Assistant Staff Scientist

Department Overview

Overview:
The Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center is a collaborative institution within the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. The Knight Cancer Institute, known as one of the pioneers in personalized cancer medicine, is an international leader in research and cancer treatment. At CEDAR our mission is to detect and stop lethal cancers at the earliest stage because early detection saves lives.

This is an ambitious goal, one that requires novelty, creativity, and innovation. We are comprised of biologists, chemists, biomedical engineers, computationalists, and clinicians conducting groundbreaking translational cancer research to help people maintain a high quality of life and reduce cancer mortality, to create a global early detection community, and to have a positive impact on the Oregon economy.

Our Commitment to Diversity: CEDAR is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. We are dedicated to promoting inclusion and multiculturalism by having outstanding researchers of diverse backgrounds work together on multiple projects. We encourage high-risk, high-reward research projects because defeating cancer requires out-of-the-box thinking and new perspectives. Our research is milestone driven to ensure that each project is fulfilling its stated goals.

Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles:

• We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently
• We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence
• We work as a CONNECTED team—We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone

This position has at least 3 years of postgraduate research experience in the practice of science and team science. They are likely to have deep expertise in a singular area of focus, but may also have worked as boundary spanners across multiple fields. This position requires a strong track record of scholarly activity, including high-quality peer-reviewed publications or other translational research activities.

A Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a relevant field is required for this position. Experience in chemical synthesis of small molecules, liquid chromatography, bioconjugation reactions, nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, drug delivery, and small animal tumor models are required. A record of collaborative research, or the potential for collaborative research, is a requirement for this position. This position will primarily work on Dr.

Adem Yildirim’s external grants. They should also have the potential to both lead and participate on team projects in Dr. Yildirim’s group.

Duties include:

• Laboratory Research Project Management:
  With input from Dr. Yildirim develop and manage research experiments, determining the most suitable methods to be used. Interpret and perform complex data analysis on experimental results and determine whether they are consistent with goals. Ensure that research team members maintain accurate and detailed records of all experimental procedures, data collections and analysis performed.
• Scientific Project Oversight:
  With input from Dr. Yildirim help to develop and oversee laboratory research projects. Including identification of scientific problem, design of approach to address it, and identification, acquisition and management of resources to perform investigations. Assign personnel, track their progress, and ensure maximum productivity. Foster and support teamwork. Provide training and guidance to more junior team members including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, research assistants, and undergraduate students.
  
  Maintain a high level of professional expertise through familiarity with current scientific literature. As needed, develop innovative techniques and experimental systems to meet research program goals.
• Scientific Writing and Project Proposal Development:
  Prepare research findings for presentation at scientific meetings and conferences and manuscripts for publication. Prepare research project…