Research Assistant
About The Position
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education and research missions at OHSU. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VA), Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health. We specialize in providing excellent perioperative care and anesthesia services to our patients using state-of-the-art technology and pharmacologic tools with an emphasis on patient safety. Our department's research program is robust. We have an active clinical research division. It covers a wide range of areas with a special focus on patient safety and pain management. Our basic science division has labs at both OHSU and the VA. Attending physicians, fellows, residents, and medical students work collaboratively with Ph.D. scientists in our labs to advance human health. This division is focused on neuroscience and renal physiology. The candidate will participate in high impact research at the intersection of experimental neuroscience, neuroimaging and clinical translation. Summation of research data for publication and grant submission will also be a requirement for this position. Responsibilities include learning and performing in vitro and in vivo stroke models, electrophysiology experiments, protein assays and biochemical experiments, and processing tissue samples for imaging, including live and fix specimens, generating data utilized for both grant and publication applications. The successful candidate will also participate in academic development, hypothesis generation, experimental planning, data interpretation; grant and publication writing. The candidate will have the opportunity to learn experimental approaches in our lab such as optic nerve and corpus callosum slice models, employing electrophysiological recordings, and advanced microscopy techniques such as confocal, two-photon microscopy and 3D electron microscopy. This position is full time on campus, and no remote work is possible.
Requirements
- Bachelors in relevant field OR Associate’s AND 3 years of relevant experience OR 4 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors in Neuroscience with coursework in neuroscience and chemistry.
- Experience with techniques such as immunocytochemistry, cell culture, mouse handling, western blotting, qPCR, and quantitative analysis.
- Experience with rodent handling and procedures.
- Experience in scientific writing and manuscript development.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the collection and organization of data for grant and publication submissions
- Maintain timeline for grants, publications, and new funding opportunities.
- Prepare presentations for national and international platforms.
- Trained to perform in vitro and in vivo stroke models
- Trained to perform electrophysiology experiments
- Processes tissue samples for imaging, including live and fix specimens
- Perform protein assays and biochemical experiments
- Acquisition and processing of data
- Assist with animal experiments as necessary to move studies forward
- Perform animal husbandry duties and colony management as necessary, PCR genotyping of transgenic strains
- Hands-on technical work, molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, reagent preparations, and imaging
- Data acquisition, preparation and presentation.
- Participate in academic development, hypothesis generation, experimental planning, data interpretation
- Record keeping, lab supply ordering, maintenance of lab spaces
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
