Employment & Training

The National Cancer Institute at Frederick (NCI-Frederick), part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), offers many exciting career and opportunities
for scientists and biotechnology professionals. The NCI is also strongly
committed to training future cancer researchers and offers numerous post-doctoral
and pre-doctoral fellowship positions. This training commitment extends
even further—We have also established internship programs for college
and high-school students who are interested in biomedical research. To
learn more about career and training opportunities at NIH and NCI, check
out the links below.
NCI Postdoctoral Fellowships
There are several websites that provide information on NCI postdoctoral
fellowships, including:
The NCI’s Center
for Cancer Research (CCR), a major component of the NCI’s Intramural
Program, provides detailed information on postdoctoral
fellowship award programs and lists current openings for postdoctoral
positions. CCR offers top-quality training opportunities in basic
cancer, AIDS, and clinical research and has programs located both in Bethesda
and at NCI-Frederick.
For information on other fellowship and intern programs sponsored by NCI, visit NCI Fellowships and Internships.
NCI Student Programs
The NCI offers programs
to students at all levels—from high school through college and beyond.
Information specific to NCI’s Frederick campus can be found here;
programs include the Cancer Research Training Award (high school through
graduate school students), the Werner H. Kirsten Student Program (for
Frederick and Washington County high school seniors), and the Undergraduate
Intern Program (junior- or senior-year college students).
NCI/NIH Positions
The NIH Research and
Training Opportunities website is a wealth of information on all NIH
research and training opportunities, including NCI-sponsored training
as well as programs sponsored by NIH’s other 19 institutes. Check
out the new NIH
Postdoctoral Search Engine. Also check out Jobs @ NIH.
Contractors at NCI-Frederick
Contractors offer many career positions in fields such as biomedical
proteomics; protein chemistry and expression; image analysis; computer
and statistical support; animal health and diagnostics; facilities maintenance
and engineering; and scientific library services. Visit the links below
for specific information on positions available within each company.
SAIC-Frederick, Inc.
Data Management Services, Inc.
(DMS)
Charles River Laboratories
Wilson Information
Services Corp. (WISCO)
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