Postdoctoral Associate – AI Tools for Research Administration and Development

Job Description

The Office of Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech invites applicants for a postdoctoral associate. We are seeking a well-qualified applicant who will engage stakeholders to explore opportunities for and develop a medium-term plan for using artificial intelligence tools to support research administration strategy and development. The candidate will work with stakeholders to understand opportunities and challenges faced by the research community and explore opportunities to use AI to meet those needs. Examples of opportunities that may emerge include reducing administrative load improving faculty pre- and post-award service strengthening compliance support generating better research intelligence and creating a scalable model for responsible AI use in research administration. The successful applicant will work closely with ORI Information Technology (IT) Electronic Research Administration (ERA) and Data & Analytics teams to develop and share best practices understand available data and security challenges build sustainable solutions and provide expert perspective on using AI.

Required Qualifications

- PhD in computer science statistics data analytics business administration or related areas
- PhD must be awarded no more than four years prior to the effective date of appointment with a minimum of one year eligibility remaining.
- Experience developing sustainable secure AI-enabled solutions intended for end-user use.
- Awareness of administrative or business processes and decision making
- Experience working with and engaging stakeholders or customers to understand needs and requirements
- Experience making medium- to long-term project plans
- Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with proprietary or sensitive financial and administrative data
- Experience with process mapping and/or process improvement
- Experience building solutions within policy legal and contractual requirements as part of a larger team

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

$60000; commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

August 12 2026

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 eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors 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 numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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