3/31/20 Job Opportunity for New PhD Graduates at the NIH NIA
The Division of Neuroscience at NIA is seeking to fill several Health Specialist positions. Please see the ad below for detailed information. If you are interested in the position, please contact Ms. Pamela Anderson (contact information below) and/or Dr. Molly Wagster (wagsterm@nia.nih.gov). If you know of someone who might be interested in the position, please pass along this email.
Please note: The job vacancy announcement is expected to open on April 6th and will close on April 10th (standard length of vacancy announcements).
Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging
Seeking Health Specialists to Join the Division of Neuroscience
at the National Institute on Aging
The Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is planning to recruit Health Specialists to provide support in research resource management, technical administration, and programmatic evaluation of research grants and contracts. The selected candidate will assist staff with: development of research initiatives; development of materials for workshops and scientific symposia; responses to inquiries from investigators; analysis of funded research and identification of areas for development; development, organization and coordination of annual reporting documents, planning process documents, and scientific reports; management of clinical trials; coverage of scientific review group meetings; establishment and maintenance of liaisons with other NIH groups and relevant agencies and organizations.
The Division of Neuroscience offers a fast-paced, collegial work environment in support of cutting-edge research and advances in all areas related to brain aging and behavior, with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias. Health Specialists play an essential role in assisting with the administration of research grants and contracts, and to help foster and evaluate critical, new opportunities to extend the NIA’s impact on the health of older adults.
The NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers at NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging, and to extend the healthy, active years of life. With a current budget of $3.5 billion, the Institute has recently undergone an unprecedented growth, and with this growth, there is a significantly enhanced volume of scientific activity and opportunities to expand the accomplishments to communicate to key audiences.
Candidates must have graduate-level training (e.g., a Ph.D., M.D., M.S., MPH) with backgrounds in basic neurobiology, systems and/or behavioral neuroscience, biopsychology, epidemiology, genetics, senescence, and/or age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Expertise related to aging in these areas is preferred but not required.
The work site is the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience; the position will be posted at the GS-11/12/13 federal government salary grade, with an annual salary range of $72,030 to $133,465. Excellent benefits will be provided. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to ethnicity, gender, national origin, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
U.S. Citizenship requirement must be met by closing date.
Position is subject to a background investigation.
Education Requirement-Transcripts are required.
For more information: Interested parties should contact Pamela Anderson (pamela.anderson@nih.gov ). This is a pre-announcement of the vacancy which will be posted on April 6, 2020 and close on April 10, 2020 on www.usajobs.gov, at the following specific links: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/563850900 for individuals outside the federal government; https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/563850400 for individuals currently working in the federal government sector. Applications must be submitted through the links in order to be considered. All inquiries will remain confidential.