

These appointments allow spouses or partners with appropriate academic credentials to affiliate with a relevant academic department or research center for the purpose of pursuing sponsored grants or contracts to support their own salaries and research programs.
TYPES OF POSITION PROFESSIONAL
Virginia Tech also supports the professional development of dual career hires through unpaid appointments as affiliated research faculty. the appropriate or customary location 'the cars were in position'. A listing of research (and other) centers is available. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated 'the position of the hands on the clock', 'he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage'. Since research employment can be opportunistic, potential applicants are strongly encouraged to seek referrals and to make connections with relevant departments and research centers to explore what possibilities might exist.

The minimum initial appointment for all research faculty is one year. The open position must be posted for a minimum of 10 business days for competitive searches. More information about the hiring process of research faculty is available. In some cases research faculty can be hired through a search exemption.

Individuals interested in pursuing postdoc positions should contact the relevant department or faculty members directly. Research faculty positions typically require a minimum of a doctorate however, project associate and research associate ranks require a minimum of a master’s degree. These positions are usually on soft (grant) funds and are restricted (see below for an explanation of employment terms). Research faculty ranks are research associate, senior research associate, research scientist, senior research scientist, postdoctoral associate, project associate, senior project associate, project director, research assistant professor, research associate professor, and research professor. Research faculty members are typically employed on sponsored grants and contracts and carry out research (or outreach projects) as part of the university’s research and outreach missions.
