Rutgers, the State University Of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the New Jersey Medical School.

Under direction of the Principal Investigator, the primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow position is to perform specialized research activities. The program encompasses productive research training in a variety of scientific and clinical areas by combining the abilities of researchers skilled in diverse areas relevant to rehabilitation. Outstanding single-subject areas include: Mobility and motor function rehabilitation, musculoskeletal biomechanics, neuromuscular and sensorimotor physiology, neuroscience, functional assessment, spinal cord injury (SCI), outcome and effectiveness research, and physiatry.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assists in ongoing endeavors as well as develop his/her own mentored research projects.
• Contributes toward various aspects of research projects ranging from inception (e.g. study forumulation, grants-writing etc.) to manuscript publication.
• Fulfills all mandatory Compliance requirements (i.e. CITI, HIPAA and other required classifications).

Information about the benefits provided to Rutgers employees can be found at: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview

• MD or Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and related fields, such as Clinical Rehabilitation Disciplines.

• Seeking to attract applicants from the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where the need for research training is intense.