Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Post-Doctoral Associate |
| Department |
SASN - Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) |
| Salary |
Commensurate With Experience |
| Posting Summary |
The
Aging & Brain Health Alliance in the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University-Newark seeks Post-Doctoral Associates interested in applying a broad range of techniques and methodologies to the study of aging and Alzheimer's disease prevention in older urban African Americans.
Specifically, this position requires expertise in gerontology with a Ph.D. in gerontology or related training in public health or epidemiology. We seek a candidate with strong quantitative skills and empirical research training to explore biological, psychosocial, sociodemographic, genetic, and cognitive health influences on aging.
This opportunity includes collaboration on new data collection and/or secondary data analysis from the
Pathways to Healthy Aging in African Americans longitudinal cohort study (
NIH/
NIA R01AG053961) and the
Exercise to Improve Brain Health in Older African Americans randomized controlled trial (
NIH/
NIA R01AG078211). Primary responsibilities include data management (e.g., merging datasets, longitudinal data management, creating variables) and data analysis (e.g., advanced multivariate and longitudinal analyses such as latent class analysis, mixed effects models, structural equation modeling, linear and logistic regression). The position offers the opportunity to build and develop skills related to research including: training in career development and the disciplines of neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and gerontology; serving as a leader within a research team (e.g., managing projects and mentoring research assistants and students); data management and analysis; development of manuscripts and conference presentations; and development of one's own line of research.
We have an extensive program of community engagement in the Greater Newark area through which we recruit older African Americans into both longitudinal cohort studies and non-pharmacological intervention clinical trials. We have a large (over 50 people) interdisciplinary team, with over a dozen affiliated faculty members, postdoctoral personnel, staff and students from neuroscience, psychology, public health, toxicology, criminology, biostatistics, kinesiology, and other fields. For additional details, lecture videos, an overview of current lab members and faculty affiliates, as well as downloadable publications, press coverage, and research summaries, see our web site at:
https://brainhealth.rutgers.edu/
A 40 minute overview of our current and research research and community engagement programs can be watched at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elb6qnW3PMM |
| Position Status |
Full Time |
| Posting Number |
24FA1337 |
| Posting Open Date |
01/06/2025 |
| Posting Close Date |
07/15/2025 |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Strong quantitative and biostatistics skills for the analysis of multi-modal, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal data including the use of relevant software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Stata)
- A Ph.D. in any related field to gerontology, with priorities for backgrounds as identified in the list above
- Strong writing skills, including experience writing and submitting first-authored academic journal articles and research grants
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Posting Details
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
Applicants should submit the following:
- A cover letter addressing the degree to which you fit all of the desiderata noted above, along with a summary of relevant skills, background, future career goals, prior experience, and why you think you are a good fit for our research and lab (please review our web site and watch video talk before applying). Please explain why your background and training meet the desiderata described above. www.gluck.edu, www.brainhealth.rutgers.edu
- A complete CV/Resume
- A PDF sample of a submitted or published/ in press first-authored English-language paper.
Letters of recommendation from current and/or past employers/supervisors will be requested at a later stage in the selection process.
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| Quick Link to Posting |
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/241932 |
| Campus |
Rutgers University-Newark |
| Home Location Campus |
Rutgers University-Newark |
| City |
Newark |
| State |
NJ |
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