Recruitment/Posting Title Postdoctoral Associate Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department RWJ-Dept of Neurology- Pisc 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 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. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Stiles Laboratory is seeking applications for a postdoctoral scholar position in the Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research within the Brain Health Institute. The scholar will study multisensory perception, neural plasticity, and depth perception in the visually impaired and the visually restored with Retinal Prostheses by utilizing both psychophysics and neuroimaging. The proposed studies will provide crucial insights into key characteristics of functional reorganization in the human brain, and will also pave the way for the next generation of multisensory aids, multisensory visual prostheses, and rehabilitation approaches.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: Perform psychophysical and MRI experiments with low vision and visually restored patients. Analyze behavioral and MRI data collected from experiments, and present data in clear language and plots. Aid with the writing, revision, and submission of Institutional Review Board applications for approval of experiments. Aid with the setup and calibration of laboratory equipment and the experimental design of new studies and investigations. Recruit patients from the Rutgers Ophthalmology and Neurology clinics, and inform patients of the research study information. Analyze, organize, and present data and results at laboratory meetings and major scientific meetings. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. FLSA Exempt Grade Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary Annual Mid Range Salary Annual Maximum Salary Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description Post Docs - Regular Salaried 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. Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP