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The School of Animal Sciences at Virginia Tech invites applications for a #postdoc or Research Assistant Professor position in Muscle Growth Biology. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of October 30, 2026. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech seeks a #postdoc to support and advance applied research focused on housing affordability, housing markets, housing policy, and housing program development. Apply by Oct. 9! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

At Virginia Tech, our motto: Ut Prosim - That I May Serve - is something we live by everyday as our faculty & staff support & train the future workforce to pursue lives of meaning & perform research focused on solving complex problems to improve lives and better society. youtu.be/u5JrnKcy8iw?...

Great read @insidehighered.com on the full value of a residential higher education (and particularly a liberal arts education) where deep human connections can be made. What Students Know About College That Critics Don’t www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Love the new @grantwitness.org website! They are doing important work to bring transparency to the current state of federal research funding in the United States. grantwitness.org

The STRETCH Lab in Mechanical Engineering @vtengineering.bsky.social (www.vtstretchlab.com) seeks a #postdoc to conduct research in computational biomechanics & data-driven modeling. Competitive salary & employee benefits. Apply by Sept. 14 for full consideration. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

We are delighted to announce that we have received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue our work on increasing transparency in the academic job market.

The Patient Research Center @fralinbiomed.bsky.social seeks a Clinical Research #postdoc who will aid in the planning, coordination, implementation, & oversight of clinical research studies. Ph.D. in biology, neuroscience, or related field desired. Apply by Aug. 12! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/clinica...

Why do people trust scientists? A new study from GCC affiliate Dr. Dara Wald found that perceptions of scientists' motivations play a major role in whether people trust scientific information and support science-based policies. Learn More:

The Urban Evolutionary Entomology Laboratory @vtcals.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to investigate fundamental questions in population genomics & urban evolution using pest insect systems. Excellent employee benefits & training environment. Apply by August 30th! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

As the calendar approaches August, it is that time of year again - the academic job search season is upon us. I went down this road years ago & currently support postdocs pursuing this path. I share some thoughts & advice in this classic post from 2019: www.christophertsmith.com/reflections/...

Postdoc opening in the Laboratory of Neurotrauma Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Work will focus on murine models of brain injury and innate immune regulation. Excellent employee benefits. Apply by Aug. 3rd for full consideration! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoc opening @vtchemdept.bsky.social w/ Dr. Amanda Morris. You will use laser spectroscopy to understand light-matter interactions studying metal organic framework materials, specifically. Excellent employee benefits & training environment. Apply by 7/24! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Are you a #PhD or #postdoc planning to go on the faculty job market this Fall? I have collated some resources and data from @facjobmktcollab.bsky.social and @futurepislack.bsky.social (among others) and offer some insights and advice in this piece. www.christophertsmith.com/reflections/...

Were you a postdoctoral researcher on the faculty job market during the 2025–2026 cycle? We invite you to participate in the Faculty Job Market Collaboration Team’s annual applicant survey: www.faculty-job-market-collab.org/pages/9471 We gratefully acknowledge the support of @bwfund.bsky.social.

Four sessions, four speakers, four reasons to register this week if you haven't yet: burnout, feedback, mentoring, and the real data behind the academic job market. The Faculty Uplift, free, July 13 to 16. https://stefanie.krtra.com/t/uz0pmEI1PnXc

The Sahoo Lab @fralinbiomed.bsky.social at Children's National in Washington, DC, seeks a #postdoc who will work on defining how germline gain-of-function mutations activate chronic inflammatory signaling & drive progression to myeloid malignancy. Apply by 7/24! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The free pass gets you 48 hours per day. The VIP Pass gets you a full year, transcripts of every session, and a live Q&A with Robert Roßbach and me on Day 5. $79, worth knowing about before the summit starts. https://stefanie.krtra.com/t/uz0pmEI1PnXc

Great #neuroscience #postdoc opportunity @fralinbiomed.bsky.social in the Halassa Lab. The individual will work to examine brain functions in rodent and tree shrew and aid the lab in its investigation of the neural basis of flexible cognition. Apply by July 13th! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Virginia Tech Institute of Advanced Computing in our beautiful new building in Alexandria seeks a #postdoc who will help design & development of integrated system-on-chips for wireless sensing, communication, & implantable applications. Apply by 7/10! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Mishra Lab @fralinbiomed.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work on AHA-funded research projects focused on cardiometabolic disease, heart failure w/ preserved ejection fraction, mitochondrial biology, cardiac remodeling, & cardiovascular physiology. Apply by 7/6! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Neuroscience #postdoc position @vt-science.bsky.social w/ Dr. Lina Ni conducting independent and collaborative research on projects involving molecular, cellular, and circuit-level analysis of thermosensory systems across multiple insect species. Apply by July 6! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Excited to be part of the Faculty Uplift! It's a free 4-day virtual summit (July 13–16) for faculty, research team leads, PIs, etc. who are suddenly someone's "boss" with zero training in how to be one.

We have #postdoc position in Food Science @vtcals.bsky.social that will conduct research focused on converting agricultural and food processing byproducts into plant-based proteins and other value-added products. Excellent employee benefits. Apply by July 1! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Exciting civic science #postdoc opportunity @vtcals.bsky.social, focused on food systems resilience, Cooperative Extension, & science-policy collaborations. This is an 18-month, hybrid role w/ excellent employee benefits & training opportunities. Apply by June 28! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Dept of Chemical Engineering @VTEngineering seeks a #postdoc to work in the area of heterogeneous catalysis & operando materials characterization. Position well suited for candidates with strong expertise in reactor engineering & spectroscopic techniques. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Dept of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a computational pathology #postdoc to develop & validate an artificial intelligence–driven image analysis pipelines for digital pathology applications. Apply by June 19th! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoc opening in the Dept of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech focused on integrating organoid development with single-cell omics methodologies. Excellent employee benefits available. Applications will begin being reviewed today, May 29th! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Good advice from Jonathan Haidt's NYU Commencement Speech: "If you treasure your attention & use it to do hard things, with other people, in real life, then your life is going to be amazing. And the world is going to be a far better place because you’re in it." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Dept of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech seeks #postdoc applicants to develop agentic AI systems for accelerating computational catalysis & experimental design through the convergence of computational chemistry, machine learning, & agentic science. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Were you a #postdoc on the faculty job market this past cycle (May 2025 - May 2026)? Our @facjobmktcollab.bsky.social Team is running our annual faculty applicant survey. Learn more at our website: www.faculty-job-market-collab.org/pages/9471

Opinion | Why Higher Ed Won't Look Itself in the Mirror https://chroni.cl/4eh4cZc

Hoda Kotb represents the best of @virginiatech.bsky.social & our Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) motto. She is someone dedicated to spreading joy & positivity in the world & was on campus this week to engage with our students & discuss her Joy101 app. youtu.be/30w4AfBKIWM?...

Wireless@VirginiaTech in @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work on low-Earth-orbit satellite-based position, navigation, & timing, advanced signal processing, & estimation techniques for localization & timing. Apply by April 20! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Congratulations to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine on nearly doubling its NIH funding in FY25 and moving to Number 13 nationally in NIH funding among veterinary schools according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Postdoc opportunity in the Dept of Biological Sciences @vt-science.bsky.social in the Scharf Lab focused on the study motility and chemotaxis in the symbiotic soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. Apply by April 20 for full consideration! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Ghosh Lab in Entomology @vtcals.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work on a project investigating immune priming & disease dynamics in bumble bees. Excellent employee benefits (matching retirement, subsidized health ins) & training environment. Apply by April 24! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Congrats to the 5 new @aaas.org fellows @virginiatech.bsky.social announced today! “Their achievements reflect not only individual excellence, but also the strength of our collaborative, transdisciplinary research enterprise & its growing impact on the global stage.” news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Join the JK Lifespan Development Lab in the Dept of Psychology @vt-science.bsky.social as a #postdoc working on projects that integrate a variety of approaches to investigate emotion, cognition, brain function, & health risk behaviors in adolescents & young adults. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Gregus/Buczynski Lab @vtneuroscience.bsky.social @vt-science.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to join a research project developing new, mechanistically driven treatments for chronic pain and alcohol use disorder. Excellent employee benefits. Apply by March 31! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Furst Lab & Virginia Tech Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc in environmental engineering to help investigate PFAS fate, transport, and transformation in drinking water systems. Position based in Manassas, VA. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Join Virginia Tech as a #postdoc working on evaluation & validation of vegetation, fuel, & fire behavior tools & technology in hardwood-dominated forest ecosystems. Excellent benefits (matching retirement, subsidized health ins.) available! Apply by March 29! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

The Computational Cognitive Neuroscience in the Dept of Psychology @vt-science.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to contribute to interdisciplinary projects that combine behavioral experiments, neuroimaging (fMRI, OPM-MEG, & EEG), & computational modeling. Apply by 3/16! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Join the Smart Cities for Good group @virginiatech.bsky.social in the Dept of Geography as a #postdoc working on community-centered physical AI for smart urban management. Excellent pay & benefits (matching retirement, state-subsidized health ins)! Apply by 3/25. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Join @virginiatech.bsky.social as a #postdoc working on gas-phase photocatalysis. Background in spectroscopy & reaction kinetics is expected. Virginia Tech provides postdoc employees access to excellent benefits & a robust training environment. Apply by 3/13! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Virginia Tech’s impact is reaching new heights. 👏 Highlighted during yesterday's State of the University, Virginia Tech generated $4.7 billion in statewide economic impact in fiscal year 2025 according to a new report. 🔗: news.vt.edu/articles/2026/02/CM-State-of-University-2026