Job Description

Overview
RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES:

VISION:
Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.
MISSION:
Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.
CORE VALUES:
Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge
Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection
Collaboration: approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge
Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Support Associate within Radiation Oncology at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.

The primary purpose of the Research Support Associate is to work under the direction of the Principal Investigator to gain research skills and training in advancing radioprotection and hematopoietic recovery strategies. Under direction, the Research Support Associate will assist with technical laboratory procedures and analyses in support of specialized research activities of the laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Carries out research activities under the guidance of the Principal Investigator (PI), including data collection, analysis, and documentation. Responsible for executing laboratory tasks as outlined by the Principal Investigator or a senior member of laboratory team.
Performs functions as directed for experiments that are proposed in the grant, under the direction of the principal investigator and other designated lab members.
Utilizes computer skills, equipment, and technology to support the project, and maintains project-related databases.
Summarizes scientific research process and communicates project findings.
Performs other related duties as assigned.