Oregon Health & Science University · 2 hours ago
Assistant Staff Scientist
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
3+ years expOregon Health & Science University is dedicated to basic research aimed at developing new treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases. The Assistant Staff Scientist will perform research focusing on microscopy hardware and software, contributing to the mapping and functional analysis of circuit mechanisms underlying sensorimotor interaction and neuromodulation.
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Responsibilities
Independently design, develop new services or technologies, implement and perform upgrades of multiple custom microscopy; Consistently provide intellectual contributions to the PI’s group and collaborators, aids in preparation of grant applications and publications/manuscripts as needed
Assist with training and oversight of research assistants, and graduate students in the lab as appropriate, as well as assist with general lab operations and maintenance
High quality presentation in and outside of the lab, microscopy demo for faculty, staff, other trainees, and active participation of lab-related scientific events
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Doctoral degree in relevant field and 3 years of relevant post-doctoral work experience
Extensive experience with microscope hardware; extensive software experience related to imaging; extensive mouse survival surgery experience for longitudinal imaging; strong publication record; strong communication skills and work well in team settings
Knowledge with optics, hardware and coding; ability to learn novel and cutting-edge techniques and thrive in solving challenging problems in a supportive environment
Preferred
Additional 2 years custom microscopy experience
Mapping and functional analysis of circuit mechanisms underlying sensorimotor interaction and neuromodulation
Company
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
U.S. Small Business AdministrationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
2024-09-25Grant
2022-11-21Grant· $4.7M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Tarek Salaway
Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Health
Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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