Faculty-Level Scientific Careers

Each year we recruit for more than 30 tenured and tenure-track positions. Our scientists lead independent research laboratories within our Institutes and Centers in Bethesda, Maryland, and on campuses throughout the country. Within our academic environment, your job would be to conduct research and to play a major role in training and mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists, with resources provided by the IRP subject to review by external boards of scientific counselors.
The following is a list of current opportunities for faculty-level positions. Note that some positions might be under review but still accepting applications.
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Faculty-Level Positions
- Tenure-Track/Tenure-Eligible Investigator, NIAID (review began December 12)
- Tenure-Track, Tenure-Eligible Investigator, NCI (open till filled)
- Tenure-Track Investigator, NINDS (review began January 27)
- Tenure-Track Investigator, NIEHS (review begins February 6)
- Physician-Scientist Early Investigator Program (PEIP), NCI-CCR (rolling deadlines)
- Principal Investigators, CARD, NIA (open till filled)
Branch/Lab Chief Positions
- Director, Center for Cancer Bioengineering, NCI (review begins February 15)
- Laboratory Chief, NIAID (review begins March 3)
- Chief, Pharmacy Department, CC (deadline February 3)
Director-Level Positions
- Scientific Director, NEI (review began January 10)
- Scientific Director, NHLBI (review began March 12)
- Director, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID (review began July 21)
- Scientific Director, NIAAA (review began July 23)
- Clinical Director, NICHD (review began August 1)
- Clinical Director, NIDA (review begins January 12)
- NIAID Director (deadline January 17)
- Scientific Director, NINDS (review began January 16)
- Clinical Director, NCI (review began December 5)
- Scientific Director, NIEHS DTT (review begins March 27)
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This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 11, 2022