Chris Smith
A neuroscientist by training, I now work to support and advocate for early career researchers. In addition, I enjoy writing and blogging about neuroscience, the future of work, Ph.D. career pathways, career and professional development topics, and more.
- The Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Laboratory @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to contribute to work focused on developing a prognostic model of second Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury risk. Excellent salary & employee benefits. Apply by March 23! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...
- #postdoc position working with Drew Wang @vtcals.bsky.social with a focus on advanced microplastic extraction, detection, and quantification technologies. Excellent employee benefits & training environment. Apply by Feb. 20 for full consideration. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...
- Reposted by Chris SmithBoth chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign. (1) $48.7 billion for NIH (2) Full IDC recovery (3) No more multi-year funding (4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.
- The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine seeks a #postdoc in Human Factors & Systems Thinking for Healthcare Quality who will work to understand & improve the socio-technical systems that shape healthcare quality, safety, & diagnostic performance. Apply by 2/13 jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...
- The "Be The People" campaign aspires to change the perception that the U.S. is hopelessly divided and wants to move people take action to solve problems in their communities. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
- We have 5 new #postdoc openings @virginiatech.bsky.social with application deadlines in Jan & Feb, including work looking at PFAS in water based in Manassas, VA, & 2 positions in the Marston Research Group @vtengineering.bsky.social. List of all postdoc openings: bit.ly/vt-postdoc-o...
- Back in Fall 2024 I decided to do a little something to help others and make a difference in the world...become a consistent @americanredcross.bsky.social blood donor. As of this week, I have donated 9 times (for a total of 1 gallon of blood), saving more than 8 lives.
- Today, on the Winter Solstice, we will have the fewest hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. Two years ago I wrote this piece reflecting on our most precious resource - time - and how we can work to spend it better. www.christophertsmith.com/reflections/...
- Very cool work from the Chemistry Department @vt-science.bsky.social and NIMH published @science.org that developed a new way to add fluorine-18 to trifluoromethyl groups, a part of a molecule found in many FDA-approved drugs. This work can make PET research easier. news.vt.edu/articles/202...
- Just crossed the 1,000 lifetime citations count on Google Scholar. When I started my Ph.D. journey back in Fall 2008 it would have been hard to imagine. scholar.google.com/citations?us...
- The Xin Group in the Department of Chemical Engineering @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to drive the development of agentic AI systems for accelerating computational catalysis and experimental design. Apply by Jan. 2nd, 2026! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The Kohl Center in the Dept of Agricultural and Applied Economics @vtcals.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work at the boundaries of data science/econometric methods and the social sciences. Anticipated start date is May 2026. Apply by Dec 31st! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The latest paper from our faculty job market collaboration team @nafisajadavji.bsky.social @drkozik.bsky.social is out in Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education investigating the humanities and social sciences academic job market. @futurepislack.bsky.social www.emerald.com/sgpe/article...
- Learn more about our ongoing work investigating the academic job market: faculty-job-market-collab.org
- Reposted by Chris Smith[Not loaded yet]
- The Dept of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech seeks a Ph.D. w/ expertise in engineering, materials science, or related computational fields to contribute to a growing research program in sustainable food packaging as a #postdoc. Apply by Jan 2nd! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The Center for Packaging & Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech seeks a #postdoc w/ expertise in engineering, materials science, or related computational fields to contribute to research focused on transport packaging optimization & distribution systems. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- At a time when gathering information & applying to positions online is so easy, we often forget the importance of connecting with others. Your community will help navigate setbacks and plan for new opportunities as I discuss in this @insidehighered.com piece: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
- At a time when gathering information & applying to positions online is so easy, we often forget the importance of connecting with others. Your community will help navigate setbacks and plan for new opportunities as I discuss in this @insidehighered.com piece: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
- Join @vtengineering.bsky.social for a #postdoc position based in Northern Virginia focused on investigating safety-critical human-in-the-loop systems that collaborate with automated/autonomous decision-aid tech. Position up to 2 years. Apply by Dec 1st! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The Dept of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech seeks a #postdoc for a mixed-methods project: Advancing the Competitiveness of Virginia’s Forest Sector Industry. Postdocs here receive excellent employee benefits & a robust training environment. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Physics Dept @vt-science.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work on quantum information theory, quantum error correction, & machine learning. Position for min of 2 years, starting Fall 2026. Excellent employee benefits & training environment. Apply by Feb. 1st! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- #postdoc opening in Dept of Entomology @vtcals.bsky.social studying the cytogenetics & genomics of arboviral vector Aedes aegypti-yellow fever mosquito. Excellent employee benefits (retirement matching, health ins) & training environment. Apply by Nov 28! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Join the National Postdoctoral Association for this online summit planned for Friday, November 14th. Through a series of interactive online sessions, the summit aims to identify barriers – and find paths forward – in the broader postdoctoral community. www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2025SSH...
- Work @vt-science.bsky.social as a Math #postdoc. Several positions available for 2-year appointments w/ possibility of 1 additional year. You will conduct research in collaboration w/ a Math faculty mentor & teach 1 course per semester. Apply by 11/20! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Join the Dept of Mathematics @vt-science.bsky.social for a 2-year postdoc (w/ possibility of 1 year extension) where you will work on modeling & simulation of infectious diseases and teach two classes per year. Excellent employee benefits! Apply by Nov. 20! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- #postdoc opportunity: Candidate will have expertise in wood science, sustainable materials, or engineering & contribute to ongoing research on improving the hygrothermal performance, structural modeling, & durability of cross-laminated-timber. Apply by 11/10! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The Virginia Seafood AREC @vtcals.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work in the Seafood Economic Analysis and Marketing Research Team located in Hampton, VA, on the east-coast of Virginia. Apply by Nov. 5th. Excellent employee benefits & training environment! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- #postdoc opening in Dept of Physics @vt-science.bsky.social researching areas of computational physics with the goal to develop a framework for understanding excess energy from defect formation in neutrino detectors. Apply by Oct 25 for full consideration! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Postdoc position available @fralinbiomed.bsky.social working in the Addiction Recovery Research Center examining long-term trajectories of addiction recovery. Salary at NIH NRSA stipend level along w/ excellent benefits. Apply by Oct 29! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- The Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Center in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to lead and support projects on corrosion and materials performance in advanced nuclear reactor environments. Apply by October 20! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- "Virginia Tech continues to be an institution of choice among the nation’s leading public universities as a result of our commitment to engaged and experiential learning and student-centered faculty and staff." news.vt.edu/articles/202...
- Reposted by Chris SmithAttention biomedical science postdocs! If you are on the faculty job market we are recruiting you to help us understand your experiences of being on the job market. Your participation will help us better understand the various factors that influence faculty job offers.
- Fabulous advice from @bookmobility.bsky.social @insidehighered.com on A Better Way to Prepare for Job Interviews: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
- Two-year #postdoc opening in the Poelzing Lab @fralinbiomed.bsky.social focused on cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms in mouse models. Salary at NIH NRSA rate plus excellent benefits (matched retirement, sub health ins) & training environment. Apply by 10/10! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Opportunity for a Ph.D. to work with an amazing team in the Physics Department @vt-science.bsky.social on quantum computing and quantum simulation, quantum networks, and quantum control. Apply by January 15, 2026 for full consideration! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- "At Virginia Tech, research is not an abstract pursuit — it delivers real solutions that touch everyday lives." - Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation news.vt.edu/articles/202...
- In "The End of Thinking" @dkthomp.bsky.social lays out the important points that reading and writing help us think and outsourcing these tasks too much to generative AI tools leave us impoverished in a way. Great read! www.derekthompson.org/p/the-end-of...
- The nuclear physics group of Prof. M. Boër @vt-science.bsky.social seeks a #postdoc to work on designing future experiments aiming at measuring Double Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA. Apply by Sept 29! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Work on the future of wireless communications @vtengineering.bsky.social in our new space in Alexandria! Successful candidates will have the chance to work with top-notch researchers from both academia & industry on future wireless systems. Apply by 10/17/25! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Reposted by Chris Smith[Not loaded yet]
- #postdoc in Biology @vt-science.bsky.social w/ the Aylward Lab. You will work on the isolation & genomic analysis of large DNA viruses, cultivation of diverse hosts, & analysis of evolutionary relationships & genomic repertoires of different viral groups. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Looking for a #postdoc in hydrologic forecasting? Dr. Saksena’s research group @vtengineering.bsky.social seeks a talented individual to join their team focused on advancing hydrologic modeling, flood forecasting, & hydroinformatics. Apply by 9/26/25! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
- Congrats to Virginia Tech postdoc Courtney Sexton on this recent publication @plosone.org featuring her work with the @dogagingproject.bsky.social Way to go Courtney! news.vt.edu/articles/202...
- Great 2-3 year #postdoc opportunity in the Math Dept. @vt-science.bsky.social. You will work on the development of numerical methods, reduced order models, and machine learning techniques for kinetic equations arising from plasma and neutron transport. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
