Assistant Professor

Blacksburg, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Virginia Tech (VT) invites applications for tenure track faculty positions in the School of Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level. We are seeking candidates that will apply innovative approaches to computational neuroscience neural engineering cellular molecular or systems neuroscience that will complement the expertise of the primary faculty members who have joined the School of Neuroscience since 2015 (). Successful candidates will teach as well as establish a competitive research program that can attract extramural funding from a wide variety of funding agencies. Competitive salary space and startup packages will be provided.

Established in 2015 the School of Neuroscience is a collaborative academic research environment with 23 primary research an instructional faculty and over 50 affiliate neuroscience faculty a thriving Neuroscience Ph.D. program and over 750 undergraduate neuroscience majors. Using organisms from flies to humans the School of Neuroscience faculty explore how the brain develops and ages how neurons and glia interreact with one another to create functional circuits and how these circuits create or modulate behavior such as learning decision-making and sleep. Our researchers are looking at these questions in the healthy brain in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in psychiatric disease in neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease in drug abuse and in brain injury.

Application Process
Interested candidates should submit 1) cover letter 2) curriculum vitae 3) a statement of research 4) teaching philosophy and 5) contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin October 15th and will continue until the position is filled.

Applications should be submitted through the universitys online application system. For more information contact the School Director Dr. Michelle Olsen

Required Qualifications

(1) Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline with postdoctoral experience
(2) peerreviewed publications in high impact neuroscience journals
(3) a vision to establish an independent research program with a high likelihood to be competitive for extramural grant support;
(4) demonstrated experience with and commitment to interdisciplinary research;
(4) vision creativity and leadership skills;
(5) a willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries;
(6) a desire to teach at the graduate and undergraduate level with a commitment to pedagogical approaches.
(7) excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively convey complex epidemiological concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to candidates with research programs that integrate and complement existing research programs in the School of Neuroscience and relate to programmatic needs of our undergraduate and graduate curricula. Existing grant support while a good indicator for future funding potential is not required.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40 hours - exempt position

Review Date

October 15 2025

Additional Information

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

May include some travel to conferences and meetings.

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 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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Required Experience:

Junior IC

Job DescriptionVirginia Tech (VT) invites applications for tenure track faculty positions in the School of Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level. We are seeking candidates that will apply innovative approaches to computational neuroscience neural engineering cellular molecular or systems neu...