Postdoctoral Scholar - Lindberg Lab

University of Oregon; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

The University of Oregon is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar for the Lindberg Lab at the Knight Campus to conduct research on oxygen‑controlling hydrogels as injectable therapeutics for osteoarthritis. The project spans bioinks, biofabrication, and in vivo evaluation, with responsibilities including supervision of students and collaboration with external partners.

Strong experience in biofabrication, hydrogels, and cell culture is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in biofabrication, biomedical engineering, chemistry/materials science, cell biology or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in a research environment that uses bioinks/bioresins, biofabrication, hydrogels, or related work.
• 2 years of experience in a research environment that uses cell culture, organoids, microphysiological systems, or related work.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proven record of scientific productivity, including peer-reviewed publications and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead in biofabrication research projects in the Lindberg lab.
• Supervise PhD and undergraduate students and manage collaborative relationships with external partners.
• Conduct in vivo studies to evaluate safety, efficacy, and therapeutic potential of oxygen‑controlling hydrogels for osteoarthritis.
• Design experiments, develop animal protocols, analyze data, and disseminate findings via manuscripts and presentations.

Skills

Biofabrication

Hydrogels

Cell culture

Lab management

Data analysis

Education

PhD in biofabrication or related field

Tools

Volumetric bioprinting

Histology & immunohistochemistry

IRB/IACUC protocol development

Job description

Postdoctoral Scholar - Lindberg Lab

Department: Knight Campus

Rank: Postdoctoral Scholar

Annual Basis: 12 Month

Review of Applications Begins

October 23, 2026; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Along with your current CV, please submit a cover letter ofinterest detailing your expertise and motivation for applying

Department Summary

The Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is anambitious initiative designed to fast-track scientific discoveriesinto innovations that improve the quality of life for people inOregon, the nation, and the world. The campus creates theintellectual infrastructure to establish Oregon as a center forboth research and development, making Oregon a place wherecompanies can start up and grow. The Knight Campus will reshape thehigher education landscape in Oregon by training the nextgenerations of scientists, forging tighter ties with industry andentrepreneurs, and creating new educational opportunities forgraduate and undergraduate students.

The Lindberg Lab:
A Postdoc in the Lindberg lab at the Knight Campus at theUniversity of Oregon requires an individual who is self-motivatedand has excellent organizational, managerial, and communicationskills. This position will participate in a variety of new andongoing research projects. This position works closely with PILindberg to design and implement lab research, supervise PhDstudents and undergraduate students and manage collaborativerelationships with research project external partners.
The Lindberg lab explores smart chemical and biological toolkitsfor biofabrication of advanced 3D-models, organoids, and injectabletherapies. Ongoing projects aim to advance treatments formusculoskeletal, hematological, and neural diseases likeosteoarthritis, blood cancers, and primary brain tumors. To ensurethat our research is clinically relevant, we use patient's owncells and tissues, capturing a wide range of demographicdifferences to build smart, personalized models. Our overall goalis to identify therapeutic targets at a patient-specific level andto develop regenerative treatment options for musculoskeletal,hematological, and neural diseases that are effective across thewider population, including patients with compromised endogenoushealing environments (e.g. chronic inflammation, diminished stemcell reserves, hypoxia, aging-related endocrine changes, leakyblood vessels, and/or disrupted tissue homeostasis). Working inthis lab environment requires a high level of expertise, precisionand ability and drive to solve practical problems.

Position Summary

The Postdoctoral Scholar will be responsible for conductingresearch and technical activities related to sponsored projects inDr. Gabriella Lindberg's lab. The incumbent will conduct researchrelated to biofabrication of oxygen controlling hydrogels asinjectable therapeutics for Osteoarthritis. The projects includesynthesis of bioinks/bioresins, volumetric bioprinting (volumetricadditive manufacturing; VAM), oxygen measurements, physiochemicalbiomaterial characterization, stem cell culture, isolation of humancells and fluids, multiplexed proteomics, biologicalcharacterization of cell-laden hydrogels (e.g. live/dead, metabolicassays, biochemical assays, histology, immunohistochemistry andRNAseq). The postdoc will also lead in vivo studies evaluating thesafety, efficacy, and therapeutic potential of oxygen-controllinghydrogels as injectable treatments for Osteoarthritis.

Research activities will include induction of osteoarthritis in arat model, intra-articular administration of hydrogel therapeutics,longitudinal monitoring of treatment response, collection andprocessing of biological samples, assessment of local and systemicinflammatory responses, and comprehensive tissue characterizationthrough histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysesof joint tissues. Additional responsibilities will includeexperimental design, animal protocol development and compliance,data analysis, and dissemination of findings through manuscriptsand presentations.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD in biofabrication, biomedical engineering,chemistry/materials science, cell biology or a related field
• 2 years of experience in a research environment that usesbioinks/bioresins, biofabrication, hydrogels, or relatedwork.
• 2 years of experience in a research environment that uses cellculture, organoids, microphysiological systems, or relatedwork.

Professional Competencies

• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated record of scientific productivity, includingpeer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, andinterdisciplinary collaboration.
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills,including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meetproject deadlines.
• Strong commitment to scientific rigor, reproducibility, andresearch integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot experimental challenges anddevelop innovative solutions.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively tointerdisciplinary research teams.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain productivecollaborations with academic, clinical, and industrypartners.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to fostering acollaborative, inclusive, and respectful researchenvironment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and communicatecomplex experimental datasets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience synthesizing and crosslinking polymers andbiomaterials
• Experience with physicochemical and biophysical characterizationof biomaterials
• Experience with microfluidic technologies, bioprinting,volumetric bioprinting, or other advanced biofabricationtechniques.
• Experience encapsulating and culturing primary human cells withinthree-dimensional hydrogel systems, or related methods.
• Experience with multiplexed proteomics, Luminex assays, ELISA, orrelated protein analysis platforms.
• Experience performing histological, immunohistochemical, and/orimmunofluorescence characterization of cells, tissues, engineeredtissues, or cell-laden hydrogels.
• Experience with biochemical and molecular characterization ofcells, tissues, and cell-laden hydrogels, including assessment ofviability, metabolic activity, DNA, RNA, protein, extracellularmatrix content, or other related analytics.
• Experience isolating, culturing, and characterizing primary humanor animal cells from tissues or biological samples.
• Experience developing, submitting, and maintaining InstitutionalReview Board (IRB) protocols and documentation.
• Experience developing, submitting, and maintaining InstitutionalAnimal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols anddocumentation.
• Experience with rodent models of musculoskeletal disease,including osteoarthritis or other related vivo models.
• Experience with oxygen sensing, hypoxia-related biology, cellularresponses to oxygen tension, or oxygen measurementtechnologies.
• Experience with non-invasive in vivo imaging modalities.
• Experience working in regulated research environments andmaintaining compliance with IRB, IACUC, EHS, data management, orsimilar requirements.
• Experience mentoring, training, and supervising undergraduate,graduate, or research staff personnel.

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