Details

Posted: 18-Aug-23

Location: Portland, Oregon

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 25198

Department Overview

The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education and research missions at OHSU. In this extraordinary time, we have proudly stepped up our efforts to meet these commitments. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the VA Portland Health Care System and Hillsboro Medical Center. 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. Pre-operative assessment is facilitated by electronic data collecting systems and is integral to minimizing patient risk. Along with our hospitalist partners we are optimizing the use of telemedicine while maintaining sufficient capacity to see higher risk patients. The preoperative medicine clinic ensures elective patients are appropriately screened for SARS- CoV-2 and has initiated a pre-anesthesia evaluation for patients previously infected. Our department's research program is robust, including basic science with labs at both OHSU and the VA and clinical research. Attending physicians, fellows, residents, and medical students work collaboratively with Ph.D. scientists in our labs to advance human health. Our basic science program is focused on neuroscience and renal physiology. Our clinical research is focused on patient safety and pain management. Our department is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most innovative education training in the country for residents, fellows, and medical students, with trainee opportunities at OHSU and the VA. Our very active education research group focuses on lifelong learning strategies, particularly in the area of regional anesthesia. We are the proud hosts of the Anesthesia Tool Box.

Function/Duties of Position

Imaging and neurophysiology support/Project coordination (70%)

• Provides support for investigators using imaging and electrophysiology lab and core resources
• Performs electrophysiology, image acquisition, and image processing independently
• Develops and maintains electrophysiological and imaging equipment in working order
• Develops and maintains 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 surgery as needed for experimental objectives
• 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 (30%)

• Assist in the collection and organization of data for grant and publication submissions
• Assist in manuscript and grant writing
• Ability to serve as co-investigator on research projects and publications

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, multiphoton microscopy, tissue collection, and rodent pain neurophysiology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rodent surgery and pain models

• Software: Prism GraphPad, Biorender

Additional Details

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

Ability to stand for up to 6 continuous hours as day. Ability to carry and lift up to 30 pounds

All are welcome
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.