Virginia Tech Human Nutrition, Foods, And Exercise
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The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor levels in the area of Molecular Microbiology. We seek microbiologists who employ molecular techniques to study and modify microorganisms, with special emphasis on bacteria, fungi, and/or their viruses. The ideal candidates’ research programs would examine fundamental phenomena within the American Society for Microbiology’s three focus areas: health, applied & environmental microbiology, and mechanism discovery.
Potential research topics may include but are not limited to: fundamental biological questions using microbes as model systems, molecular mechanisms of bacterial or fungal pathogens, host-microbe interactions, systems analysis of microbes alone or in communities, synthetic biology, or the engineering of microbes. The successful candidates’ research should be able to sustain a long term extramurally funded program and complement existing strengths in the department and at Virginia Tech.
The successful candidates will be capable of teaching courses focused on molecular microbiology, microbial genetics, microbial physiology and/or microbial pathogenesis. Advising and mentoring of both graduate and undergraduate students is expected. Participation in departmental, college, and university affairs and collaboration with faculty both within and across the university is strongly encouraged and expected. These may include the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP) and other programs associated with the Fralin Life Sciences Institute or the Fralin Biomedical Institute. Graduate recruiting can be through the departmental Graduate Program as well as via university-level graduate programs including the Infectious Disease Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (ID IGEP), Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), and Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB).
Required Qualifications
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience
Hours per week
40 hours - exempt position
Review Date
November 1, 2026
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
Dedicated to its motto, Ut 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 an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors 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 numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Dreama Price at dreama@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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