Laboratory Researcher IV

Position Details

Recruitment/Posting Title Laboratory Researcher IV
Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department Waksman Inst of Microbiology
OverviewRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 and celebrated a milestone 250th anniversary in 2016, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 70,800 students and 27,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world.

Rutgers University–New Brunswick took root over 250 years ago. We are the state’s most comprehensive intellectual resource—the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as designated by the Association of American Universities. We are the region’s most high-profile public research institution and a leading national research center with a global impact.
Posting SummaryRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Laboratory Researcher IV for the Waksman Institute of Microbiology. The position is within a laboratory that conducts fundamental biomedical research investigating molecular mechanisms of growth and morphogenesis. The Laboratory Researcher IV assist the research efforts of the lab.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Performs scientific research experiments under the direction of the supervisor or senior scientists within the lab.
• Performs administrative and supports tasks necessary to effective operation of the lab, such as inventory, ordering, and maintaining laboratory cultures.
• Performs scientific procedures in support of lab research, such as transfection, western blotting, animal dissection, immunostaining.
• Performs technical tasks in support of lab research, such as making lab reagents, autoclaving glassware.
• Collects data on complex scientific instrumentation, including LiCor Odysseey and confocal microscopes.
• Demonstrates and explains various laboratory techniques to laboratory personnel, students and others.
• Maintains insects, animals and/or bacterial and tissue cultures for experimental purposes.

Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 03
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 45602.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 57719.000
Annual Maximum Salary 69837.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description Admin Assembly (MPSC)
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

• Bachelors degree in the biological sciences or related fields; or an equivalent combination of education and/ or experience.

Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of and experience with fundamental molecular biology techniques including DNA cloning and PCR.
• Knowledge of and experience with fundamental histology techniques including tissue fixation and antibody staining.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years experience as a laboratory technician.
• Knowledge of transfection for working with cultured cells.
• Knowledge of and experience with Drosophila genetics for conducting experiments with Drosophila.

Equipment Utilized

• Leica Confocal Microscope
• LiCor Odyssey Imager

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Occasionally lifts and/or carries objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally stoops and bends.
• Occasionally reaches and grasps with arms and hands.
• Work involves possible exposure to malodorous vapors, low dose radiation, contamination by toxic chemicals and acids and presence of carcinogenic substances.
• Long periods of standing and/or sitting.

Special Conditions
Posting Number 21ST2422
Posting Open Date 08/17/2021
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
Location DetailsPiscataway, NJ 08854

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * <div>Do you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree in the biological sciences or related fields; or an equivalent combination of education and/ or experience?&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>
  • Yes
  • No

Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents