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September 6, 2025

**Job Description**
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct and publish original interdisciplinary research focused on virtual reality applications for pain and rehabilitation, specifically addressing chronic low back pain and spinal cord injury. The role involves generating novel experimental concepts, designing and programming experiments, analyzing data, interpreting results, and writing research manuscripts for peer-review journals. Additionally, the associate will support ongoing lab projects and assist with the mentorship of junior lab members, with grant-writing mentorship provided.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong publication record.
• Previous experience with virtual reality and pain/rehabilitation/disability research.
• Research interests that complement those of the PI.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills.

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Psychology
• Communication
• Neuroscience
• Rehabilitation Science
• Computer Science
• Related field

**Experience**
Other:
• Previous experience with virtual reality and pain/rehabilitation/disability research.

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Experience
Other: • Previous experience with virtual reality and pain/rehabilitation/disability research.
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Annual Salary: Commensurate based on the selected candidate's education and experience. Benefits: Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance (with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums), 12-15 days of annual paid holidays, up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month, automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, free exercise programs and release time, access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support for conferences/workshops, educational release time and tuition assistance.
Details
Permanent Duration: Contingent upon continuation of funding from grants and/or contracts. Location Requirement: Campus-based in College Station, Texas.
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Psychology • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences • Lab
Supervisor Email
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Texas A&M University
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