Postdoctoral Fellow

Department Overview

The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education and research missions at OHSU. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VA), Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health. We specialize in providing excellent perioperative care and anesthesia services to our patients using state-of-the-art technology and pharmacologic tools with an emphasis on patient safety. Our department's research program is robust. We have an active clinical research division. It covers a wide range of areas with a special focus on patient safety and pain management. Our basic science division has labs at both OHSU and the VA. Attending physicians, fellows, residents, and medical students work collaboratively with Ph.D. scientists in our labs to advance human health. This division is focused on neuroscience and renal physiology.

The post-doctoral fellow will conduct research under the direction of Dr. Andrei Sdrulla. This position will involve a variety of electrophysiology, imaging, behavioral assays, and molecular techniques. This position also requires expertise in rodent physiology, advanced microscopy, neurophysiology, and pharmacology, as well as experience in scientific writing, including paper publication. Extensive experience analyzing and presenting scientific data is also required.

Function/Duties of Position

Imaging and neurophysiology project lead

• Conducts rodent surgery as needed for experimental objectives
• Performs electrophysiology, confocal (multiphoton) image acquisition in vivo and in vitro, and image processing independently
• Helps develop and maintain electrophysiological and imaging equipment in working order
• Helps develop and maintain animal behavior equipment in working order
• Processes tissue samples for imaging, including live and fix specimens, including immunohistochemistry and other fixed tissue techniques
• Conducts rodent behavior experiments as needed
• Provides faculty support: building and coordinating research proposals; creating and conducting experiments; analyzing results of experiments; collaborating with other researchers; assists in planning experimental design and/or designing research standard operating procedures; assumes responsibility for specific components of research project
• Demonstrates creativity and problem-solving ability
• Assists in training and coaching students and junior staff
• Compliant with the regulations and guidelines (e.g., OHSU IRB, NIH, and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory agencies)

Grant Submission and Publication

• Assist in the collection and organization of data for grant and publication submissions
• Assist in manuscript and grant writing

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in relevant field

• 5 years of relevant work experience

• Experience in image acquisition, including but not limited to basic light microscopy and confocal microscopy; tissue collection; and rodent pain neurophysiology and electrophysiology. 

• Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rodent surgery
• Software: Prism GraphPad, Biorender

Additional Details

The employee hired for this position must be flexible with the work schedule. Potential environmental exposures to human/animal tissues and/or fluids and radiation.

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 [email protected]