Assistant Professor 534084 Blacksburg, Virginia School of Neuroscience Teaching & Research Faculty College of Science 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 (http://www.neuroscience.vt.edu). 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 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 Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, in drug abuse, and in brain injury.Application ProcessInterested 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 university's online application system. For more information, contact the School Director, Dr. Michelle Olsen,
molsen1@vt.edu Required Qualifications (1) Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline with post‐doctoral experience (2) peer‐reviewed 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,
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