based science
  • Secure extramural funding to support their research program, including the percentage of their salary allocated to research
  • Disseminate their research in high quality journals and through conference presentations and other means of scholarly dissemination
  • Mentor graduate students and post-docs
  • Teach lessons/course in STEM or health-related field as assigned by the Department Chair, Director or Research Dean
  • Mentorship of junior faculty as appropriate
  • Exemplify professional conduct including ethical conduct of research, as well as collegial and respectful behavior


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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Physical Demands and Work Environment
Overview Tenure track or tenured faculty members are supervised by the department head, director or research dean and may exercise supervision of professional research staff, graduate assistants or fellows, undergraduate, or student employees.
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Posting Details

Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link to Posting https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/155740
Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)
City
State
Location Details Newark, NJ or Piscataway, NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), 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. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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