Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Virginia Tech (VT) invites applications for multiple tenure track faculty positions in the School of Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level. We are seeking a candidate 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 start-up packages will be provided. Established in 2015, the School of Neuroscience is a collaborative academic research environment with 23 primary research and 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 explores 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 Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, in drug abuse, and in brain injury.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline with post-doctoral experience.
• Peer-reviewed publications in high impact neuroscience journals.
• A vision to establish an independent research program with a high likelihood to be competitive for extramural grant support.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to interdisciplinary research; vision, creativity, and leadership skills; and a willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries.
• A desire to teach at the graduate and undergraduate level, with a commitment to pedagogical approaches.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively convey complex neuroscience concepts to diverse audiences.
• Willingness to have a criminal conviction check.
• Willingness to travel to conferences and meetings.

Nice To Haves

• Research programs that integrate and complement existing research programs in the School of Neuroscience.
• Research programs that relate to programmatic needs of our undergraduate and graduate curricula.
• Existing grant support.

Responsibilities

• Teach at the graduate and undergraduate level.
• Establish a competitive research program that can attract extramural funding.
• Conduct research using innovative approaches to computational neuroscience, neural engineering, cellular, molecular, or systems neuroscience.
• Collaborate with other faculty members in the School of Neuroscience.
• Participate in university shared governance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Space.
• Start-up packages.
• Endorsement and encouragement of participation in professional development opportunities.
• Opportunities for university shared governance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree