Postdoctoral Scholar - Lindberg Lab

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 of
interest detailing your expertise and motivation for applying

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.

The Lindberg Lab:

A Postdoc in the Lindberg lab at the Knight Campus at the
University of Oregon requires an individual who is self-motivated
and has excellent organizational, managerial, and communication
skills. This position will participate in a variety of new and
ongoing research projects. This position works closely with PI
Lindberg to design and implement lab research, supervise PhD
students and undergraduate students and manage collaborative
relationships with research project external partners.

The Lindberg lab explores smart chemical and biological toolkits
for biofabrication of advanced 3D-models, organoids, and injectable
therapies. Ongoing projects aim to advance treatments for
musculoskeletal, hematological, and neural diseases like
osteoarthritis, blood cancers, and primary brain tumors. To ensure
that our research is clinically relevant, we use patient's own
cells and tissues, capturing a wide range of demographic
differences to build smart, personalized models. Our overall goal
is to identify therapeutic targets at a patient-specific level and
to develop regenerative treatment options for musculoskeletal,
hematological, and neural diseases that are effective across the
wider population, including patients with compromised endogenous
healing environments (e.g. chronic inflammation, diminished stem
cell reserves, hypoxia, aging-related endocrine changes, leaky
blood vessels, and/or disrupted tissue homeostasis). Working in
this lab environment requires a high level of expertise, precision
and ability and drive to solve practical problems.

Position Summary

The Postdoctoral Scholar will be responsible for conducting
research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in
Dr. Gabriella Lindberg's lab. The incumbent will conduct research
related to biofabrication of oxygen controlling hydrogels as
injectable therapeutics for Osteoarthritis. The projects include
synthesis of bioinks/bioresins, volumetric bioprinting (volumetric
additive manufacturing; VAM), oxygen measurements, physiochemical
biomaterial characterization, stem cell culture, isolation of human
cells and fluids, multiplexed proteomics, biological
characterization of cell-laden hydrogels (e.g. live/dead, metabolic
assays, biochemical assays, histology, immunohistochemistry and
RNAseq). The postdoc will also lead in vivo studies evaluating the
safety, efficacy, and therapeutic potential of oxygen-controlling
hydrogels as injectable treatments for Osteoarthritis.

Research activities will include induction of osteoarthritis in a
rat model, intra-articular administration of hydrogel therapeutics,
longitudinal monitoring of treatment response, collection and
processing of biological samples, assessment of local and systemic
inflammatory responses, and comprehensive tissue characterization
through histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analyses
of joint tissues. Additional responsibilities will include
experimental design, animal protocol development and compliance,
data analysis, and dissemination of findings through manuscripts
and 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 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.

Professional Competencies

• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated record of scientific productivity, including

peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and
interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills,

including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet
project deadlines.

• Strong commitment to scientific rigor, reproducibility, and

research integrity.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot experimental challenges and

develop innovative solutions.

• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to

interdisciplinary research teams.

• Strong ability to establish and maintain productive

collaborations with academic, clinical, and industry
partners.

• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to fostering a

collaborative, inclusive, and respectful research
environment.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate

complex experimental datasets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience synthesizing and crosslinking polymers and

biomaterials

• Experience with physicochemical and biophysical characterization

of biomaterials

• Experience with microfluidic technologies, bioprinting,

volumetric bioprinting, or other advanced biofabrication
techniques.

• Experience encapsulating and culturing primary human cells within

three-dimensional hydrogel systems, or related methods.

• Experience with multiplexed proteomics, Luminex assays, ELISA, or

related protein analysis platforms.

• Experience performing histological, immunohistochemical, and/or

immunofluorescence characterization of cells, tissues, engineered
tissues, or cell-laden hydrogels.

• Experience with biochemical and molecular characterization of

cells, tissues, and cell-laden hydrogels, including assessment of
viability, metabolic activity, DNA, RNA, protein, extracellular
matrix content, or other related analytics.

• Experience isolating, culturing, and characterizing primary human

or animal cells from tissues or biological samples.

• Experience developing, submitting, and maintaining Institutional

Review Board (IRB) protocols and documentation.

• Experience developing, submitting, and maintaining Institutional

Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols and
documentation.

• Experience with rodent models of musculoskeletal disease,

including osteoarthritis or other related vivo models.

• Experience with oxygen sensing, hypoxia-related biology, cellular

responses to oxygen tension, or oxygen measurement
technologies.

• Experience with non-invasive in vivo imaging modalities.
• Experience working in regulated research environments and

maintaining compliance with IRB, IACUC, EHS, data management, or
similar requirements.

• Experience mentoring, training, and supervising undergraduate,

graduate, or research staff personnel.

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 our
website.

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