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.
We are accepting applications for group leaders. Competition closes November 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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How it works
Application process and timeline
November 1
Competition Closes
Application materials, including letters of reference, due by 3:00 p.m. ET.
November 21 - December 5
Virtual Interviews
Selected applicants will be invited to a virtual interview with Janelia Scientific Leadership group and others.
December 12 - December 19
Finalists Selected
Finalists will receive an invitation to attend an in-person Group Leader interview symposium.
January 17-19, 2024
In-person Interviews
In-person, three-day Group Leader Interview Symposium held at Janelia.
Who you are
What you will work on
Janelia is seeking group leaders who are passionate about conducting research in one or more of the following scientific areas:
- Building blocks of cognition through flies and fish
- Cell Biological Mechanisms of Development
- Computational Imaging
- Computational System Biology
- Control Theory
- Cytoskeleton and Signaling Processes in Tissues
- Deep Tissue and Intravital Imaging
- Extracellular Matrix in Tissue
- Interoception and Brain-Body Interactions
- Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
- Machine Learning
- Metabolism in Tissue Environments
- Organelle and Nuclear Biology
- Synthetic Biology or Ex-Vivo Approaches in Building Tissue
- Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience
- Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics or Photophysics
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Senior Group Leader Competition Open
Janelia is also seeking Senior Group Leaders. These are scientists with a minimum of 10 years of experience running a research laboratory and an interest in mentoring our early-career group leaders.
We are accepting senior group leader applications in the following areas.
4D Cellular Physiology
Competition closes December 5.
Computation and Theory
Competition closes December 5.