The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is an independent research institute within OHSU that is dedicated to health and safety in the workplace. The Institute receives its base funding from the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Fund and leverages this base funding to secure federal government grants in basic, clinical, and applied research. We perform biomedical/occupational research and innovation for a healthy workforce, aimed at promoting health and reducing disease and disability among workers across the nation, particularly in Oregon.

 

We invite applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to study the biological basis of environmental, behavioral, or psychosocial stress.

The successful candidate will develop and lead an experimental research program that leverages model organisms (e.g., rodents, flies) to explore the role of stress in health and disease. This research will complement ongoing basic, clinical, and applied research programs at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences.

 

Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• The role of cellular and physiological responses to environmental, behavioral, or psychosocial stressors
• Somatic (nuclear or mitochondrial) or germline genetic variation in responses to environmental, behavioral, or psychosocial stressors (gene-behavior-environment interactions)
• Social hierarchy and status as a predictor of physiological or cellular stress
• Genetic determinants of intermediate phenotypes (e.g., chromatin structure, transcription, translation)
• Next-generation sequencing/’omics or high-throughput screening approaches to detecting mechanisms, variations, and physiological or psychological adaptations to environmental, behavioral, or psychosocial stressors.

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and demonstrated excellence and accomplishments in research.

Please submit a single PDF containing a cover letter, CV, research statement describing your research program vision, and contact information for three references. The statement should describe your interest in or efforts toward furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in your research, mentoring, and service.

 

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences. Inquiries should be directed to the search committee chair, Charles Allen, c/o Dana Hendricks (hendricd@ohsu.edu).

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.