# Postdoctoral Associate

Job Description The Pickrell lab at Virginia Tech is recruiting a highly motivated, talented Postdoctoral Fellow to studymechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in primary mitochondrial disorders. The successful candidatewill work on project focused on understanding the mechanistic underpinnings OXPHOS dysfunction inpostnatal neurodevelopment with a focus on neurogenesis and gliogenesis. The project will entail astrong background in cell and molecular biology, single cell sequencing, and neuroscience. The candidate will be expected to attend lab meetings, assist in training undergraduate and graduatestudents, maintain laboratory spaces in a clean and good working order and maintain a high level oforganization in data collection and storage. The position is available immediately with subsequent years supported and renewable uponperformance. This opportunity provides full benefits and competitive salary equitable to NIH standardsfor career level and experience. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is hired. Required Qualifications 1) PhD in Neuroscience. PhD must be awarded no more than four years prior to the effective date of appointment with a minimum of one ye

- **Id**: 3712272
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-postdoctoral-associate-27>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Blacksburg, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T19:05:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T20:48:26Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
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- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Higher Education

## Company

- **Id**: 35633
- **Name**: Virginia Tech
- **Domain**: vt.edu
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/virginia-tech-news>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: PageUp

## Technologies

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- **qPCR** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T23:47:36Z

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- **Score**: 99
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- **Label**: Hiring now
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- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 86
- **Reasons**: conf:1, wave, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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