Research Associate in the Center for Applied Biomechanics

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID heading. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro: The Tang Lab at UVA recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study how the multiscale structure of load-bearing tissues governs their mechanics and failure of load-bearing biological tissues. Group works at intersection of biomechanics, materials science, advanced 3D characterization. Current projects include NSF-funded study of stress-fracture mechanics in human bone and related research on damage tolerance of soft-hard tissue interfaces, including disc-vertebra junction. Research combines organ-level mechanical testing, confocal and electron microscopy, FIB-SEM 3D nanoscale imaging, quantitative image analysis, multiscale modelling, applications to musculoskeletal health and bioinspired material design. Also combines advanced electron microscopy techniques, mechanical testing, AI-driven image analysis, current projects focused on human bone and soft-hard tissue interfaces. Postdocs work with world-class facilities, including UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics, leading injury-biomechanics lab, and Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility for advanced electron microscopy. Successful candidate will be self-motivated researcher with strong hands-on and quantitative skills and will contribute to multiscale structure-mechanics research, mentor graduate students, publish findings in peer-reviewed journals. - Qualification Requirements: A PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field, completed by the start date. Substantive hands-on experience with FIB, FIB-SEM, or advanced SEM. - Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with: A strong background in more than one of the following areas: electron microscopy of biological or structural materials; 3D image processing and segmentation, including machine-learning-based approaches; mechanical testing of tissues or composites; and multiscale structure-mechanics analysis. Candidates with hands-on experience in lamella preparation, or related FIB workflows are also encouraged to apply. Experience with 3D image reconstruction, segmentation, Python/MATLAB, ImageJ/Fiji, Dragonfly, Avizo, and machine learning. Excellent written and spoken English. - Timing: Exceptional candidate who can start as early as possible is encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Review of applications will begin on September 28, 2026; however, the position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. - Salary: The anticipated salary is $65,000 - $75,000, commensurate with experience. - Appointment Terms: This is a one-year appointment, renewable contingent upon available funding and satisfactory performance. - Application Procedure: Apply online at https://jobs.virginia.edu/us and search for position number R0087542. Applicants Should Include: A brief statement of interest describing the specific instruments or testing systems the applicant has personally operated. A current curriculum vitae including all journal publications. One or two representative publications, for postdoctoral applicants. Contact information for two to three references. - Contact: Questions regarding this position should be directed to Dr. Tang at: Toni.Tang@virginia.edu. For questions about the application process, please contact Richard Haverstrom, Academic Recruiter, at rkh6j@virginia.edu. For more information on the benefits available to a Research Associate at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits. - EEO boilerplate: remove. We need sections: About the role (intro description), Responsibilities (what they will do), Requirements (mandatory qualifications), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (specific technical skills), Benefits (maybe mention benefits link?), Pay (salary), Schedule (appointment terms? maybe schedule not given). We should only include sections with real specific content. Let's map: About the role: description of lab, research focus, projects, facilities. Responsibilities: contribute to multiscale structure-mechanics research, mentor graduate students, publish findings in peer-reviewed journals. Also maybe "self-motivated researcher with strong hands-on and quantitative skills". Could be responsibilities. Requirements: PhD in MechE, BiomedE, Materials Science or related field, completed by start date. Substantive hands-on experience with FIB, FIB-SEM, or advanced SEM. Qualifications: maybe preferred qualifications? Could be separate section "Preferred Qualifications" but we only have allowed headings: Qualifications, Skills. We could put preferred qualifications under Qualifications? But we have both Requirements and Qualifications sections allowed. Use Requirements for mandatory, Qualifications for preferred. Skills: list of technical skills: electron microscopy of biological/structural materials, 3D image processing and segmentation (including ML), mechanical testing of tissues/composites, multiscale structure-mechanics analysis, lamella preparation/FIB workflows, experience with 3D image reconstruction, segmentation, Python/MATLAB, ImageJ/Fiji, Dragonfly, Avizo, machine learning, excellent written/spoken English. Benefits: mention link to benefits page; we could include a short paragraph: "For more information on the benefits available to a Research Associate at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits." That's substantive. Pay: salary range $65,000 - $75,000, commensurate with experience. Schedule: appointment terms: one-year appointment, renewable contingent upon funding and satisfactory performance. Could be considered schedule? Or maybe "Appointment Terms" is not schedule but we could put under Schedule? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So Schedule likely refers to work schedule or appointment length. We have appointment terms: one-year appointment renewable. That fits Schedule. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience" as heading content? Actually we can include that in Pay section; it's okay. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". That means we shouldn't have a heading with just that text; but we can include that phrase inside a paragraph. So Pay section can have paragraph with "$65,000 - $75,000, commensurate with experience." Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:

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We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract details. About the role paragraph: combine description. "The Tang Lab at the University of Virginia is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study how the multiscale structure of load-bearing tissues governs their mechanics and failure of load-bearing biological tissues. Our group works at the intersection of biomechanics, materials science, and advanced three-dimensional characterization. Current projects include an NSF-funded study of stress-fracture mechanics in human bone and related research on the damage tolerance of soft-hard tissue interfaces, including the disc-vertebra junction. Our research combines organ-level mechanical testing, confocal and electron microscopy, FIB-SEM three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale imaging, quantitative image analysis, and multiscale modelling, with applications to musculoskeletal health and bioinspired material design. The research also combines advanced electron microscopy techniques, mechanical testing, and AI-driven image analysis, with current projects focused on human bone and soft-hard tissue interfaces. Postdocs in our group work with world-class facilities, including the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics, a leading injury-biomechanics laboratory, and the Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility for advanced electron microscopy." That's substantive. Responsibilities: "The successful candidate will be a self-motivated researcher with strong hands-on and quantitative skills and will contribute to multiscale structure-mechanics research, mentor graduate students, and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals." We could split into list items: self-motivated researcher with strong hands-on and quantitative skills; contribute to multiscale structure-mechanics research; mentor graduate students; publish findings in peer-reviewed journals. But we can also keep as paragraph. The instruction: Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So if we have a list, we should use list. Responsibilities are duties, so list. Requirements: list items: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field, completed by the start date. Substantive hands-on experience with FIB, FIB-SEM, or advanced SEM. Qualifications (preferred): list items: strong background in more than one of the following areas: electron microscopy of biological or structural materials; 3D image processing and segmentation, including machine-learning-based approaches; mechanical testing of tissues or composites; and multiscale structure-mechanics analysis. Candidates with hands-on experience in lamella preparation, or related FIB workflows are also encouraged to apply. Experience with 3D image reconstruction, segmentation, Python/MATLAB, ImageJ/Fiji, Dragonfly, Avizo, and machine learning. Excellent written and spoken English. We could break into separate list items for each. Skills: maybe we could combine some of the preferred qualifications as skills. But we already have Qualifications for preferred. Skills could be more specific technical skills: electron microscopy of biological/structural materials, 3D image processing and segmentation (including ML), mechanical testing of tissues/composites, multiscale structure-mechanics analysis, lamella preparation/FIB workflows, 3D image reconstruction, segmentation, Python/MATLAB, ImageJ/Fiji, Dragonfly, Avizo, machine learning, excellent written and spoken English. But there is overlap. Perhaps we treat Qualifications as preferred qualifications (background areas) and Skills as specific technical competencies (software, techniques). Let's decide. Qualifications (preferred): list items: strong background in more than one of the following areas: electron microscopy of biological or structural materials; 3D image processing and segmentation, including machine-learning-based approaches; mechanical testing of tissues or composites; and multiscale structure-mechanics analysis. Candidates with hands-on experience in lamella preparation, or related FIB workflows are also encouraged to apply. Skills: list items: experience with 3D image reconstruction, segmentation, Python/MATLAB, ImageJ/Fiji, Dragonfly, Avizo, and machine learning; excellent written and spoken English. That seems reasonable. Benefits: paragraph: "For more information on the benefits available to a Research Associate at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits." Pay: paragraph: "The anticipated salary is $65,000 - $75,000, commensurate with experience." Schedule: paragraph: "This is a one-year appointment, renewable contingent upon available funding and satisfactory performance." We should also maybe include timing info? That's not schedule but maybe could be included in Schedule? The instruction says Schedule heading for schedule info. We have appointment terms. The timing info about review start date could be considered part of Schedule? But it's not work schedule; it's application timeline. Might be better to include under About the role? Or maybe we could add a separate section? Not allowed headings besides those. Could incorporate timing info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include in About the role as additional detail