Faculty Position Clinical Research in Cardiovascular Science

Job Description

Virginia Tech (VT) seeks to recruit an innovative
clinician-scientist to its Patient Research Center (PRC) at the
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC (FBRI - https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/ ) for a
tenured or tenure-track faculty position at the associate or full
professor level. The PRC initiative has received substantial
funding support as part of the state’s Biomedical Research Diamond
(
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/02/20/friedlander-a-smart-investment-for-southwest-virginia/
) to launch this major new program.

The successful candidate will have an earned M.D. degree with
active medical license and preferably also have a Ph.D. as well as
appropriate postdoctoral residency-fellowship training. They should
have an active research program that is funded through federal
agencies and/or industry for patient-based clinical research, while
they may also have a more translational laboratory-based research
program as well. Applications from investigators using innovative
contemporary approaches to study human cardiovascular and/or
cardiometabolic function in health and disease with inclusion of
clinical research trials are welcomed. The faculty member will join
45 other faculty led teams at the FBRI, including 8 cardiovascular
research teams, 4 exercise medicine research teams and additional
groups working on dietary-metabolic health. The primary
responsibility for the position is to lead a strong extramurally
funded leading-edge clinical research program in cardiovascular
and/or cardiometabolic science with some time devoted to patient
care with our clinical partner, Carilion Clinic ( https://www.carilionclinic.org/heart
) and will include some research mentoring of graduate and medical
students as well as fellows.

The position will be located at the FBRI on Virginia Tech’s health
sciences and technology campus in Roanoke, Virginia, immediately
adjacent to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion
Clinic and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. In addition to the
position at the research institute, the faculty member will also
have a tenured or tenure-track appointment in an appropriate VT
department from among multiple colleges, including the School of
Medicine.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic and growing community
of scholars including scientists, physicians and
physician-scientists focused on next generation approaches to
cardiovascular and cardiometabolic research directed at having
dramatic impacts on prevention, diagnoses, and treatment of
disorders that impact cardiometabolic function, including
arrhythmogenesis, heart failure, ischemia, obesity and diabetes.
Candidate whose research is complementary to that of FBRI faculty
in the research institute’s Center for Vascular and Heart Research
(
https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/research-centers/center-for-heart.html
) and Center for Exercise Medicine Research (
https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/research-centers/center-for-exercise-medicine-research.html
) and who are likely to add strengths in areas to contribute to
major collaborative program funding are encouraged to apply.

Research infrastructure at the FBRI currently includes over 300,000
square feet of lab, core facilities and office space ( http://fralinbiomed.info/buildingtour
). Facilities at the research institute include multiple human
subject research-dedicated 3.0T MRIs, high field MR guided PET for
animal cardiology research, and MR-guided focused ultrasound,
optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG), multiple
cellular/molecular imaging facilities including transcriptomics and
genomics analysis in addition to two human whole room calorimeters,
DEXA, exercise facilities and metabolic kitchen as well as a next
generation molecular diagnostics laboratory.

Please submit your application to posting #538367 including full
curriculum vitae and statement of research accomplishments and
plans.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will have an earned M.D. degree with
active medical license and preferably also have a Ph.D. as well as
appropriate postdoctoral residency-fellowship training. They should
have an active research program that is funded through federal
agencies and/or industry for patient-based clinical research, while
they may also have a more translational laboratory-based research
program as well. Applications from investigators using innovative
contemporary approaches to study human cardiovascular and/or
cardiometabolic function in health and disease with inclusion of
clinical research trials are welcomed.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Starting salary of $300k, commensurate

Hours per week

40+

Review Date

1/11/2027, position will remain open until filled.

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal
conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated 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.

Virginia 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.

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applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including
pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic
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accommodation, please contact Brittany Shelton at
sheltb@vtc.vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10
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