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    Postdoctoral Scholar - Portland, United States - OHSU

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    Department Overview

    The Wolf lab within the department of Behavioral Neuroscience is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar.

    This is a full-time program of advanced academic preparation and research training on NIH-funded projects under the guidance of faculty mentor and senior laboratory personnel.

    The overarching goal of the lab is to use rodent models of addiction to understand why drug craving persists even after long periods of abstinence.

    Training would include intravenous drug self-administration and fiber photometry.

    Function/Duties of Position


    • Planning and designing research experiments; establishing priorities and schedules; obtaining cost estimates.
    • Data collection, processing and analysis, including statistical analyses, presentation of project results, and producing written documents (abstracts, manuscripts) on the result of analyses. Includes contributing to preparation of grant proposals to NIH and private foundations.
    • Training new staff, graduate students, and student volunteers
    Required Qualifications


    • PhD in Neuroscience, Psychology or related field
    • 5 years of experience in neuroscience wet lab techniques including rodent use
    • Experimental design, statistical analyses, rodent handling and surgery; ability to troubleshoot and work independently once trained
    Preferred Qualifications


    • Background in addiction research
    • Experience with fiber photometry and/or intravenous drug self-administration; experience with matlab or R
    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 or


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