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RESEARCH PROJECT ASSISTANT

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick

Jan 14, 2025

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	RESEARCH PROJECT ASSISTANT
Job Category	URA-AFT Administrative
Department	Engn- Ctr Adv Infrastructure
Overview	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication's 2023 list. Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Project Assistant for the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation ( CAIT) within the School of Engineering. Among the key duties of the position are the following: Performs professional level work and research support activities and serves as a liaison within and outside unit. Contributes to ongoing research projects in civil engineering and infrastructure resiliency applications within the unit. Works with researchers across numerous scientific disciplines including engineering, environmental, and marine sciences with a focus on infrastructure system performance, design, and management. Works with a broad suite of stakeholders to assist in several ongoing projects. Have a range of responsibilities including multiple types of data collection, data analysis and synthesis, project management and coordination, documentation, and geotechnical and environmental laboratory testing. Identifies and coordinates existing research activities within different programs for maximum leveraging of resources and attraction of research.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	03
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	50065.00
Annual Mid Range Salary	62252.00
Annual Maximum Salary	74438.00
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	URA-AFT Administrative
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

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Requires a Bachelor Degree in engineering or a related earth science or an equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of earth science and civil engineering, resiliency, data collection, laboratory testing, and other related activities.
Certifications/Licenses	Must have a valid driver's license and be eligible/available to drive as needed for data collection and analysis.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must have strong skills in planning and organizing, information integration, decision-making, and attaining results semi-independently. Extremely proficient in writing, editing and overall communications skills required. The individual will be expected to hold very high standards in how information is developed and presented. Ability to manage, document, and organize multiple simultaneous projects is key. Must be able to think broadly and conceptually and formulate creative, sophisticated solutions to complex problems, prioritize workload, and work independently with general supervision. Must be detail oriented, follow up, and keep task originators informed on task progress throughout process until completion. Must continuously notify supervisor of progress and workload to ensure that deliverables are on schedule.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience and comfortability driving box trucks or equivalent is preferred. Experience and comfortability with geotechnical field (e.g., dynamic penetration testing or Shelby tube extraction), and laboratory (unconfined compression strength, direct simple shear) testing methods and ability to perform them independently. Experience performing large-scale field data collection programs across a range of different physical environments including marine, rural, and urban. Preference is given to candidates who are comfortable using a range of power tools and data collection devices to independently design, construct, and test equipment necessary to advance research projects.
Equipment Utilized	Expertise with MS Office programs, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and data processing tools such as Python/Matlab are critical for this role. Experience with geotechnical field equipment including but not limited to dynamic cone penetrometers and Shelby tube sampling. Experience with geotechnical laboratory testing including but not limited to direct simple shear, pH testing, unconfined compression strength, Atterberg limits, and particle size distribution
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Candidate must be capable of performing field data collection which may include walking long distances and/or carrying up 50 lbs. of equipment. Frequently be required to work offsite. Travel to other agencies, working directly with the sponsor to help manage and advance projects tasks is possible.
Special Conditions	Candidate must be available to work nights or weekends on occasion as required for data collection on projects

Posting Details

Posting Number	25ST0022
Posting Open Date	01/14/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details

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