Cancer Health Equity Research Assistant

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 207,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement benefits

Educational benefits for employee/deps

Life insurance

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Rutgers University in New Jersey is seeking a Graduate Assistant for the Cancer Health Equity and Engagement program at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. The role focuses on literature reviews, data synthesis, manuscript preparation, and organizing research outputs for dissemination.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the PI and program staff, strong written and oral communication, and adherence to university compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Must be a Rutgers student enrolled in a graduate program.
• Bachelor’s degree in public health or a relevant field required.
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative data analysis, literature reviews, or research addressing cancer risk and screening.

Responsibilities

• Conducts literature searches, reviews, and summarizes findings to support research projects.
• Collaborates with PI and staff on preparation, writing, editing, and revision of manuscripts.
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication to support grant preparation and dissemination of findings.
• Assists with organizing study data, preparing tables/figures, and developing materials for analysis and dissemination.
• Adheres to Rutgers RBHS compliance policies and core values; performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Literature reviews

Scientific writing

Oral and written communication

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health or relevant field

Graduate student status at Rutgers

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Laboratory databases

Job description

Rutgers University in New Jersey is seeking a Graduate Assistant for the Cancer Health Equity and Engagement program at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. The role focuses on literature reviews, data synthesis, manuscript preparation, and organizing research outputs for dissemination.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the PI and program staff, strong written and oral communication, and adherence to university compliance standards.