Research Teaching Specialist V

Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Research Teaching Specialist V
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Administrative Services
Department
UBHC-Institute-PISC
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.
Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist V in Research, Addiction and Decision Neuroscience Lab within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The Research Teaching Specialist V participates in all aspects of the research process, including project development, recruitment of human subjects, and data collection. Coordinates day-to-day activities of the Addiction & Decision Neuroscience Lab.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Acquires clinical, behavioral, psychophysiological, and brain imaging data in healthy community volunteers and patient populations.
• As directed, performs various research and technical operations relative to the ongoing investigatory activities of the laboratory.
• As directed, scores, cleans, and enters data into databases.
• Participates in the evaluation of existing procedures and weekly meetings suggesting revisions where necessary and proposing new procedures where required.
• Coordinates the day-to-day activities of the lab.
• Assists with training fellows, students and lab technicians in laboratory techniques as directed.
• Performs administrative duties, including helping with IRB protocols, finance management, and grants management, ensures that laboratory equipment is maintained in good working orders, and keeps detailed records of procedures and experiments.

Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Exempt
Grade
17S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
48324.000
Annual Mid Range Salary
57507.000
Annual Maximum Salary
67735.000
Standard Hours
37.50
Union Description
HPAE, Local 5094
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
ABP
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science. Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.

Certifications/Licenses

• Valid driver's license or alternate means of transportation to travel throughout the state.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess the ability to work independently with good judgment and strong organizational and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience conducting human subjects research is highly preferred.
• Previous experience working with clinical populations, neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, EEG), and familiarity with programming, statistical, and/or image analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, Matlab, Python, SPM/AFNI/FSL/Brain Voyager, and/or AcqKnowledge/BIOPAC) preferred.

Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking, or hearing.
• No special vision requirements.
• Lifting up to 20lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

• Flexibility with schedule on occasion (availability to see human subjects on evenings or weekends).

Posting Details
Posting Number
24ST0195
Posting Open Date
01/26/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Piscataway (RBHS)
City
Piscataway
State
NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
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