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How Virginia Tech hires
Truth index
B 84/100
Median time to fill
48 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
62%
Reposted roles
0%
Virginia Tech scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 29 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 62% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 48 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Virginia Tech, formally Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1872 as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, it enrolls more than 38,000 students and also operates facilities in Roanoke, including the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and in the Washington metropolitan area, including its Innovation Campus in Alexandria. It hires faculty, postdoctoral and research associates, wildlife and lab scientists, animal care and fiscal technicians, IT support staff, skilled trades workers and housekeeping staff.
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More than sixty percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions
More than 60 percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20 percent in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combinatio
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New study finds task switching raises risk in transplant surgeries
The research analyzed over 300,000 transplant surgeries from 2007-19 and provides causal evidence that task switching - transitioning between cognitively different procedures - can affect patient outcomes.
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Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find
Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
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Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains
In two separate studies, Virginia Tech researchers identified age-related molecular changes in the brain and adjusted them to improve memory.
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Physical activity increases total daily energy use, study shows
The study shows that active bodies burn more calories throughout the day and don't conserve energy in other areas.
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Certain processed foods and beverages linked to declines in brain health
Think twice before reaching for processed meats and sugary beverages. Researchers found that these ultra-processed foods can be linked to poor memory and cognitive issues in a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics
Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Virginia Tech over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
73
Postings analysed
45
Stack modernity
70/100AI adopter
Languages
Python24%
MATLAB13%
C++7%
SQL7%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch4%
TensorFlow4%
ArduPilot4%
SciML2%
Databases
MySQL2%
Oracle2%
PostgreSQL2%
Cloud & platforms
Windows18%
Active Directory9%
Linux7%
MicroStrategy7%
AI & ML
LLM4%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$65k
Typical range
$33k – $190k
Open positions
63
23
Jobs
Intern
4.3%
Junior
13%
Middle
8.7%
Senior
34.8%
Staff
13%
Architect
26.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $52k | $52k |
| Junior | 3 | $65k | $46k – $75k |
| Middle | 2 | $125k | $100k – $150k |
| Senior | 8 | $88k | $55k – $182k |
| Staff | 3 | $86k | $35k – $95k |
| Architect | 6 | $98k | $65k – $155k |
Highest paying role
Research Assistant Professor, ISD
$190k
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All salaries at Virginia Tech
By role, level and city, against the market · 63 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
50/100
Stable
Open positions
143
16 opened / 84 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
49 days
faster than 28% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
21% ▲
Field & Service
21% ▲
Administrative
14% ▲
Management
7% ▲
Operations
5%
Education
4% ▼
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+18 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
+7 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
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12
Hiring now
12
Countries
1
Busiest office
Blacksburg
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Blacksburg
United States
HQ
56 open roles 104 posted in 90 days 16% engineering $77k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Administrative, Science & Research
Roanoke
United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $40k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
Arlington
United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 33% engineering $118k Avg Salary
hires for Support, Management, Science & Research
Alexandria
United States
Corporate office
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering $86k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Science & Research
Hampton
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering $64k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Science & Research
Suffolk
United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
Leesburg
United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
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Washington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
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Emporia
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Education
Raphine
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
Christiansburg
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Science & Research
Farmville
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Science & Research
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Newport News, United States
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