Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenured or Tenure-Track)

Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Posting Summary The Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ( RWJMS ), the Rutgers Child Health Institute ( CHI ), and the Rutgers Brain Health Institute ( BHI ) seek applications for tenured or tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor to fill multiple new faculty positions. We are seeking outstanding, creative scientists with expertise and interests in diverse disciplines to join our department and centers. Candidates that study neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and the role of neurons and glia in the healthy and diseased brain using molecular, cellular or circuit approaches are of particular interest. Rutgers is located at the center of the Northeast corridor, with access to New York, Philadelphia, and the New Jersey shore within an hour. The region is home to world-class universities, numerous pharmaceutical and biotech research facilities, and corporate headquarters. Piscataway and the surrounding areas in Central New Jersey offer vibrant and diverse cultural activities, excellent public and private schools, and opportunities to live in urban, suburban, or small town settings within a short distance of campus. The medical school is home to a large group of interactive and collegial faculty with federally funded research programs in broad areas of biomedical science. The basic science departments are well integrated into a large, highly collaborative research community across the schools and departments of Rutgers University with multiple centers of excellence. Medical school faculty have access to interdisciplinary, Ph.D.-level graduate training programs and outstanding core facilities including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, genome editing, confocal microscopy, human neuroimaging, and cryo-EM among others. Rutgers is also affiliated with the largest university-spinoff biorepository and is home to the Protein Data Bank. Research in the Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology includes the molecular, cellular and circuit bases of neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and the role of neurons and glia in the healthy and diseased brain. Interests exist in both basic and translational research. Approaches include genetics, state-of-the-art imaging, electrophysiology, omics, behavioral analyses, and computational modeling. With over 300 Rutgers neuroscience faculty laboratories engaged in basic and clinical research, and proximity to New York, Princeton and Philadelphia neuroscience communities, the Brain Health Institute offers tremendous collaborative opportunities and core facilities to support and grow an active research program. The BHI has identified four focus areas of outstanding strength in neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, motivational and affective neuroscience, and cognitive and sensory neuroscience within Rutgers that are primed for further development. BHI has created new Centers of Excellence to further grow basic, clinical, and translational research in each focus area . The NIH -funded CTSA at Rutgers offers unique opportunities to speed the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care. Outstanding core facilities will support this position, including a new research-dedicated 3T Prisma MRI scanner, a human behavioral testing core and a gene editing core. The Child Health Institute of New Jersey ( CHINJ ), part of RWJMS , is a multidisciplinary institute focused on research dedicated to improving child health with a focus on the mechanisms underlying children’s diseases. The CHINJ is located in a 150,000 sq. ft. research and pediatric clinical facility on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers. CHINJ scientists study a range of topics in neuroscience and immunology. These include genetics and synaptic and neural circuit functions in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders and motivated behavior, and studies of asthma, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, viral infections and other childhood illnesses. Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree, postdoctoral experience, a demonstrated record of significant research achievement, the potential to make substantial contributions as an independent investigator, and a commitment to teaching graduate and medical students on topics in the Biomedical Sciences. Salary and academic rank are commensurate with experience; excellent benefits and highly competitive startup packages are offered. Applicants should submit: (1) a letter of interest directed to the Faculty Search Committee; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a one-page summary of important contributions to science; (4) a two-page description of future research plans; (5) a statement describing their approach to inclusive teaching in pursuit of academic excellence; and (6) full contact information for at least three references. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Timely submission of all materials is highly recommended for full consideration. Overview RBHS Overview: New Jersey’s premier 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 Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schools and seven other 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 elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped to transform lives. School Overview: Founded in 1966 as Rutgers Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is located on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 20 basic science and clinical departments, and hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Institute for Neurological Therapeutics, and the Women’s Health Institute. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and provides continuing education courses for healthcare professionals and community education programs. RWJMS is part of a vibrant and interactive research community at Rutgers, an elite research institution, exceeding $929 million in annual research funding (FY2023). The Rutgers life and biomedical sciences community includes over 200 faculty members in different departments within Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, School of Engineering as well as within institutes including the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health ( IFNH ), Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey ( HGINJ ), Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( CINJ ), Child Health Institute of New Jersey ( CHI ), Rutgers Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, the Brain Health Institute, and the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science leading the NIH -funded New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS ), with Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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