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Rutgers University

Research Project Assistant

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $53K - $77K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ August 21st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Research Project Assistant to support the Center for Population Behavioral Health within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH). The role involves participant recruitment and screening, obtaining consent, coordinating study schedules, conducting data collection, and managing administrative tasks, particularly supporting research on Chinese immigrants in community settings.

Highlights

  • Manage research tasks to ensure program proceeds as planned.
  • Collaborate and communicate with the study team across all research facets.
  • Conduct community outreach, participant recruitment, and data collection.
  • Required proficiency in English and Chinese, with Cantonese preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Psychology, or related social sciences, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interaction with participants and community partners.
  • Willingness to travel for recruitment and data collection activities.
  • Excellent computer literacy required.
  • Salary range from $52,602 to $76,975 approximately, based on qualifications and experience.
  • Position includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, retirement plans, paid leave, and employee discounts.