Student Assistant - RUBIES

Full Time
Piscataway, NJ
Posted
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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title
Student Assistant - RUBIES

Job Category
Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department
SPH-Biostatistics

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, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Student Assistant for the Biostatistics and Epidemiology department within the School of Public Health. The Student Assistant will provide support for Rutgers University Biostatistics & Epidemiology Services (RUBIES), which is a center within the Rutgers School of Public Health. The Student Assistant will assist RUBIES staff with data management, data analysis, report and manuscript writing, creation of tables and figures, consultations, power calculations, workshop development, literature reviews, and other tasks as needed. May be required to hold walk in or virtual office hours for short-term biostatistical consultations.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Assists with data management.
  • Assists with the creation of tables, figures and other methods of data representation.
  • Carries out data analysis, including fitting of regression models.
  • Meets with clients alongside RUBIES staff members to discuss research projects and provide recommendations on the design and analysis plan.
  • Holds office hours, as needed, for quick walk-in or virtual consultations.
  • Assists RUBIES staff in developing workshops as needed.
  • Reports to the RUBIES Manager.

Position Status
Part Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift
Day

Work Arrangement

FLSA
Nonexempt

Grade
99H

Position Salary
$15/hour

Annual Minimum Salary

Annual Mid Range Salary

Annual Maximum Salary

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.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.


Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment
Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly

Position Pension Eligibility

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Must be a current Rutgers student

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Detail-oriented and well-organized.
  • Good communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Quantitative analytic skills.
  • Experience with using SAS and R.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • Lift or exert force up to 25 pounds.
  • Home and/or Shared office environment with moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number
23ST0973

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus
Piscataway (RBHS)

City
Piscataway

State
NJ

Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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