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Group Leaders are outstanding scientists who lead laboratories that develop new tools or methods or bring innovative approaches to the study of biological problems in Janelia’s Research Areas or Core Research Areas.

How it works

100% internal funding.
No teaching with minimal administrative duties.
Small group size with hands-on research is expected.
Two paid scientists in the first five years and four paid scientists in years 5-10.
Extended lab capabilities through the assistance from outstanding scientists in Janelia’s Support Teams.
Excellent mentoring by senior advisors.
Appointed for up to 10 years with a review at five years.
Toward the end of the 10-year term, a Group Leader can apply for an HHMI Investigator position, which, if successful, can be transferred to eligible host institutions.
If a review for an HHMI Investigator position is not successful, a Group Leader will receive a generous transition package that can be transferred to help start a lab at a new academic institution.
 
 

Who you are

You are a late-stage graduate student, postdoctoral associate, or early-career faculty member who is enthusiastic about taking charge of a small lab within an inspiring and collaborative environment.
You have a big idea or a meaningful problem to solve to make a transformative change in your field.
You want to focus your energy and creativity to pursue long-term difficult projects through collaborative, interdisciplinary work.

 

 

Research at Janelia

Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience

Research groups in MCN aim to discover the circuit dynamics, network architectures, neuronal biophysics, synaptic rules, and molecular pathways that enable cognition. We strive for tight ‘theory-experiment’ loops that involve the collaborative design of conceptual frameworks, experiments, and analyses that unravel the complexities of behavior and its neural implementation. We particularly encourage applications from scientists who are interested in developing new approaches to expose how rodents, fish, and flies build and use internal models to produce flexible behavior in dynamic and uncertain environments.

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4D Cellular Physiology 

4D Cellular Physiology aims to establish strong technical, biological, and conceptual bridges that bring physiology within reach of mechanistic cell biology. We feel that this problem is now at a turning point with tools, existing or within reach, for measuring dynamics of heterogeneous cells within tissue environments and harnessing computation and theory to understand how communities of cells self-organize and communicate to create functional organs and organisms.

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Molecular Tools and Imaging

MTI seeks tool-builders who are independent experts in a range of physical, chemical, and biological disciplines to develop creative solutions for problems in biology. Current tool-builders at Janelia develop microscopes that allow imaging of biological systems with unprecedented resolution and depth as well as new imaging agents that enable measurement of phenomena inside cells or animals.

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Computation and Theory

Our computational scientists develop machine vision and learning algorithms to analyze and interpret raw data across spatial and temporal scales. Our theorists develop theoretical frameworks and data-driven computational models to distill general principles that govern how and why biological systems operate the way they do.

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Collaboration is a key value at Janelia. Researchers whose work spans the interface between our research areas are always encouraged to apply.

Contact

If you have questions about the application process, contact Zarixia Zavala-Ruiz, Senior Director of Scientific Programs.