Assistant Core Scientist

Job description

Department Overview OHSU is Oregon’s only public academic health center and an institution of higher learning, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and public health. OHSU is also a national research hub, with thousands of scientists developing lifesaving therapies and deeper understanding of health and disease. Across the missions of healing, teaching and discovery, OHSU turns discoveries into lifesaving care. The Elemental Analysis Core offers services to measure elemental concentration is biological and non-biological specimen. We offer mercury speciation and single particle analysis. We are a full-service core, we prepare and measure the samples and provide clients with their analyzed data and a description of the experiment. Function/Duties of Position: The Core Scientist family provides technology expertise for researchers across campus. Under direct supervision, performs various standardized and routine service functions in a core. - Prepares client samples for ICPMS analysis, operates the ICPMS (with supervision), analyzes ICPMS data, creates Excel report. - Prepares samples for mercury analysis, operates the mercury analyzer, analyzes the data, creates re...