Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Neuroscience

The Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), the Rutgers Child Health Institute (CHI), and the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) seek outstanding candidates for tenured or tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor to fill multiple new faculty positions. We are seeking outstanding, creative scientists with expertise and interests in any of a broad range of disciplines to join our department and centers. Candidates that study neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and the role of neurons and glia in the healthy and diseased brain using molecular, cellular or circuit approaches are of particular interest.

Rutgers is located at the center of the Northeast corridor, with access to New York, Philadelphia, and the New Jersey shore within an hour. The region is home to world-class universities, numerous pharmaceutical and biotech research facilities, and corporate headquarters. Piscataway and the surrounding areas in Central New Jersey offer vibrant and diverse cultural activities, excellent public and private schools, and opportunities to live in urban, suburban, or small town settings within a short distance of campus.

The medical school is home to a large group of interactive and collegial faculty with federally funded research programs in broad areas of biomedical science. The basic science departments are well integrated into a large, highly collaborative research community across the schools and departments of Rutgers University with multiple centers of excellence. Medical School faculty have access to interdisciplinary, Ph.D.-level graduate training programs and outstanding core facilities including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, genome editing, confocal microscopy, human neuroimaging, and cryo-EM among others. Rutgers is also affiliated with the largest university-spinoff biorepository and is home to the Protein Data Bank.

Research in the Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology includes the molecular, cellular and circuit bases of neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and the role of neurons and glia in the healthy and diseased brain. Interest exists in both basic and translational research. Approaches include state of the art imaging and electrophysiology, 'omics, behavioral analyses, and computational modeling.

With over 300 Rutgers neuroscience faculty laboratories engaged in basic and clinical research, and proximity to New York, Princeton and Philadelphia neuroscience communities, Brain Health Institute (BHI) offers tremendous collaborative opportunities and core facilities to support and grow an active research program. The BHI has identified four focus areas of outstanding strength in neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, motivational and affective neuroscience, and cognitive and sensory neuroscience within Rutgers that are primed for further development. BHI has created new Centers of Excellence to further grow basic, clinical, and translational research in each focus area. The NIH-funded CTSA at Rutgers offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care. Outstanding core facilities will support this position, including a new research-dedicated 3T Prisma MRI scanner, a human behavioral testing core and a gene editing core.

The Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ), part of RWJMS, is a multidisciplinary institute focused on research dedicated to improving child health with a focus on the mechanisms underlying children's diseases. The CHINJ is located in a 150,000 sq. ft. research and pediatric clinical facility on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers. CHINJ scientists study a range of topics in neuroscience and immunology. These include genetics and synaptic and neural circuit functions in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders and motivated behavior, and studies of asthma, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, viral infections and other childhood illnesses.

Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree, postdoctoral experience, a demonstrated record of significant research achievement, the potential to make substantial contributions as an independent investigator, and a commitment to teaching graduate and medical students on topics in the Biomedical Sciences. Salary and academic rank are commensurate with experience; excellent benefits and highly competitive startup packages are offered. Applicants should submit: (1) a letter of interest directed to the Faculty Search Committee; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a one-page summary of important contributions to science; (4) a two-page description of future research plans; (5) a statement describing their approach to inclusive teaching and integrating diversity in pursuit of academic excellence; and (6) full contact information for at least three references. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2024 and continue until the positions are filled. Timely submission of all materials is highly recommended for full consideration.

Candidates should apply through the Rutgers ROCS portal: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/234089

Rutgers is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are deeply committed to increasing diversity and especially encourage applications from persons with disabilities, women, veterans, and minority scholars.

For questions related to recruitment, please contact Mary Tran at trant2@rwjms.rutgers.edu