Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Student Assistant (Nurture NJ) |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) |
| Department |
SPH-School of Public Health-NWK |
| Overview |
New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (
RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide,
RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. |
| Posting Summary |
Rutgers is seeking a Student Assistant for the Urban-Global Public Health Department within the School of Public Health, located in Newark, NJ.
The Student Assistant, under the supervision of the Program Director, will provide assistance for the Nurture New Jersey Evaluation project funded by the New Jersey Department of Human Services. The student will work with professionals from multiple sectors on the indirect effects of Nurture New Jersey, crafting a model of New Jersey's trajectory on maternal health with and without the initiative, and assessing the expansion of midwifery training as well as other components that may be added at the request of the funder.
Duties include:
- Supports research activities.
- Conducts literature reviews and other research reviews.
- Creates presentation materials.
- Assists with recruitment and consenting for research projects.
- Assists with the editing and preparation of manuscripts, publications, reports and presentations.
- Prepares materials for submission of grant application
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| Position Status |
Part Time |
| Hours Per Week |
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| Daily Work Shift |
Day |
| Work Arrangement |
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| FLSA |
Nonexempt |
| Grade |
99H |
| Position Salary |
$17-$23/hour |
| Annual Minimum Salary |
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| Annual Mid Range Salary |
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| Annual Maximum Salary |
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| Standard Hours |
35.00 |
| Union Description |
Non-Union |
| 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.
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| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
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Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Must be a current Rutgers student.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- High proficiency with Power Point and Excel.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- A student currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program, in public health is preferred.
- Experience with or completion of qualitative research methods course preferred.
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
24ST1378 |
| Posting Open Date |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants |
Submission of a writing sample and PowerPoint example are required when applying. |
| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Newark (RBHS) |
| City |
Newark |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Rutgers University
Nov 04, 2024