Professional/Research/Manager Casual (Part-time Working Group Member)
Company: Rutgers University
Location: Camden
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary Rutgers University-Camden is seeking
Professional/Research/Manager Casual -Part-time Working Group
Members for the Walter Rand Institute ( WRI ). The Working Group
member will support the WRI research team and Camden CoOp
Leadership Team with the following, but is not limited to:
participation in team meetings/discussions as needed (e.g., 1
meeting per month that will be no longer than 60 minutes in
length); providing feedback of survey and focus group question
guides, report(s), and dissemination plans; and being ambassadors
in the Camden community and assisting with outreach and recruitment
for primary data collection (e.g., surveys and focus groups) The
Working Group member will assist in identifying and providing
contact information of organizations or individuals who can share
the survey, host focus groups, and engage in outreach and
recruitment of those organizations and affiliated individuals for
focus groups and survey distribution. Members are expected to
actively participate in outreach efforts by initiating contact with
at least one new organization or individual per month. The Working
Group member can provide ideas and/or suggestions on locations and
physical space for hosting focus groups or other community members
and residents and organizations to contact. The Working Group
member will also assist in giving names and contact information of
key stakeholders that Rutgers researchers will reach out to for
survey and focus group data collection. Only Rutgers research staff
will engage directly in the data collection (distinct and separate
from outreach and recruitment) and data analysis. The Working Group
Member will also provide ideas, guidance, and expertise around how
to thoughtfully engage and respectfully work with the community to
participate in the survey and/or focus groups to understand the
perspectives of the community. *This position is grant funded and
contingent upon the availability of supporting grant funds.
Overview Ranked 46 in U.S. News & World Report ’s list of Best
Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a
diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students
at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100
faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across
the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely
situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach.
A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving
Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture
that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration
among employees. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model
for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community
Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked
Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck”
universities and best national research universities. Recently,
Rutgers–Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research
university due to a high volume of internationally recognized
research, creative output, and scholarly activity.
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