Cellular and Molecular Imaging Core Manager

Roanoke, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 27-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech located in Roanoke Virginia is seeking a Manager of Microscopy Facilities.

The successful candidate will direct confocal microscopy core facilities at the FBRI. The director will serve a critical role by maintaining equipment and providing training usage and image analysis support to researchers using laser-based confocal microscopy at FBRI. This is a great opportunity for someone interested both in working across multiple modalities of biological imaging and in working with training and providing service support to leading teams of biomedical researchers interested in neuroscience cardiovascular science cancer biology.

Required Qualifications

- MA/MS degree in Biology or related field. Education with Curriculum and Instruction appropriate imaging or related fields.
- Significant management experience maintaining equipment and providing training usage and image analysis support to researchers using laser-based confocal microscopy .
- Significant experience with management of laser-based microscopy core facilities.
- Comfort with supervisory responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

- PhD in Biology or related field.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with Experience

Hours per week

Review Date

10/10/25

Additional Information

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

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated 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 medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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Job DescriptionFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech located in Roanoke Virginia is seeking a Manager of Microscopy Facilities.The successful candidate will direct confocal microscopy core facilities at the FBRI. The director will serve a critical role by maintaining equipment and pr...