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Virginia Tech

Location: BlacksburgVA 24061 Document ID: AC402-0NAO Posted on: 2018-11-0611/06/2018 Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule:Full-time
2018-12-06
 

Postdoctoral Associate

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:
The VandeVord Laboratory of Traumatic Nerve Technologies ( TNT ) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on federally-supported projects related to in vivo modeling of blast brain injuries. Blast-related traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) presents a significant concern for Military Service Members. Approximately 25% of Veterans returning from recent conflicts have endured at least one mild TBI with ~75% of these TBI associated with blast. These injuries can have long-term physical, emotional, and cognitive effects. Our lab uses multiscale approaches to best understand and translate to the human condition. The results of this work will aid in the development of new treatment paradigms related to blast injury outcomes. Using behavioral, histological and molecular techniques, we seek to unravel the astrocytic pathology linked to this unique injury mechanism. The work is part of the continuum of research that will ultimately allow for a better understanding of the brain's long term response to traumatic injury. To accomplish this research, you will work with a team of highly qualified neuroscientists, molecular biologists and biomedical engineers. The position will also involve mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students in the VandeVord lab, assistance with proposal preparation, publication of research findings in peer-reviewed journals, and presentation of research findings at national and international conferences.

Required Qualifications:
The candidate should have a PhD in biomedical engineering or a related field, with experience in brain injury or disease (i.e. epilepsy) animal models. The candidate must work well in a team setting and have experience with mentoring of more junior researchers. The candidate should have a record of publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as presenting at national scientific conferences. Strong writing, as well as oral presentation skill are a must.

Preferred Qualifications:
The preferred candidate will have expertise in immunohistochemistry, animal behavioral assessments, and in the performance of biological assays to assess the longitudinal effect of blast on the brain. Experience with glial cell biology would also be preferred.



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