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Virginia Tech

Location: RoanokeVA 24016 Document ID: AB486-0KSQ Posted on: 2018-06-2206/22/2018 Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule:Full-time
2018-07-22
 

Assistant/Associate Professor

Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT-serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion, and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.

Position Summary:
Position Opening for Assistant/Associate Professor
Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors ( CTRHB )
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty for the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. This position will have academic homes in a department of Virginia Tech. We seek individuals with active research programs focused on health behaviors to join the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute's Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors ( CTRHB ; https://ctrhb.vtc.vt.edu). The mission of the CTRHB is to conduct and disseminate transformative health behaviors research with the primary objective of preventing and treating lifestyle-related disease. Competitive salary, space and start-up packages will be provided
The Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors is looking for a health behavior researcher studying behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, obesity, diabetes and related diseases. For this position, we especially encourage applications from those whose research can complement existing strengths at the VTCRI in decision-making, cognitive neuroscience and the science of behavior change. Expectations include obtaining external funding, mentoring postdoctoral, doctoral, masters, and undergraduate level research trainees. The successful candidate will have a doctorate, postdoctoral training experience and a demonstrated track record of successful research related to health behavior, with strong potential for developing an extramurally funded innovative research program.
The Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute represents a successful public-private partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia's leading research-intensive university - Virginia Tech - and a major health care system - Carilion Clinic, in Roanoke, VA. The research institute and medical school are located in the picturesque Roanoke Valley midway between Washington DC and Charlotte, NC. The VTCRI currently houses 25 independent research groups with over 250 research and support team members and over $70M in current active extramural research funding. Prospective faculty members can draw from an outstanding and diverse pool of graduate students to work with them in their research program. VT has over 6,000 graduate students and offers graduate programs in many disciplines related to health behaviors, including as a major focus area in the Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise ( HNFE ) as well as Translational Biology, Medicine and Heath ( TBMH ) programs. Applicants will also enjoy access to unique shared research facilities at the VTCRI including a DXA scanner, multiple MRIs, human and animal behavioral testing and molecular biology facilities.

Required Qualifications:
• The successful candidate will have a doctorate and postdoctoral training experience.
• Successful applicant must have demonstrated a track record of successful research related to Health Behaviors, Public Health or related field with a strong potential of developing innovative research programs that can attract sustained extramural funding.
• Demonstrated ability to publish high quality publications;
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively on research with others;
• Excellent communication skills; and
• Commitment to quality student education.

Preferred Qualifications:



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