Research Associate -Levental Lab

Professor Llya Levental' s Lab in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at the University of Virginia seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

Postdoctoral employment is temporary and is normally limited to an individual who has been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within the previous five years1 and who will be involved in full-time research or scholarship at the University.

Employment as a Postdoctoral Research Associate is viewed as training and is preparatory for a full-time academic or research career, is supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of his / her research or scholarship during the training period.

• Full-time research or scholarship at the University.
• Preparatory for a full-time academic or research career
• Supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of his / her research or scholarship
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education : Doctoral degree

The position will remain open until filled. This is an exempt-level, benefitted position. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

A pre-employment health screening is required. This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.

To Apply :

Please apply here . Internal applicants must apply through your Workday Home page, search Find Jobs, and search for R0060001.

Complete an application online with the following documents :

• CV / Resume
• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Eric Allen, Academic Recruiter, at .

For more information on benefits, please visit hr.virginia.edu / benefits .

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.