Working at Janelia

•   Operations Positions

  
•   Research Positions

  
•   Opportunities with Janelia Farm Service Providers

  

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.

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 "State" and then "Virginia"

   

• RESEARCH POSITIONS

  LABORATORY HEADS

  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. We encourage applications from scientists at all career stages: from those just finishing their graduate degrees to senior, established scientists.

  We will make appointments at one of two levels:

  • FELLOWS

    Fellows are independent scientists with labs of up to two additional members. Appointments are for five years.

  • GROUP LEADERS

    Group leaders are independent scientists, similar to HHMI investigators, with labs of up to six additional members. The initial appointment is for six years. Thereafter, group leaders will be reviewed for reappointment every five years.

  There are two application deadlines per year. The first competition opens on March 1 and closes July 15. The second opens September 1 and closes December 15.

  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.

  • JANELIA JUNIOR FELLOWS

    Junior fellows are postdoctoral fellows who develop their own research programs and work with minimal direct advising. They are appointed for a period of up to three years. Junior fellows are mentored by two or more people. Mentors may be Janelia Farm lab heads, visiting scientists from other institutions and members of project teams. Junior fellows control a budget, which supports their own salary and benefits, lab supplies, and travel expenses. They work in their mentors' lab and office space. Junior fellows do not recruit or supervise staff.

    There are three application deadlines per year and the next are November 1, 2010, March 1, 2011, and July 1, 2011.

      Apply Here

  • 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

• OPPORTUNITIES WITH
  JANELIA FARM SERVICE PROVIDERS

  ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. ARAMARK has partnered with the Janelia Farm Research Campus since it opened in 2006 and currently provides Guest Services, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, Conference Support and Retail Store services. We are recruiting for five positions. For more information, please click here.