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Scientific Jobs and Research Training Opportunities

There are several ways to search for Scientific and Research positions at the NIH. Positions can be permanent, non-permanent, and may be open to non-Citizens and US Citizens depending on the position type. Not a U.S. Citizen? Please see Opportunities at the NIH for non-Citizens. Please review the following sections for more information on how to find Scientific and Research positions here at NIH.

Permanent Government Science Positions

Many research, clinical, and scientific positions are searchable on the NIH USAJOBS website. Examples of positions include Biologists, Chemists, Microbiologist, and Health Science Administrators.

Scientific Positions

Please check USAJOBS for Senior Scientific vacancies.

NIH Title 42 Senior and Scientific positions can be listed in several different places. Please check all of the following websites to get a comprehensive listing of available positions:

NIH also advertises in several scientific publications including:

Commissioned Corps Job Vacancies

  • Medical Officers, Dentists, Veterinarians, Engineers, Nurses, and other professionals in the Commissioned Corps can find specific jobs for their professions at the Division of Commissioned Personnel website.

If you have expertise in a certain area of scientific research, please search the current research at NIH and contact the investigator or office. You may research Intramural Reports at http://intramural.nih.gov/search/ or view the Institute or Center's websites. If you are interested in federally funded research projects taking place outside of NIH, please search http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/.

Scientific Research Training Opportunities

Intramural training positions at all levels are advertised by area of research on the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education website.

 

Clinical Research

Many medical, dentistry, veterinary, and clinical research support positions are searchable on the NIH USAJOBS website.

Clinical training opportunities

NIH accredited subspecialty and fellowship training programs for physicians

 

NIH Organization Recruitment Sites & Other HHS Opportunities

NIH Organization Recruitment Sites

blue arrow CC Jobs and Opportunities at the Clinical Center
blue arrow CSR Employment Opportunities at the Center for Scientific Review
blue arrow FIC Employment Opportunities at the Fogarty International Center
blue arrow NCCAM Job Opportunities at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
blue arrow NCI Working @ National Cancer Institute
blue arrow NCMHD National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Job Vacancies
blue arrow NCRR Job Opportunities at the National Center for Research Resources
blue arrow NEI Jobs, Training and Careers at National Eye Institute
blue arrow NHLBI Job Opportunities at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
blue arrow NHGRI Careers & Training at the National Human Genome Research Institute
blue arrow NIA Jobs @ National Institute on Aging
blue arrow NIAID Working at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
blue arrow NIAMS Employment Opportunities at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
blue arrow NIBIB Job Vacancies at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
blue arrow NICHD Working @ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
blue arrow NIDA Employment Opportunities at the National Institute on Drug Abuse
blue arrow NIDCD Job Vacancies at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
blue arrow NIDCR Job Openings at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
blue arrow NIDDK Jobs @ the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
blue arrow NIGMS Job Vacancies at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
blue arrow NIEHS Vacancies at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
blue arrow NIMH Employment Opportunities at the National Institute of Mental Health
blue arrow NINDS Careers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
blue arrow NINR Job Opportunities at the National Institute of Nursing Research
blue arrow NLM Job Opportunities at the National Library of Medicine

Other HHS Opportunities

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Other Scientific Career Resources

This page was last reviewed on December 17, 2008.
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