Faculty Recruitment

This is an exciting time for the University of Oregon as we realize our dreams for enhancing discovery and innovation activity through the development of the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. This page provides information on faculty employment opportunities within the Knight Campus.


Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Bioengineering 
The Department of Bioengineering is hiring 1-2 tenure track faculty positions at all levels (assistant, associate, or full professor). Candidates focused on data-enabled approaches to improve human health with applications in regenerative medicine, immunoengineering, synthetic biology, biosensors, human performance, or aging are encouraged to apply. Candidates committed to translation and/or entrepreneurial activities will be reviewed especially favorably.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Benoit Lab 
The Postdoctoral Scholar will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in Benoit Lab; will conduct data analysis and collaborate on reporting findings and discoveries in written and verbal form; and will manage, maintain and provide technical expertise for Benoit lab equipment, protocols, and programs.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Gardner Lab 
The Gardner Lab focuses on the study of sensory-motor learning in songbirds and in the development of new implantable devices to interface with the brain and peripheral nervous system. The Postdoctoral scholar will conduct research on the neural mechanisms of song performance and song learning using one or more of the following methods: high-channel count neural recordings, optogenetic circuit perturbation, and closed-loop behavioral paradigms.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Hettiarachatchi Lab 
The postdoc will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to ongoing projects in the Hettiaratchi Lab involving the design, fabrication, and implementation of hydrogel biomaterials for protein delivery. The postdoc will also give poster and oral presentations, write manuscripts, and assist Dr. Hettiaratchi in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Lindberg Lab 
The Postdoctoral Scholar will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in Dr. Lindberg's lab; this research project will be focused on advanced bioinks and thermoplastic scaffolds for 3D Bioprinting of hybrid constructs for bone marrow models. Developing physio-mimetic bone marrow tissue models to study disease pathogenesis and stem cell behaviors represents a critical bioengineering stream to prime the development of effective and accessible treatment options for bone marrow failures.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Plesa Lab 
The postdoc will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in the Plesa Lab. Research work includes designing and optimizing a new antibody generation method using a large-scale in-vivo protein-protein interaction assay, gene synthesis and in-vivo mutagenesis.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Willett Lab 
The postdoct will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in the Willett Lab and on a project under the Regenerative Rehabilitation Moonshot program of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Open Pool 
The postdoc in the Knight Campus will conduct laboratory research, quantitative analysis, prepare manuscripts and grant applications, and present data and findings to internal and external audiences.

ProTem Instructor/Lecturer - Open Pool 
Instructors/lecturers in the Knight Campus will develop innovative and multidisciplinary educational materials with the goal of preparing graduate students for entry-level positions in academic, industry, and government labs.

ProTem Research Engineer - Lindberg Lab 
The Research Engineer will be responsible for conducting research and technical activities related to sponsored projects in Dr. Lindberg's lab; This research project will be focused on advanced bioinks and thermoplastic scaffolds for 3D Bioprinting of hybrid constructs for bone marrow models.

Research Assistant/Associate - Benoit Lab 
The Benoit Lab Research Assistant will play a key role in the discovery and research functions of the lab.

Research Assistant - Hettiaratchi Lab 
The Hettiaratchi Lab applies principles in chemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, and biomedical engineering to develop new biomaterials for protein delivery to repair injured tissues in the body. The Research Assistant will play a key role in the discovery and research functions of the lab.

Research Assistant - Willett Lab 
The Willett Lab is seeking a research assistant to help with projects. These projects include the development and testing of therapeutics for osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders; investigating novel treatment compounds, among other projects. As a part of this position, the candidate will be able to develop their own project, with support provided to prepare a journal publication, poster, or presentation.

Research Associate/Staff Scientist - Plesa Lab 
The Plesa Lab is seeking an experienced research associate/staff scientist to focus on the development of novel gene synthesis methods for building large gene libraries as well as novel methods for characterizing and engineering proteins at scale.

Research Assistant/Associate/Engineer - Open Pool 
The Knight Campus is seeking qualified applicants for its open research pool. A successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We are seeking applicants in scientific disciplines including bioengineering, neuroengineering, engineering, human physiology, applied chemistry, applied physics, and biology or closely related fields.

Research Technician - Gardner Lab 
The Gardner Lab focuses on developing new methods to interface with the brain and peripheral nervous system, and on the study of sensory-motor learning in songbirds, with a focus on high-channel count neural recordings in freely moving canaries.