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.
Addiction-Related 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 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.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Analyst for the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP).
In collaboration with multiple school districts, Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is currently implementing multiple Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).
- Will have leadership roles as program evaluators that will coordinate the design and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation aligned with project goals and objectives. They will become familiar with the background, mechanics, and outcomes of multiple measures used in the design of the project and use their familiarity to facilitate project design and implementation.
- Coordinates across the school district and Rutgers teams.
- Participates in the design and implementation of technology tools to streamline data collection and analysis with district data sources.
- Ensures all procedures related to data entry and data quality control are followed. They will be responsible for designing and generating extant project databases from the AWARE projects to be used for overall project performance evaluation.
- Leads all evaluation, monitoring, and quality improvement activities for the grant. They will be responsible for quarterly and annual reporting to SAMSHA.
- Responsible for general administrative duties, conducting literature searches, and collecting scientifically and empirically supported relevant data to assist in evaluation reports, manuscript, and conference presentation preparation.
- Opportunities for grant writing are included.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a full-time Research Associate II for the Center for Tobacco Studies. Under the direction of the Associate Director, the Research Associate II is responsible for the conduct of highly specialized and technical research in the area of tobacco. Responsible for assisting in the management of tobacco research studies, including design, analysis, and reporting.
Among the key duties of this position are the following;
- Performs various research activities related to tobacco; may conduct independently or as assigned specialized research for a particular project.
- Participates in the development and selection of research methodology and instrumentation and coordination of qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation to ensure conformance with the goals and objectives of the Center.
- Assists in the conducting of tobacco focused research and development regarding the analytical and instrumentation functions, participates in the evaluation of the existing procedures, suggesting revision where necessary and proposing new procedures where required.
- Assists in the implementation of the programs and projects in special areas of interest to the department.
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.
There are multiple positions open: