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We seek microbiologists who employ molecular techniques to study and modify microorganisms, with special emphasis on bacteria, fungi, and/or their viruses. The ideal candidates’ research programs would examine fundamental phenomena within the American Society for Microbiology’s three focus areas: health, applied & environmental microbiology, and mechanism discovery.\nPotential research topics may include but are not limited to: fundamental biological questions using microbes as model systems, molecular mechanisms of bacterial or fungal pathogens, host-microbe interactions, systems analysis of microbes alone or in communities, synthetic biology, or the engineering of microbes. The successful candidates’ research should be able to sustain a long term extramurally funded program and complement existing strengths in the department and at Virginia Tech.\nThe successful candidates will be capable of teaching courses focused on molecular microbiology, microbial genetics, microbial physiology and/or microbial pathogenesis. Advising and mentoring of both graduate and undergraduate students is expected. Participation in departmental, college, and university affairs and collaboration with faculty both within and across the university is strongly encouraged and expected. These may include the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP) and other programs associated with the Fralin Life Sciences Institute or the Fralin Biomedical Institute. Graduate recruiting can be through the departmental Graduate Program as well as via university-level graduate programs including the Infectious Disease Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (ID IGEP), Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), and Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB).\nRequired Qualifications\nPh.D. in a relevant discipline (e.g., Microbiology, Biology, Molecular Biology).\nDemonstrated research accomplishments in the area of molecular microbiology.\nDemonstrated interest in developing and teaching courses in microbiology or closely\nrelated content areas.\nDemonstrated effectiveness in verbal and written communication.\nPreferred Qualifications\nEvidence of ability to work in teams, including with academics in other disciplines, state\nor federal agencies, NGOs, or private industry.\nDemonstrated ability to acquire research funding.\nDemonstrated commitment to teaching excellence through experience and/or through\ntraining.\nDemonstrated record of collegial interactions across a broad range of communities.\nOvertime Status\nExempt: Not eligible for overtime\nAppointment Type\nRegular\nSalary Information\nCommensurate with experience\nHours per week\n40 hours - exempt position\nReview Date\nNovember 1, 2026\nAdditional Information\nInquiries should be addressed to the Search Committee Co-Chairs at .\nDr. David Popham, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and\nDr. Bryan Hsu, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences\nVirginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.\nThe successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.\nRequired Application Materials:\n1. Cover letter expressing statement of interest in the position (not to exceed 1 page);\n2. Resume/CV;\n3. Written statement (not to exceed 5 pages) describing: A) research experience and future\nplans (~3 pages); B) teaching and mentoring experience and philosophy (~1 page); and C)\ncommitment to building a strong academic, professional, and collegial community (~1 page).\n4. Names, titles, and full contact information for 3 professional references.\nAbout Virginia Tech\nDedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.\nVirginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.\nVirginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.\nIf you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Dreama Price at  during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5921,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T23:45:43Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":75,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.836,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":30,"expected_fill_days":86,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-24T10:52:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":15477,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":35633},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=35633"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/virginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-assistantassociate-professor"}]}