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Chair at the Rank of Professor in Health Behavior, Society and Policy
Rutgers School of Public Health is seeking a Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy. The department focuses on health systems and policy, health economics, social and behavioral health, aging and mental health through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Qualified candidates should (1) hold a doctoral degree or equivalent in public health, health education/health promotion, economics, psychology, sociology, or a related field; (2) have a record of accomplishment of collaborative research and peer-reviewed publications, demonstrated ability to obtain extramural funding for research, and track record of effective faculty mentoring, teaching and student advising as would be expected for the rank of full professor; and (3) have effective interpersonal, and communication skills, leadership and management experience in a university setting.
Responsibilities:
The Chair will serve as a key member of the school’s leadership team and be responsible for assuring the quality and growth of programs in collaboration with departmental faculty. The Chair will demonstrate a broad understanding in key content areas of the department and possess exemplary academic achievements, strategic leadership ability, strong interpersonal, communication, and managerial skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, as well as thorough understandings of pedagogical research and processes.
The Chair will work with faculty and staff to enact department vision; recruit, and develop a set of diverse, high-performance faculty; maintain an atmosphere conducive to collaboration and transparency; and work with SPH leadership to advance the mission of the school. Moreover, the chair must demonstrate evidence of commitment to diversity and inclusion with the dedication and skills needed to assist SPH to continue to build a faculty that reflects the population of our state and our nation— diverse in terms of numerous indicators including but not limited to race, ethnicity, culture, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, and nation of birth.
Key areas of interest for the Department include but are not limited to: alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use; sexual and reproductive health; LGBTQ health; mental health; structural, commercial, and social determinants of health; disparities among vulnerable or marginalized populations (domestically and globally); public health nutrition; public health communication; aging and the life course; and public health ethics.
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Biostatistician
Biostatistician
Full-Time
Piscataway, New Jersey
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/251464
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Biostatistician for Rutgers University Biostatistics and Epidemiology Services (RUBIES within the School of Public Health, located in Piscataway, NJ. Under direction of the Administrative Manager, the Biostatistician will provide statistical and study/research design support to investigators throughout Rutgers University, in coordination with the RUBIES Manager and Faculty Director. The Biostatistician will also assist the RUBIES Manager in the tracking and billing of project requests.
Duties include:
- Statistics, Data Management, and Study/Research Design Consulting:
- Participates in research project and grant development teams for both experimental and observational studies, specifically providing input into hypotheses and study design as well as developing power calculations and comprehensive statistical analysis plans for both IRB protocols and grant submission packets.
- Under direction/independently conducts descriptive, bivariable, and multivariable analyses related to research questions.
- Works alongside the client (and other RUBIES staff members when needed) to design, engineer, and/or implement data collection tools or architecture for data recording in REDCap, Qualtrics, MS Excel, MS Access, etc.
- Assists RUBIES leadership with managing and securing datasets generated in research studies or purchased from national level data consortiums.
- Contributes towards manuscripts for publication in scientific journals, including writing clear and concise statistical methodology sections and summarizing results in text, tables, and figures.
- Works with investigators in Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway and Camden, as well as other RWJBH affiliated locations when needed, to provide expert statistical services.
- Keeps abreast of new statistical methodology and software.
- Administrative:
- Assists the RUBIES Administrative Manager and program support coordinator/project manager in tracking requests, completion progress, and estimating hours required to complete analyses for clients.
- Assists with the maintenance of client records and invoicing upon project completion.
Temporary Research Assistant (RUBIES)
Temporary Research Assistant (RUBIES)
Multiple vacancies
Part-time
Piscataway, New Jersey
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/251469
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for Rutgers University Biostatistics & Epidemiology Services (RUBIES) Center within the School of Public Health, located in Piscataway, NJ. The Rutgers University Biostatistics & Epidemiology Services (RUBIES) center is seeking Temporary Research Assistants with strong quantitative and communication skills to contribute to work with research study design, data management, and data analyses for numerous grant and investigator-initiated research projects. The Temporary Research Assistants might also be asked to hold walk in or virtual office hours for short-term project consultations.
Duties include:
- Assists with data management.
- Carries out data analysis, including fitting of regression models.
- Assists with the creation of tables, figures, and other descriptive statistics.
- Meets with clients alongside RUBIES staff members to discuss research projects and provide recommendations on the design and analysis plan
Temporary Research Assistant
Temporary Research Assistant
Part-time
Piscataway Campus
Health Behavior, Society and Policy (Dr. Elissa Kozlov)
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/250695
Rutgers School of Public Health (SPH) is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant in the Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, located in Piscataway, NJ
The Temporary Research Assistant will assist with a study that aims to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health mindfulness app in order to eventually improve the overall care and mental health of caregivers and the older adults they care for. The Assistant will serve as an assistant for a research study with caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia. Will be responsible for the data collection and subject recruitment for the study under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.
Duties include:
- Supports Principal Investigator with subject recruitment throughout New Brunswick.
- Orients participants to the mHealth app.
- Performs follow up assessments via telephone
Temporary Research Assistant (multiple openings)
Temporary Research Assistant (multiple openings)
Part-Time
Piscataway Campus
Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Dr. Stephanie Shiau)
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/250689
Rutgers School of Public Health (SPH) is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, located in Piscataway, NJ.
The Shiau Research Group is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Research Assistant to support ongoing research projects addressing comorbidities associated with infections, including HIV, across the lifespan. The Temporary Research Assistant will work under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shiau in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at School of Public Health (SPH).
This position provides an excellent opportunity for a student interested in developing expertise in data analysis methods for epidemiological research and gaining transferable skills in scientific communication.
Duties include:
- Performs data management.
- Conducts statistical analyses.
- Produces reports and assist with the editing and preparation of manuscripts for publication
Student Assistant (Research)
Student Assistant (Research)
Part-Time
Newark Campus
Urban-Global Public Health (Dr. Rafael Pérez-Figueroa)
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/250684
Rutgers School of Public Health (SPH) is seeking a Student Assistant for the Department of Urban Global Public Health, located in Newark, NJ
The Student Assistant will work under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Population Health, and Public Health Service. The Student Assistant will assist the Associate Dean with research projects addressing the mechanisms through which historically and contemporary under resourced populations experience health inequities; engaging in theoretically driven research that seeks to disentangle the effects of different social determinants of health on the outcomes of these populations.
Duties include:
- Assist with data management, data analysis, and creation of tables and figures.
- Assist with the editing and preparation of manuscripts, publications, reports and presentations.
- Conduct literature reviews and summarize research findings as requested