Virginia Tech, Virginia, United States invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of Postdoc Fellowship positions available at Virginia Tech, Virginia, United States.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
We are pleased to announce a new Postdoctoral Associate position starting Winter/Spring 2025 working with directly with Dr. Marc Stern and Dr. Kelley Anderson Virginia Tech (and in collaboration with Dr. Bob Powell at Clemson University). With funding from the National Park Service (NPS) and National Science Foundation, the postdoctoral associate will help to coordinate evidence-based learning networks of NPS units and other educational organizations to (1) develop evaluation capacity; (2) conduct evaluation research on their programs; (3) conduct quasi-experimental research to identify lessons about what works in environmental education and interpretation; and (4) conduct research on the development and outcomes of networked learning communities. Other opportunities exist for additional research in the conservation social sciences as well as teaching opportunities.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(02) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Dr. Bryan Hsu in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). Research will broadly cover the gut microbiome with focuses on host-microbe interactions, bacteriophages (phages), synthetic biology, and gut-specific biomaterials engineering. Candidates will have the opportunity to develop their own research projects and interests. The Hsu lab utilizes molecular, biomaterials, biological, sequencing, and omics towards the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. Experience with molecular biology or bioengineering are desirable. For questions and informal inquiries, send email to [email protected].
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(03) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Associate-Building Molecular-Level Understanding of Ubiquitin Ligase Function
The successful candidate will be expected to develop, execute, and publish research projects towards understanding and engineering chemically activated ubiquitin ligases. This work will build upon existing systems in the VT Plant Synthetic Biology lab for functional quantification of ubiquitin ligases in yeast and expand to using deep mutational scanning and directed evolution approaches. Additionally, the successful candidate will explore developing new systems for high throughput functional measurement of ubiquitin ligases that respond to jasmonate and other plant hormones.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(04) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(05) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(06) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
The research project is funded by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. The research associate will: 1) Coordinate project logistics and team activities; 2) supervise field staff and participate in field data collection and lab analyses, 3) conduct needed boating in challenging coastal waters, 4) conduct GIS landcover classifications, 5) coordinate daily with private, state and federal collaborators, 6) conduct data analyses and prepare reports and peer-reviewed papers.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(07) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
This position will perform all aspects of research and development in small grain, soybean, and specialty crops breeding, variety testing, and agronomic research at Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research & Extension Center (AREC). The individual will serve as a liaison between the AREC and campus-based faculty and will lead in the visual field inspection of varietal lines for potential release, with emphasis on advancing segregation populations and progeny rows, and purifying the line before it is increased; which will include observation, notation, selection and removal of off-types in breeder seed, and collection of PVP data on selected lines. The individual in the position will also set up research tests, oversee data management, perform statistical analysis, and produce extension and peer-reviewed publications. The individual will have the discretion and freedom to pursue research goals under limited supervision from the AREC Superintendent, and may supervise hourly employees. This individual will assist with grant management, participate in research proposal development and presentation of results at field days, professional meetings, and conferences. The individual will be expected to have effective and professional interactions with campus-based and other AREC-based faculty, research team members and AREC staff, extension agents, company representatives, growers, and other AREC stakeholders. Research plot planting, management, data collection, and harvest will take place at the AREC and occasionally other off-site locations in Virginia. Early evening and weekend work may be required during planting and harvest. Demands of the position will require a broad knowledge of agronomy and/or crop science and a good working knowledge of applied field research. Individual must be able to drive and travel from the AREC to Virginia Tech’s main campus, other ARECs, and to on-farm test sites. Individual must be capable of working under strenuous outdoor conditions of extreme heat or cold, in dusty environments, as well as frequent walking, standing, and lifting of heavy objects. A high competence level of MS Office products, statistical analysis, and electronic data collection in the field is also required.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(08) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
Duties and responsibilities: Plans research efforts, schedules equipment and resources, conducts experiments, writes proposals, reports, and papers, or coordinates detailed tasks as part of a major project in the field of transportation materials and sustainable infrastructure management. Projects may include characterization of asphaltic materials, field evaluations of pavement sections, and monitoring of construction projects. Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements. Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of and practices of related specialties. ||Directions given and received: Independently performs most assignments with instructions on global objectives and general results expected. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and work is reviewed for application of sound professional judgment. Will supervise/mentor/provide training and coordinate the work of technicians, students, and others who assist in specific assignments. Will be expected to publish research results and participate in proposal activity for new or follow on projects.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(09) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
Applicants should have a strong background or understanding of molecular biology techniques, in addition to implementation of relevant in vivo models. The Research Associate will manage the development of scientific hypotheses, design experiments, collect data, and write manuscripts in particular with relationship to cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Research Associates are an essential part of the scientific team and play a lead role in organizing and conducting the research experiments. The successful team member will be highly detail-oriented, organized, and skilled with monitoring and adjusting priorities, problem solving, and generally ensuring the day-to-day implementation of the research programs. Opportunities to participate in data analysis, and manuscript and/or grant preparation will be available for interested candidates.
Basic duties will include, but will not be limited to, working with laboratory animals; conducting in vivo experiments; analyzing and summarizing research findings; maintaining mammalian cell lines; performing PCR experiments for quantitative and qualitative purposes; providing instruction and assistance in the use of laboratory equipment and research methods and techniques to other team members.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(10) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate/Senior Research Associate – Physics
The focus of these positions will be on quantum computing and quantum simulation, quantum networks, and quantum control. There will also be an opportunity to test theoretical results on cloud quantum processors (Virginia Tech is in IBM’s Quantum Hub, which provides access to 20+ qubit devices).
The successful candidates will join a vibrant research environment in the quantum information groups of Profs. Sophia Economou and Edwin Barnes at Virginia Tech. There will be plenty of opportunities for collaboration with other members of the group and with some of the leading experimental and theory groups around the world. Our group is part of the DOE Quantum Center “Codesign for quantum advantage” (https://www.bnl.gov/quantumcenter/), and there will be opportunities for collaboration with the researchers of the center. The Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associate positions will also involve opportunities for travel to present in conferences and to collaborate with other groups. Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associates will conduct research in the above areas and disseminate results in journal publications and conference presentations. Senior Research Associates will have additional responsibilities with mentoring the junior group members and potentially assisting the PIs with grant management.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(11) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The Vargas-Muñiz Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech seeks a Postdoctoral Associate in Medical Mycology and Fungal Cell Biology. The Vargas-Muñiz Lab studies the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. The Vargas-Muñiz Lab uses genetics, cell biology, microscopy, proteomics, immunological, and in vivo approaches to understand how A. fumigatus causes infection and responds to antifungals. The lab’s goal is to provide fundamental insight that could guide the development of new antifungal interventions. This position is for onsite work.
The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to contribute to an NIAID-funded project. This project aims to understand how the fungal septin cytoskeleton contributes to the fungal response to anti-cell wall drugs. Specifically, the candidate will explore the possible interaction of the septin cytoskeleton with other stress signaling pathways.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(12) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
This postdoctoral position in thermal-fluids sciences is associated with multi-physics modeling in reacting flows involving both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and pore-network models. This modeling will be used in simulations of wildland fire applications with a specific focus on predicting the burning of firebrand piles and subsequent ignition of structures. In this position, new models will be created to expand the physics in the open-source pore network model Open-PNM to predict reacting flows and their associated physics. This will include development of new subroutines and models based on physics and machine learning algorithms.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(13) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
A postdoctoral opening is immediately available in the Soft Materials and Structures Lab under the direction of Dr. Michael Bartlett at Virginia Tech (https://bartlett.me.vt.edu/). The opening is in the area of soft electronics and integration. The project will focus on the fabrication, evaluation, and implementation of novel soft devices using liquid metal-based composites.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(14) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral research fellow to study Precambrian Earth-life system. The postdoctoral research fellow will lead independent research projects on the evolution of Precambrian Earth-life system, including but not limited to field investigation, light and electron microscopy, stable isotope and trace element geochemical analysis, quantitative analysis, numerical modeling, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation. The successful candidate will also participate in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, managing a paleontology lab, and other appropriate duties relevant to career advancement.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(15) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate needed. The NMFC lab focuses on various work related to energy sectors, particularly nuclear reactor applications. Postdoctoral Associate will be allowed to work on a wide variety of research projects related to the nuclear fuel cycle, coolants, fuel materials, and material compatibility. Responsibilities include conducting research, mentor for graduate and undergraduate students, and collaborating with sponsors. Postdoctoral assignments range from one to two years, with a continuation of pay increment upon research performance. For more information, please visit our website (https://nmfc.me.vt.edu/).
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(16) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
The Lam lab (Biological Sciences) at Virginia Tech is seeking to hire a research associate to work on host-microbe interactions, antibiotic resistance, and antimicrobial development. Successful applicant will be expected to investigate the mechanism of antibiotic resistance, elucidate novel bacterial virulence mechanisms, study the host response to bacterial infection and to assess the efficacy of inhibitors of bacterial virulence factors in vitro and in mice models.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(17) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate position available at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at the Virginia Tech Carilion campus located in Roanoke, VA. The role will work in the lab of Dr. Roberta Freitas- Lemos. The Freitas-Lemos lab is focused on investigating health behaviors for cancer prevention and control. The successfully selected candidates will work primarily on projects that are examining the effects of potential tobacco regulatory policies on tobacco/nicotine purchases across different tobacco user types. Postdoctoral Associate responsibilities will focus on the use of the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace to investigate choice behavior from a behavioral economics framework. Other projects may include technology applications to improve smoking cessation. The position is well suited for individuals interested in behavioral economics of tobacco or other substances and health behavior. Moreover, this position will be involved in developing pilot research programs in the areas of addiction, decision-making and other human interactions. The selected candidates will be expected to help develop these additional projects.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The Hoyt lab seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in experimental disease ecology to help lead and coordinate efforts examining the effects indirect transmission on infectious disease outbreaks. As part of a recently funded NIH Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases award, we will be conducting a study to understand the ecological drivers of pathogen transmission in wildlife communities with an emphasis on environmentally mediated transmission.
The Fellow will be responsible for assisting with experimental design and setup, permitting and IACUC, coordinating day to day animal care, analysis of data, and leading of manuscripts. This project is being conducted in the snake fungal disease system and there are substantial opportunities to design independent projects and build on new ideas within the system. This project includes a larger collaborative group with co-PIs in Biological Science and Math at Virginia Tech, as well as University of Kentucky, Yale, and USGS. The postdoc will work as part of the larger team and help coordinate among groups.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(19) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The candidate will have the opportunity to work on a project with focus on gene discovery and biosynthesis of plant volatile compounds with multiple values as natural defenses, flavors, and industrial value products in food crops. Additional projects in crop trait improvement offer the opportunity of engineering insect volatile pheromones in plants for the development of enhanced trap crops.
We are looking for a talented scientist with strong motivation and interest in natural product functional genomics and metabolic engineering. The candidate will join an excellent and supportive scientific community in the Biological Sciences Department and across departments in the Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center. Moreover, the applicant will experience a vibrant university environment in the heart of the Appalachian Blue Ridge Mountains. The Tholl lab welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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(20) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable working with a diverse population. Experience working in a research laboratory is helpful but not mandatory. The lab requires the candidate to be comfortable with interactions with mice to maintain a successful operation of the research activities. Fundamental knowledge and an interest in molecular and cell biology is a necessity. Techniques we use include in vitro neural differentiation, gene expression manipulation, metabolic assays, and mouse breeding and behavior. Knowledge in basic computer skills, record keeping and experience with data collection is required. Strong intrapersonal skills and desire and ability to work with different participants and patients populations is a must. There is opportunity for the candidate to participate in research publication and attendance at national scientific conferences if able and appropriate. The successful applicant will operate equipment to carry out research protocols in-vivo and in-vitro. Assist in coordinating facility services, such as equipment maintenance records, quality control, environmental health and safety, as needed. They will also be responsible for preparing and utilizing chemical solutions in in-vitro experiments in a wet lab setting, maintain colonies of mouse models of human disease through husbandry and genotyping. The successful candidate should also be detail oriented and enjoy a diverse working environment.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(21) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(22) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The position will be based in Blacksburg, Virginia, but may include travel to install, commission and service detectors at facilities in the region. The successful candidate will participate in the mentoring of both graduate and undergraduate students.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(23) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The Assured Vehicle Autonomy (AVA) Lab at the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to design, implement, and test new modeling, estimation, and detection methods for automated navigation systems using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), inertial sensors, LiDARs, vision, and radars. The group focuses on error bounding and interference mitigation for high-integrity, resilient positioning navigation and timing (PNT) in safety-critical multi-modal transportation applications. For more information, please refer to papers that can be found at the link: https://www.aoe.vt.edu/people/faculty/joerger/personal-page.html. The selected candidate will evolve in an interdisciplinary team with members from multiple universities to address problems for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other government agencies and industry partners. The position is at the university’s main campus in Blacksburg, VA. Opportunities for teaching and service-related activities are available to successful candidates.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(24) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
(1.) Building intermittent computation support systems that operate at both the circuit and software levels.
(2.) Building energy harvesting record and replay systems for both wireless and solar energy sources.
(3.) Evaluating the security of energy harvesting and intermittent computation support systems.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(25) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The incumbent will lead the development and implementation of a metagenomic/genomic analysis pipeline, database, and web interface for use in plant and animal disease diagnostics.
Responsibilities include: to lead and coordinate the development, implementation, and maintenance of a computational infrastructure for genomics/metagenomics-based plant and animal pathogen identification. This infrastructure will consist of a computational pipeline, a database, web interface, and visualization tools to make results understandable to end users with no genomics background. The postdoctoral associate will collaborate closely with faculty and graduate students at Virginia Tech and collaborators at other institutions in computer science, bioinformatics, plant pathology, and veterinary medicine developing the computational infrastructure. The postdoctoral associate will have the primary responsibility of implementing the developed software for routine use by a genomics/metagenomics-based pathogen identification service center that is being developed by the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(26) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(27) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
The Center for Neutrino Physics at Virginia Tech invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position. The Virginia Tech group lead by Prof. Mariani and Prof. Pitts is involved in the protoDUNE experiment at CERN, DUNE and SBND at Fermilab and on the e-Ar electron scattering experiment at Jefferson Lab. The group is involved in protoDUNE and SBND calibration and data analysis. In DUNE the group is involved in the slow control for the far detectors. The successful candidate will work on both the slow monitor development and on data analysis. The group is performing several measurements related to neutrino and electron scattering on argon. Work will involve collaborating with leading experimentalists and theorists in the field in developing and validating nuclear models for neutrino interaction Monte Carlo generators. Duties may also include supervising and coordinating the work of other researchers and personnel, especially graduate and undergraduate students, and develop new analysis effort in the DUNE experiment. The successful candidate should be able to travel internationally and is expected to work for extended period of time at Fermilab and CERN. Primary location is negotiable.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(28) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(29) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
We seek a Postdoctoral Associate to lead and coordinate field efforts on SARS-CoV-2 in small mammals and mesocarnivores. The Postdoc will be responsible for initial training and oversight of technician teams that conduct regular sampling, assist with permitting and site coordination, help with animal care and use protocols, analyze data, and lead manuscripts. There are substantial opportunities to design independent projects and build on new ideas within the wildlife SARS-CoV-2 system.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(30) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher in the Hydrologic Innovation and Remote Sensing Lab of the Geoscience Department, Virginia Tech. The NASA-funded research includes a prediction of groundwater resources using multiple remote sensing technologies and quantification of related hazards, including water resource overdraft, land subsidence, flooding, and anthropogenic and climate droughts. The accepted candidate will apply a suite of statistical and physical models for integrating observations of different accuracies, improving predictions of water resources and/or predicting future hazards.
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(31) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
(32) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline : Open Until Filled
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Virginia Tech (VT), officially the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It was founded as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872.
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Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to its 37,000 students; as of 2016, it was the state’s second-largest public university by enrollment. It is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity”.
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