Research Teaching Specialist V

Rutgers University • Newark, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers School of Health Professions ( SHP ) is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist V to work in the Department of Health Informatics. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s), Dr. Priyadarshini Kachroo, the Research Teaching Specialist V will assist with ongoing projects in the Kachroo Translational Data Analytics Lab. The candidate is required to have a Bachelor’s degree in health sciences and will be involved in routine data quality assessments, application of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods, data management tasks, manuscript development, grant proposal assistance and other relevant scientific activities like assisting in statistical analysis and data coding, presentation and manuscripts preparation, etc. The Research Teaching Specialist V will have the opportunity to work with real-time electronic health record data, developing computational methods to integrate genomic, multi-omic, and environmental factors affecting lung health outcomes. Regular communication with Dr. Kachroo and related team members on assigned projects is expected. Research activities may also include but are not limited to basic analysis of quantitative and qualitative data with guidance of PI and related faculty. 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 universitywide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, 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—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or PhD in a Health Science or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Broadly assist with data cleaning, data analysis, and data interpretation using machine learning and artificial intelligence methods.
• The Research Teaching Specialist V will have the opportunity to work with real-time electronic health record data and computational method and pipeline development for integrating genomic, multi-omic, and environmental factors contributing to lung health outcomes and related conditions.
• Assist and collaborate with training fellows, and other lab members as directed.
• Assist with eIRB initiation, if applicable.
• Assist with grant proposals and support grant-related research activities.
• Assist with presentation and manuscripts preparation and dissemination of code for resource sharing and reproducibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level