Lab Assistant

Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 4, 2026

Job Description:

Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Lab Assistant for the department of Neurosurgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, Senior Research Associate and Postdoctoral Researchers, the Lab Assistant will be responsible for supporting ongoing laboratory activities and managing supply inventories, including managing and maintaining experimental animal colony. The Laboratory Assistant will contribute to meeting regulatory compliance ( IRB and possible IACUC ), maintaining research progress report, design history file, and compiling regulatory protocols; The research assistant will be responsible for the organization and archiving collected both animal and human subject data. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Assists in packing, unpacking, storing, and maintaining lab supplies and materials. Ensures that glassware and equipment are kept clean and properly stored. Prepares stock solutions and buffers. Assisted with the maintenance of laboratory facilities, equipment, and instruments. Assists in maintaining records and files. Aid in minor animal surgeries, molecular, cellular, and electrophysiological experiments. Perform animal colony maintenance related duties as assigned. Overview New Jersey’s 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 eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biological sciences, molecular biology, computer science, engineering or a related science field.

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