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Rutgers University

Research Project Manager

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $94K - $145K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ December 23rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University-Newark is hiring a Research Project Manager for the Department of Chemistry. The role involves supervising and maintaining specialized materials research instrumentation, providing technical support to researchers, training users, assisting in experimental setups, ensuring equipment functionality, and contributing to grant proposals and facility management.

Highlights
  • Supervise and maintain single crystal X-ray diffraction and materials research facilities and instrumentation.
  • Provide technical services and assist researchers with complex scientific equipment including SCXRD, PXRD, SEM, DSC, TGA, Rheometer, DMA, X-ray absorption, and fluorescence instruments.
  • Train students, postdoctoral personnel, and other research participants in laboratory instrument use.
  • Support experimental design, data acquisition, quality control, and maintenance protocols.
  • Contribute to grant proposals for new instrumentation and manage vendor and university equipment relations.
  • Require hands-on experience with Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction (SCXRD) and Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD); familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, high vacuum equipment, and cryogen handling.
  • Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related scientific field, at least five years of relevant professional research experience, and strong communication and computer skills.
  • Preferred qualifications include a Ph.D. and experience with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
  • Salary range from $94,492 to $144,715 depending on qualifications and experience.
  • The position is full time (37.5 hours per week) with benefits including medical, dental, retirement plans, and other employee programs.