The Rutgers Addiction Research Center is always looking for faculty candidates to enhance our research community. To discover more about our current active recruitment efforts, please refer to the information provided on this page. If you are aware of a suitable candidate for an available position, we encourage you to please reach out to RARC Director Dr. Danielle Dick, danielle.m.dick@rutgers.edu.
Faculty Positions at the RARC
The Brain Health Institute (BHI; brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu) and Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC; addiction.rutgers.edu) are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty member at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level to expand our research program in public policy implications of addiction.
The Brain Health Institute (BHI; https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu) and Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC; https://addiction.rutgers.edu) are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty member at the senior Assistant/Associate/Professor level to expand our research program in clinical trials of interventions to treat substance misuse and addiction.
The Brain Health Institute (BHI; https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu) and Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC; https://addiction.rutgers.edu) are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty member at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level to expand our research portfolio in the basic/translational science of substance use disorders, broadly defined to include preclinical or human subjects-based research programs.
The Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine, the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI; brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu), and the Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC; addiction.rutgers.edu) are recruiting a tenure track faculty member at the Associate or Assistant Professor level with expertise in addiction, substance use, or overdose.
The Brain Health Institute (BHI; brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu) and Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC; addiction.rutgers.edu) are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty member at the senior Assistant/Associate/Professor level to expand our research program in the Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention of substance misuse and addiction. This is an open- rank search for a new faculty member within the RARC working in Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention, conducted in concert with three additional searches for new faculty at the RARC to lead research in the domains of Basic Science; Treatment and Recovery; and Public Policy. Senior candidates will be considered for Associate Director positions for each of these domains, though junior candidates are encouraged to apply.
Addiction-Related Positions at Rutgers
Multiple postdoctoral positions in addiction research are available across Rutgers campuses and departments. A collection of these opportunities can be found on our Training Opportunities page under the Postdoctoral tab.
- Assist in the establishment of performance standards, as well as in the selection of methodology and instrumentation.
- As assigned, carry out various technical and research operations relating to investigatory activities of the research project. May assist in organizing and conducting specialized research activities for a particular research project.
- Assist with the instructing and training of students, fellows and technicians in various techniques and procedures to develop the skills necessary to carry out assignments in research assistants.
- May coordinate, supervise and evaluate the work of support staff.
- Compile and presents statistical data with appropriate conclusions and recommendations. Assist in the preparation of grant applications for the funding of research activities.
Under direction of the Assistant Professor, the Student Assistant will perform tasks for various research studies in the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies. Provides administrative and program support to the Project Director, Principal Investigator, faculty, and other professional staff. There is opportunity to co-author publications. Research projects include examining the influence of tobacco marketing and tobacco policies on perceptions and intentions of using tobacco products.
Duties to include:
- Assist in developing codebook for content analysis.
- Appliy codebook in content analysis with survey text entries.
- Conduct thematic analysis of the coded data.
- Support survey data analysis and reporting
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Habilitation Counselor for Middlesex Community Outreach Services within Rutgers, University Behavioral Health Care.
The Habilitation Counselor provides community-based case management services for individuals served to include assessment, treatment / recovery planning, linkage and coordination of care.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Provide case management and community support services to assist individuals and/or families to gain access to needed medical, social, education, mental health, addiction, co-occurring and other services.
- Provide crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution services to individuals and families served.
- Demonstrate the ability to engage and establish a working relationship with and provide services to individuals with physical health, mental health, and substance use disorders.
- Provide specialized addiction treatment/co-occurring services.
- Collaborate effectively with members of the department, and with external departments, staff, referral sources, other service providers and social support networks to provide services and rehabilitative care for consumers and families.
The Habilitation Counselor should also have experience working with high need individuals and community-based service provision to adults with addictions. The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health profession plus one (1) year of related experience along with a clinical license. Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) is preferred.