Recruitment/Posting Title Temporary Research Assistant (Mulitple Vacancies) Job Category Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department The Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies Overview The Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (formerly Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies) is undergoing dynamic and transformative growth. The Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies is one of the nation’s leading tobacco focused research centers and its faculty have received over $50 million in extramural funding over the past two decades. The Institute’s efforts are focused on their mission of reducing and ultimately eliminating, tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.

Five Centers or Programs currently operate at the Institute including a Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science, the Center of Excellence for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco, the Tobacco Dependence Program, a Tobacco Industry Marketing Program, and a Tobacco Control Law & Policy Resource Center.  Posting Summary Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey has openings for highly motivated Research Assistants, aged 18-20, at the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies. These positions are intended to collect data for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research study to better understand the impact of increasing the minimum legal age to buy tobacco and the extent to which this will be effective. Position Status Part Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Nonexempt Grade 99H Position Salary $18.50/hour Annual Minimum Salary 00.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 0.00 Annual Maximum Salary 0.00 Standard Hours 35.00 Union Description Hourly Employees Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly Position Pension Eligibility None