Position Summary:

• Investigates wound healing, salivary gland development, and/or saliva-bacterial/microbial-host interactions using molecular, cellular, and tissue-level assays.
• Designs, performs, and analyzes experiments involving gene perturbation, gene editing (CRISPR/Cas9, RNAi), and gene overexpression approaches in vitro and in vivo models.
• Performs immunostaining for paraffin tissue sections or frozen tissues sections.
• Maintains experimental records in accordance with Rutgers institutional policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains laboratory equipment to meet unique needs of the research activity.
• Prepares and revises manuscripts for publication; assists with preparation of grant proposals and presentations.
• Actively seeks new collaborative projects within the department and externally.
• Assists in training and mentoring the undergraduate or master's students.
• Helps establish protocols, workflows, and lab organization in a new, growing lab environment.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and Rutgers' regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Ph.D in Oral Sciences, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline required.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing.
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.

• Laboratory/Office environment. Moderate noise.

Salary: $60,000

Posting Number: 25ST2609

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