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Post Doctoral Scholar

Job Locations US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID
2026-39007
Position Category
Postdoctoral
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Department
Department of Pediatrics
Salary Range
Commensurate with experience, education and internal equity.
FTE
1.00
HR Mission
School of Medicine
Drug Testable
No

Department Overview

The Oregon Stem Cell Center conducts basic and applied research in the field of Stem Cell Biology with the long-term goal to harness the properties of stem cells for regenerative medicine and cell therapy.

 

Our Mission

Cell and transplantation therapy have been part of mainstream medicine for decades, but cell therapy has made only limited advances in several years. Cell therapy is currently used in transfusion medicine, bone marrow transplantation, orthopedics and in dermatology. Although clinical trials have clearly documented the potential for novel cell therapies, cell supply has been severely limiting and is the main obstacle to more wide-spread success. Islet transplants have worked for type 1 diabetes, fetal cells were successful for severe Parkinson's disease and hepatocytes have been useful for the treatment of metabolic disease. Stem cell biology promises to solve the problem of limited cell availability by finding ways to isolate cells from living donors, cadavers or immortal stem cell sources.

Function/Duties of Position

Your duties and responsibilities as a post doctoral scholar will be to perform research on liver gene therapy. Multiple gene delivery methods will be used including LNPs, rAAV vectors, lentiviral vector and adenoviral vectors. Previous experience with rAAV vector biology and in vivo rodent experiments is desirable. In addition, knowledge about endodermal tissues, bioinformatics and gene expression analysis are important skills.

 

You will be expected to participate in journal clubs, attend seminars, departmental retreats, and generally take advantage of as many educational opportunities at the University as possible. You will also be expected to: assist in research design and execution; supervise technical personnel, and students; assist in the preparation of grant applications, presentations, and manuscripts; and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • MD and/or Ph.D.
  • Molecular biology bench work.
  • Virology; gene therapy, tissue culture; molecular biology, mouse genetics.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ph.D.
  • At least 3 years of hands-on bench work.
  • Virology, gene therapy, tissue culture, molecular biology, animal models and animal surgery.

Additional Details

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Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center.

In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

All are welcome.

OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.

To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu

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