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The Senior Director, Science Strategy and Administration , is a strategic advisor and operational partner to the Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer (VP/CSO). This position is responsible for translating vision into action, managing the implementation of key departmental priorities, and ensuring strong internal coordination and communication across the Science Department. The position will work collaboratively with other Senior Directors and other team members in the HHMI Science Department and serve as a key liaison across HHMI departments. This individual will help reduce the administrative burden on the VP/CSO by coordinating departmental efforts, identifying and resolving bottlenecks, facilitating decision-making by...

The Behavior Study Support Technician (SSTI) position will provide services related to rodent husbandry, behavior, and experimental procedures to support scientific research at Janelia. Under general supervision, the position will be focused on ensuring the highest degree of animal care and welfare while supporting and working with Janelia researchers conducting science in a dynamic team-oriented environment. Please note Once trained, this position requires a fixed schedule of either Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday. Please note This is a 3-month temporary position with the potential to be extended or become permanent based on business needs. About the Department ...

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative Postdoctoral Scientist with expertise in sensory systems neuroscience to join a collaborative, cross-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will investigate how animals detect, perceive, and respond to the visual world, focusing on the integration of movement and sensory processing in ecologically grounded experimental systems. Research Environment The position is jointly supported by the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at Cornell University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The postdoc will work in a vibrant, interdisciplinary setting and have access to cutting-edge tools and collaborative networks. What You’ll Do Engage in experimental neuroscience projects...

In this role, you will play a crucial part in enabling breakthrough discoveries by supporting high-throughput data collection, assisting in sample screening and data handling, and ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of the CryoEM facility’s workflows and equipment. Working under the guidance of senior staff members, you will participate in the implementation of new workflows and protocols, collaborate with users to plan, execute, and share experimental results, and help maintain equipment and train users on applicable facility tools and software. Your technical contributions will be essential to the success of collaborative scientific projects and advances in structural biology. What...

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong attention to detail to join the Media Facility team as a Temporary Research Technician. In this role, you will work closely with the current team to provide support for Janelia’s independent labs, project teams, and visiting scientists for their groundbreaking research. *This is a temporary position intended to last about 5 months until January 2026. What we provide An opportunity to gain laboratory experience in a collaborative environment. An opportunity to engage with world-class researchers, contribute to impactful science, and be part of a dynamic community committed to advancing humanity’s understanding...

In this role, you will join a highly collaborative team within the Lab to investigate the molecular logic of olfaction through detailed structure-function studies of insect olfactory receptors and analyses of their expression and organization in vivo . You will contribute to a multidisciplinary effort that includes membrane protein biochemistry (expression, purification, and analysis), in vivo and in vitro functional assays (such as cell-based calcium imaging, electrophysiology, and reconstituted liposome systems), and structural characterization (including single-particle cryo-EM, model building, and molecular docking and dynamics). This is an ideal position for someone with a passion for scientific discovery, a drive to...

HHMI is focused on supporting and moving science forward in a variety of different ways ranging from conducting basic biomedical research, empowering educators, inspiring students, developing the next generation of scientists – even stretching into film and media production. Our Headquarters is in the greater Washington, DC metro area and is home to over 300 employees with expertise in investments , communications, digital production, biomedical sciences, and everything in between. The work housed here supports and augments the groundbreaking research conducted in HHMI labs across the nation. As HHMI scientists continue to push boundaries in laboratories and classrooms, you can...

Are you passionate about stem cell research and interested in advancing scientific discoveries? We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join the Primary & iPSC Shared Resource team at Janelia as a Research Technician II. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining PSC resources and supporting independent labs, project teams, and visiting scientists in their groundbreaking research. Your primary responsibility will be to maintain, expand, and freeze a diverse range of iPSC lines while ensuring that pluripotency is preserved using innovative methods. Drawing from your previous experience and current scientific literature, you will...

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scientist to join our dynamic team. Candidates should have a strong interest in protein biochemistry, membrane proteins, and structural determination methods such as X-ray crystallography or cryo-EM (training available). What You’ll Do Leverage proprietary platforms to Screen cytokine signaling pathways and identify druggable targets Apply structure-based engineering to design and develop protein-based therapeutics Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, both internally and with external partners Integrate computational and structural data to guide rational protein engineering Perform molecular biology and protein biochemistry experiments Conduct structural biology studies and analyze protein structures Design and execute cell-based assays...

We have an exciting opening for a Science Operations Manager to lead our Science Operations Office located at University of California San Francisco in San Francisco. The office is located at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus next to Gladstone Institute, and near the Chase Center. At HHMI, Science Operations Managers serve as the first point of contact and operational liaison to assigned HHMI research laboratories and our partner Host Institutions. These roles play an integral part in championing and upholding HHMI’s policies, practices, and procedures. Through building strong relationships across HHMI, you will partner on the delivery of financial, human...

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Research Technician I to work in the lab of Dr. Sean Morrison at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. The Morrison lab’s goal is to better understand the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function and how cancer cells hijack these mechanisms to enable tumor formation. A better understanding of these mechanisms offers the potential for new regenerative medicine and cancer therapies. For more information about the Morrison lab, please visit laboratory/ Application Instructions Please include your GPA at the top of your resume and provide...

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University in New York City led by Dr. Leslie Vosshall . The Vosshall Lab is collaborative and inclusive group of interdisciplinary scientists investigating broad questions of the neurobiology and behavior of the Aedes aegypti mosquito , which transmits dangerous viruses including dengue, Zika, and yellow fever to humans . Our lab combines cutting-edge approaches including CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing, genetics, single-cell genomics, behavioral analysis, pharmacology, cell biology, calcium imaging, and neuroanatomical mapping to understand how complex behaviors emerge from the integration of...

We are currently looking for a detail-oriented, proactive Research Technician – Flow Cytometry to work in the Moody Foundation Flow Cytometry Core facility under the direction of Dr. Sean Morrison at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI), UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. The Morrison lab’s g oal is to better understand the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function and how cancer cells hijack these mechanisms to enable tumor formation. A better understanding of these mechanisms offers the potential for new regenerative medicine and cancer therapies. For more information about the Morrison lab, please visit The ideal candidate is an...

We are seeking a Research Technician to support the lab of Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The lab studies the molecular basis of nucleic acid regulatory processes, RNAi and DNA replication in particular. They use the tools of structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics to study proteins and protein complexes associated with these processes to elucidate how they work, and cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), X-ray crystallography, and other structural techniques enable them to obtain the three-dimensional structures of these molecular machines. More information can be found on the lab website About the Research Technician role As a Research Technician,...

We have an extraordinary opportunity for an experienced Research Specialist, Imaging to join the Nobel Prize winning lab of Dr. Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University. Michael Rosbash is interested in the RNA processing, genes, and mechanisms that underlie circadian rhythms – the 24-hour pacemaker that is nearly ubiquitous among higher organisms. Using Drosophila as a model system, Rosbash and his team study the mechanisms and importance of neuronal circuitry and plasticity to circadian rhythms, as well as the contributions of transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation. They also study how circadian clocks function within the brain to influence sleep and the enigmatic...

The lab of Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at Columbia University is seeking a Lab Manager to lead day-to-day operations. Since opening in 2018, the Abdus-Saboor lab has focused on how the nervous system encodes pain and social touch based on sensory stimuli applied to the skin. They are integrating the peripheral and central nervous systems, seeking to uncover genes and neural circuits for somatosensation from the skin to the spinal cord and interconnected networks across the brain. They are elucidating the “skin-brain axis” – taking a holistic approach that combines high-resolution behavioral mapping, brain and peripheral neuron imaging,...