Faculty Leadership Position- Clinical Neuroscience Research

Job Description

Virginia Tech (VT) seeks to recruit an innovative physicianneuroscientist to its new Patient Research Center (PRC) at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC (FBRI for a tenured or tenuretrack faculty leadership position at the associate or full professor level. The PRC initiative has received substantial funding support to launch this major exciting new program.

The successful physicianscientist candidate will preferably have both earned M.D and Ph.D. degrees and have completed clinical residency/fellowship in an appropriate subspecialty from among disciplines including adult or child neurology neurosurgery psychiatry or neuroradiology as well as have an extramurally funded research program that includes human patient based clinical research in either ambulatory inpatient and/or remote telehealth settings. Applications from investigators using innovative contemporary approaches to study human brain and/or behavioral function in health and disease with inclusion of clinical research trials in their program are welcomed. The faculty member will join 44 other faculty led teams at the FBRI including 30 neuroscience research teams and will serve as the founding leader of the neuroscience section of Virginian Techs new PRC. The PRC will have an initial focus on neuroscience research and will join several other highly successful centers at the FBRI including: the Center for Human Neuroscience Research the Center for Neurobiology Research the Center for Health Behaviors Research the Addiction Recovery Research Center and the Neuromotor Research Clinic. The PRC will subsequently expand to include human patient research in cardiovascular research and cancer research.

The primary responsibility for the position is leadingedge research with some additional leadership/administrative duties particularly as the program grows. While the position is focused on research it is appreciated that the individual will likely want to maintain some involvement in patient care including some fraction of their effort 1030 devoted to a subspecialty clinic that can be arranged with our clinical partners the Carilion Clinic The position will also allow for leadership in the identification and recruitment of additional faculty into the PRC.

The position will be located at the FBRI on Virginia Techs health sciences and technology campus in Roanoke Virginia immediately adjacent to the VTC School of Medicine and the Carilion Clinic and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. In addition to the position at the FBRI the faculty member will also have a tenured or tenuretrack (as appropriate) appointment in a VT department from among multiple colleges including the school of medicine successful candidate will join a dynamic and growing community of scholars including scientists physicians and physicianscientists focused on next generation approaches to human brain research directed at having dramatic impacts on prevention diagnoses treatment and cure of disorders that may manifest early in development throughout adulthood or during the aging process. Areas of research emphasis could include disorders that impact: cognition decisionmaking emotions and social interaction learning and memory movement control and planning and/or sensation/perception.

Research infrastructure at the FBRI currently includes over 300000 square feet of lab core facilities and office space http://fralinbiomed/buildingtour. Facilities at the research institute include multiple human subject researchdedicated 3.0T MRIs high field MR guided PET and MRguided focused ultrasound for animal research optically pumped magnetometers (OPMMEG) for individual human subject and dyadic studies multiple cellular/molecular imaging facilities including transcriptomics and genomics analysis as well as multiple behavioral testing suites for animals and humans in addition to two human whole room calorimeters DEXA facility and metabolic kitchen and dining areas for the study of human eating behaviors.

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Applications will be reviewed continuously until the position is filled. It is expected that initial interviews will begin in May 2025. To apply please submit your application including curriculum vitae detailed statement of research accomplishments at posting #532772. To complete the application the applicant should also have at least three references post their letters of support to the same site.

Inquiries about the position should be directed to the Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) at VTC Dr. Michael J. Friedlander at

Required Qualifications

The successful physicianscientist candidate will preferably have both earned M.D and Ph.D. degrees and have completed clinical residency/fellowship in an appropriate subspecialty from among disciplines including adult or child neurology neurosurgery psychiatry or neuroradiology as well as have an extramurally funded research program that includes human patient based clinical research in either ambulatory inpatient and/or remote telehealth settings.
Record of significant accomplishment of research innovation and productivity through high quality publications and extramural funding.

Preferred Qualifications

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

May 1st 2025 Open until filled

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a handson transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problemsolvers. A comprehensive landgrant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicine college Graduate School and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

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