Department: Knight Campus
Rank: Postdoctoral Scholar
Annual Basis: 12 Month
Review of Applications Begins
July 30, 2025; open until filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your online application, please submit your resume/CV and cover letter outlining your research experience and interest in joining the Keller lab.
Department Summary
The Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is an ambitious initiative designed to fast-track scientific discoveries into innovations that improve the quality of life for people in Oregon, the nation, and the world. The campus creates the intellectual infrastructure to establish Oregon as a center for both research and development, making Oregon a place where companies can start up and grow. The Knight Campus will reshape the higher education landscape in Oregon by training the next generations of scientists, forging tighter ties with industry and entrepreneurs, and creating new educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
Position Summary
The Postdoctoral Scholar will be responsible for therapeutic ultrasound research and administrative activities related to the launch of the Keller Lab in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Oregon. The desired candidate will have expertise in therapeutic and/or diagnostic ultrasound and will have the opportunity for training through projects developing image-guided/feedback-controlled ultrasound therapies investigating mechanically induced cell and tissue stimulation and applied to improving antimicrobial treatments.
The postdoctoral scholar is expected to lead projects designing and characterizing new therapeutic ultrasound systems for in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo applications. The scholar will perform data analysis, collaborate across disciplines, and report discoveries in written and verbal form.
As a laboratory manager, the scholar will manage, maintain and provide technical expertise for lab equipment, protocols, and programs and assist the principal investigator in the physical and administrative set-up of the laboratory.
Minimum Requirements
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant field
• Experience applying diagnostic or therapeutic ultrasound in preclinical models
Professional Competencies
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate in writing
• Ability to work independently and within a team
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience performing experimental and theoretical characterization of acoustic fields and cavitation monitoring
• Proficiency in programming, particularly Matlab or Python
• Experience using the Verasonics research platform
• Cell culture experience (mammalian/bacterial)
• Experience in planning/performing in vitro and in vivo drug delivery experiments
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
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