Genetic Counselor

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-40374
Position Category: Faculty/Provider
Job Type: Faculty
Position Type: Regular Part-Time
Posting Department: Neurology
Posting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Posting FTE: 0.50
Posting Schedule: TBD
Posting Hours: TBD, 20 hours per week
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: YesFunction/Duties of Position

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

The Department of Neurology has an immediate opening for a part-time (.50 FTE) genetic counselor specializing in Neurology genetics. The selected candidate will join our clinical genetics team and be actively involved in the continued expansion of genetic counseling services, including Neurology clinical and research genetics. The counselor will participate in overall coordination of clinical care and research including intake, assessments, counseling, test coordination, and follow-up. In general, our genetic counselor is involved in several adult research projects as well as the Huntington Disease predictive clinic, working in partnership with the molecular genetics department.

In addition to clinical care and research, our genetic counselors serve a primary role in education to medical trainees, genetic counseling students and other health care providers. Participation in research and publication is also encouraged.

Required Qualifications

Qualified candidate will have a Master's degree in Human Genetics/Genetic Counseling from an ABGC accredited training program and will be Board Certified or an Active Candidate through the ABMG or ABGC.