Postdoctoral Associate

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (Virginia Tech) is seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Pathology. This position focuses on the development and validation of artificial intelligence–driven image analysis pipelines for digital pathology applications.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, physics, or a closely related field. PhD must be awarded no more than four years prior to the effective date of appointment with a minimum of one year eligibility remaining.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Demonstrated expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and image analysis
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative research environment
• Ability to stand, stoop, bend, walk for a considerable amount of time

Nice To Haves

• Experience with whole slide imaging, digital pathology platforms, or AI applications in histopathology
• Familiarity with CNN-based architectures, segmentation approaches, phenotyping workflows, and/or visual transformers
• Experience working with microscopy or histopathology datasets and validating AI models against expert annotations
• Strong mathematical or computational modeling background
• Evidence of peer-reviewed publications in relevant fields

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI-driven image analysis pipelines for whole slide imaging (WSI), including convolutional neural networks (CNNs), visual transformers, and generative adversarial networks (GANs)
• Develop, optimize, and validate deep learning models for applications such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) quantification, segmentation, and phenotyping
• Perform rigorous model validation against expert pathologist annotations and diagnostic ground truth
• Collaborate closely with veterinary pathologists and interdisciplinary researchers to develop biologically and clinically meaningful computational tools
• Assist in data management, model documentation, and preparation of manuscripts and presentations related to the research program

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• University shared governance participation

What This Job Offers

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