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Working at Janelia

Whether you're in a lab or serving another important role, working at Janelia Farm means collaborating with colleagues who are creative, passionate about their work, and dedicated to getting results. And Janelia Farm itself—a beautiful and first-class research campus—is literally like no other facility in the world. On top of that, we are part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the world's leading institutions in biomedical research.

 
Gerald Rubin
"The HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus will provide a unique environment for basic biomedical research."
-- Gerald M. Rubin,
Vice President and Director

HHMI is committed to providing outstanding employment opportunities, at all levels, for women and members of racial and ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.

The benefits of working at Janelia Farm are surpassed only by the possibilities of what you can accomplish by working here. Come join us!

  • OPERATIONS POSITIONS

    Visit www.hhmi.org/jobs for a complete list of operational staff positions available at Janelia. Positions range from administration to lab assistant to information technology.

    At the HHMI jobs site, click on "Site" and then "Janelia Farm Research Campus"

     

  • ACADEMIC POSITIONS

    We invite applications from biochemists, biologists, chemists, computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, neurobiologists and physicists who are passionate in their pursuit of important problems in basic scientific and technical research as group leaders and fellows.

    • GROUP LEADERS

      Application deadline: December 17, 2007

      Group Leader: Independent scientists, similar to HHMI investigators, with labs of up to six additional members and an initial appointment of six years. Thereafter, group leaders will be reviewed for reappointment every five years.
      This competition is closed.

    • FELLOWS

      Application deadline: July 15, 2008
      Applications accepted beginning March 1, 2008.

      Fellow: Independent scientists with labs of up to two additional members. Appointments are for a term of five years.

      Apply here

      All laboratories are internally funded without extramural grants. Lab heads have no formal teaching duties and minimal administrative responsibilities. They are expected to engage in the direct conduct of research and in intellectual interaction with their colleagues. Individual research groups are limited in size, comprising postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and technicians. Janelia Farm hosts conferences; group leaders are encouraged to organize meetings in their areas of interest.

    • POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES

      Completed applications reviewed regularly

      Postdoctoral associates work in the laboratory of a Janelia Farm group leader or fellow. Appointments are reviewed annually and may be renewed a maximum of four times (maximum of five years in residence). Applications must be made to specific group leaders or fellows.

      Meet the Group Leaders and Fellows