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Employment & Internships

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Faculty opportunities

No openings at this time.

Staff opportunities

No openings at this time.

Postdoctoral Opportunities 

Postdoctoral Fellow
1.0 FTE; salary range $38,495 - $47,344. 
This position is located in Beaverton, Oregon on the OHSU Walker Road Campus (formerly OGI School of Science and Engineering. 

We seek candidates with a Ph.D. in chemical oceanography, (bio)geochemistry, environmental chemistry, aquatic chemistry, or related fields with an emphasis on metals and metal cycling and trace element speciation including metal-ligand complexes.  Some knowledge of environmental microbiology will be helpful.  Experience with analytical techniques for metal analysis such as ICP-OES, ICP-MS, X-ray adsorption spectroscopy, electrochemical methods and UV-VIS spectroscopy is also desired.  The successful candidate will study the biogeochemical cycling of manganese and to a lesser extent other metals in estuarine and coastal environments.  The candidate will measure the abundance of Mn(III) in natural waters and sediments and investigate its formation and removal mechanisms using both natural samples and model biotic and abiotic systems in the laboratory  The candidate must be willing to work with and around radioisotopes and able to do field and shipboard research and go on research cruises of up to 30 days' duration.  The duties include research and writing for publication; training, mentoring, and assisting students, postdocs, staff and other lab members; assisting with project reporting and development; participating in outreach activities; and serving as a liaison with the administration, other faculty and research groups.  The candidate will join a unique, diverse, and highly interdisciplinary division in the recently formed Institute of Environmental Health and will be in part affiliated with the NSF Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction.

Job requirements:
Ph.D. in oceanography, biogeochemistry, aquatic chemistry or related field.  Three or more years of field, seagoing, and/or laboratory research experience in chemical oceanography, aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry or related field, including graduate school.  Laboratory skills including analysis of metal concentration and speciation, water and sediment sampling, and chemical and radiation safety.  Preferred:  X-ray absorption spectroscopy; environmental microbiology knowledge and techniques including microbiological culturing and use of radioisotopes.  Oregon driver's license. 

How to apply:
Apply here online for job IRC36016.   Be sure to upload a CV and a cover letter.

Graduate Student Opportunities

Learn more about the Ph.D. and M.S. programs.


Undergraduate and High School Internships

Undergraduate

Each summer, the Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems (EBS) hosts 3-6 undergraduates for research internships.

The EBS Undergraduate Internship Program begins in mid June and runs for 10 weeks. (Interns may negotiate later start dates and/or earlier end dates with their faculty supervisor.) A stipend will be awarded to the most qualified candidates, and other qualified candidates may be offered the opportunity for volunteer internships.

Applications for 2012 is closed. Try again next year.

Application Process

  • Submit application form – Download Word format or PDF application form.
  • A one-page statement of interest
  • Resume
  • Official copies of all undergraduate transcripts
  • One letter of recommendation
  • For your convenience, CMOP accepts all documents as e-mail attachments except for the official transcript.

Note to international students: Undergraduate internships within the Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems are open to international students. However, the stipend available would not include enough funds for housing, travel, insurance, and visa application so those costs would be the responsibility of the student. Undergraduate internships within the Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction are available only to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.

High School

In general, we only accept high school student interns through Saturday Academy's Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) program. Candidates should apply through the ASE Program.

Learn more about additional opportunities for high school students and teachers through the Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP).