Oregon Health & Science University
Postdoctoral Scholar (Cancer Biology)
Portland, Multnomah County · Part-time
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About the role
- The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is an internationally recognized leader in cancer research and care, powered by a historic $2 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight.
- Candidates should have a strong background in cell biology, molecular biology, cancer biology, or a related discipline.
- Ideal candidates will be intellectually curious, highly collaborative, organized, and well-versed in constructive problem solving.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in Biology (Cell, molecular, cancer, immunology) or a related discipline
- Experience in designing and experiments to probe disease mechanism, microenvironment, and immune parameters.
- Experience in performing Animal cell culture, Flow cytometry techniques including cell sorting, FACS, Immunoblotting, Immunofluorescence, Molecular cloning strategies, PCR and other molecular biology techniques
- Must have the ability to interact with an interdisciplinary group including disease area biologists, chemists, data analysts, laboratory biologists, and computer scientists
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
Skills
- Must be proficient with computers running Windows and PC applications e.g. MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Prism)
- Experience with orthotopic mouse models of cancer
- At least one first author publication
- Apply online.
- Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees
- Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU
- 120 hours of vacation time per year
- 96 hours of sick leave a year (prorated for part-time employees)
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Commuter subsidies
Compensation
- 9 paid holidays per year
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
Company info
- With a bold mission to revolutionize cancer prevention, detection, and treatment, we offer an environment where innovation thrives, collaboration is central, and your work can have a lasting impact.
- Knight affiliates subscribe to three guiding principles: we are bold, we are supportive, and we work as a connected team in our fight to end cancer as we know it.
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