Postdoctoral Fellow — Translational Neuropharmacology

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gregus/Buczynski Lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join an extramurally funded, collaborative program focused on developing mechanistically driven treatments for chronic pain and alcohol use disorder.

You will design, execute, and analyze in vivo and in vitro experiments, interpret data for lab meetings and publications, collaborate with academia and industry partners, contribute to grant proposals, and mentor junior trainees as desired to build leadership

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in neuroscience, pharmacology, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and/or rodent behavioral models.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage experiments independently.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and analyze in vivo and in vitro experiments
• Interpret data and present findings in lab meetings, conferences, and publications
• Collaborate at the interface of academia and industry
• Contribute to grant proposals and co author manuscripts
• Mentor junior trainees as desired, building leadership experience

Skills

PhDrequired

Cell culture & rodent models

Organization

Communication skills

Job description

The Gregus/Buczynski Lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join an extramurally funded, collaborative program focused on developing mechanistically driven treatments for chronic pain and alcohol use disorder.

You will design, execute, and analyze in vivo and in vitro experiments, interpret data for lab meetings and publications, collaborate with academia and industry partners, contribute to grant proposals, and mentor junior trainees as desired to build leadership