Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Alexandria, VA, United States

Job Identification: 684221

Posting Date: 06/08/2026, 04:00 AM

Job Schedule: Full time

Locations: Inova 1800 Beauregard (Hybrid)

Inova Neuroscience Research is looking for a dedicated Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working Monday - Friday located in Alexandria, VA.

The Spine Postdoctoral Research Fellow is responsible for Career Planning and Professional Development Discipline-specific conceptual knowledge and research skill development. Trains others, attends and gives seminar-type presentations, learns new lab and informatic-based techniques, performs required research protocol maintenance, serves on internal and external committees, and presents and publishes research and related findings.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. 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, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.