Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Inova Health

Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Inova Neuroscience Research responsible for academic and clinical research. Involves project management, collaboration with mentors, and professional development.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeAlexandria • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participates in various educational workshops such as developing grant applications, preparing research publications, and writing research proposals.
Gives presentations at appropriate meetings, conferences, and seminars. Participates in Inova research seminars including presenting research findings and obtaining feedback from colleagues and peers.
Selects a specific research project and conducts that project semi-independently, but under the mentorship of Inova staff, as well as with collaborating mentors.
Assists leaders and other investigators in preparing analytical methods/results for publication in professional journals and presentations at professional meetings.
Assists in the development of grant applications for service line projects.
Contributes to large projects and/or leads smaller research projects.
Meets regularly with mentor(s), research managers, and academic advisors to discuss progress on research projects and identify and resolve any difficulties carrying out their work.
Protects and promotes technologies and products through appropriate use of patents, internal and external publications, conference presentations, and trade secrets.
Performs medical duties as assigned and relevant to credentials and research study needs
May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: MD, PhD or equivalent degree
Experience: 1 year of human, translational and basic research-oriented experience
Certification: BLS for MD candidates only.
Graduate of an accredited medical school preferred.
Strong interest in spine research and academic medicine preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

grant applicationsresearch publicationsresearch proposalsanalytical methodsmedical dutiestranslational researchbasic research

Soft Skills

presentation skillscollaborationproblem-solvingmentorshipcommunication

Certifications

MDPhDBLS