Temporary Research Assistant (multiple vacancies)

Position Summary:

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey has openings for highly motivated Temporary 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.

Duties include:

• Attend mandatory training;
• Travel to designated tobacco retail establishments around NJ;
• Perform data collection on a variety of relevant measures;
• Review and edit data to ensure completeness and accuracy of information;

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Field work required