Post Doctoral Scholar

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-41087
Position Category: Postdoctoral
Job Type: Postdoctoral
Posting Department: Pediatrics
Posting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience, education and internal equity. Minimum: $69,275.18
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: There will be requirements for weekend or after-hours work as individual projects and experiments necessitate.
Posting Hours: 40 hours a week, generally during typical working hours.
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

A fully-funded Post Doctoral Scholar position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Bret Pearson at the Pape Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.

Function/Duties of Position

We are currently building our team and looking for a Post Doctoral Scholar interested in studying the molecular connections between stem cell biology, neural injury, and neural cancer biology, primarily using zebrafish as a model system https://www.bretpearsonlab.org.

We use cutting edge genomic and imaging techniques to understand fundamental questions in adult stem cell biology in normal, regenerative, and tumorigenic contexts. In addition to scientific training, the postdoc will also receive personalized mentoring to advance their own career development including networking, goal setting, leadership and lecturing opportunities, further training in public speaking, project management, grant and manuscript writing, and opportunities to review manuscripts. We work closely with the neuroscience and cancer institutes at OHSU. This position requires extensive training in zebrafish.

Required Qualifications

• PhD
• Extensive experience using zebrafish as a model system
• Following the scientific method to ask and answer scientific questions
• Working as part of a team
• Working independently
• Dynamic environment
• Manuscript writing
• Critical thinking
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Organized
• Self-starter
• Time management
• Open and willing to learn new skills
• Creativity

Preferred Qualifications

• Molecular biology
• Cell biology
• Bioinformatics
• Mentoring junior colleagues
• Using model organisms
• Bioinformatic experience
• Bioinformatics/genomics
• Using model organisms
• Bioinformatic experience
• Bioinformatics/genomics
• Sterile technique
• Imaging experience
• Molecular biology skills

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