OHSU School of Dentistry · 1 month ago
Assistant Staff Scientist
US-OR-Portland
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$68K/yr - $113K/yr
5+ years expOHSU School of Dentistry is a research institute at Oregon Health & Science University focused on advancing treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases. The Assistant Staff Scientist will perform research involving microscopy hardware and software, contributing to the mapping and functional analysis of circuit mechanisms and assisting in lab operations and training.
Higher Education
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
OHSU School of Dentistry
The School of Dentistry shares the mission of the Oregon Health & Science University to provide educational programs, basic and clinical research, and high-quality care and community programs.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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