Position Details

Req ID:

req15701

Position Title:

Research Investigator - NCWR

Position Type:

Staff Full-Time

Position Number:

GS9284

OSU Campus:

Tulsa - Center for Health Sciences/OSU Medicine

Department:

Center for Wellness and Recovery

Location Address:

1111 West 17th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74107
United States

Hiring Supervisor:

Hiring Range:
(Contingent upon available funding):

0.00 - 0.00, Commensurate with education and experience

Work Schedule:

Typically, 8 hours/day, 5 days/week

Faculty Appt Period:

Job Summary:

This is a grant funded position.

Position Description
The Research Investigator supports key pre-clinical research activities by designingand utilizing various in vitro techniques that may help uncover themechanistic basis and/or identify new targets for drug design related toaddiction and chronic pain. The candidate will work independently and withinteams to design/implement cell-based experimental systems aimed at the elucidationof cellular signal transduction pathways, engagement and regulation of neuronalcircuitry, and experimental drug-related structure-activity relationships. The candidate will also contribute topreparation of documents including grant submissions, publications, patents,and study reports. The candidate will often be a key contributor andpossible leader of drug discovery programs/projects while contributing to (andoverseeing) designs or new/modified experimental procedures or technologies asneeded or appropriate. The candidate will accomplish their results by conductinghands-on laboratory experiments, as well as through productive collaborationswith other scientists and direct reports within, and external to the NCWR. The candidate may suggest and evaluate newtarget areas for research that align with the missions and goals of the NCWR. Non-scientificaccountabilities may include but are not limited to performance management,budgets, and developing and directing a talent skill-base and technology-basethat is aligned with NCWR objectives and drives the organizational structurewithin areas of responsibility.

The position reports to the Associate Director of Neuroscience for the NCWR. The candidate may serve ad hoc on scientific leadership teams, contributing to research priorities, goals, milestones, and resource use.

Oklahoma StateUniversity and Community
Oklahoma State University Center for HealthSciences was founded in 1972 as the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery and became a branch institution of Oklahoma State University in1988. In 2017 the NCWR was publiclylaunched and in 2019 was the recipient of nearly $200M from the legal settlementbetween the state of Oklahoma and Purdue Pharma. In 2022, the Oklahoma legislature awarded anARPA grant of $50M for the NCWR to build a pharmaceutical research facility indowntown Tulsa, which is in progress. These funds are being leveraged to advance the science of addiction andpain, so that NCWR researchers and clinicians can rapidly translate new treatmentmodalities to patient care. To further acceleratethe mission, the NCWR formed a strategic research partnership with the Centerof Excellence for Addiction Studies at the University of Arizona, where there arealready joint research projects underway. In the Tulsa region, the NCWR also hopes to recruit new biotech industryas collaborators and at least two new companies have already formed here.

EnvironmentalHazards:
Possibleexposure to hazardous material, hot and cold, blood borne pathogens. Exposure to rodents.

PhysicalHazards:
Abilityto lift and carry 20 pounds, stoop, reach, stand, walk, finger, grasp, feel,talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions with or without reasonableaccommodations.

Oklahoma State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, qualified disability, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or age in its programs and activities. The Equal Opportunity Officer is designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and can be reached at: 918-594-8221, tulsa.hr@okstate.edu, or 1405 Main Hall, 700 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa, OK 74106.

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Special Instructions to Applicants

Education & Experience

Position Qualifications:

Requirements:
- Ph.D. in a field related to biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology or related field, or equivalent experience
- 2 years of post-Ph.D. experience in academic, industrial, or related field with a sustained productivity

Skills, Proficiencies, andKnowledge:
- Experience developingproject goals that are measurable and time-bound
- Demonstrated track-record of collaboration and mentoring
- Highly effective communicator, written and verbal communication
- Ability to work independently to achieve goals that align with the mission
- Self-motivation, attention to detail, and entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to work with young researchers as a mentor

Preferred:
- Conducted and published novel results from their own research activities
- Strong in vitro pharmacology background with a passion for extending their knowledge into overt-lapping drug discovery disciplines
- Experience in pain research or the neurology of substance use disorders
- A history of scientific productivity and prior experience in drug discovery methods

Oklahoma State University (OSU) strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations,OSU conducts pre-employment background checks on final candidates. Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal (felony and misdemeanor) history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the university, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.