Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the role: The Surgical Technician II position independently performs intermediate to advanced technical procedures and works with research staff as part of the Vivarium's Surgical Services program. This includes pre-, intra-, and post-operative...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. Summary: The Voigts Lab at HHMI Janelia is looking for a Postdoctoral Associate to lead a project investigating the neural mechanisms by which rodents use internal models of the world to guide decisions. The lab combines cutting-edge experiments that leverage naturalistic behavior, large-scale electrophysiology, and quantitative methods. Learn more about our work here Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Design complex naturalistic animal behavior experiments, using theoretical and numerical methods. Explore and analyze neural data with data science and machine learning methods. Participate in collaborative projects with computational and theoretical researchers. Qualifications: Education: Ph.D. degree in any STEM discipline Skills and Abilities: Programming,...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Tervo Lab: Our lab is part of the Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience department at Janelia. We seek to understand the mechanistic basis of social cognition. We do this by working to understand how rats classify and predict other rats' actions and decide how to respond to them. We develop tools to make this possible and use these tools to reveal the neural basis of rodent social interaction in ethological settings. Learn more about our work here . What we provide: A competitive compensation package with comprehensive health and welfare benefits. One on one mentorship relationship with the Principal Scientist. Opportunities to attend scientific workshops and conferences Optional affordable on-site housing! What you'll do: Lead an independent research project studying the...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. We are always open to finding collaborative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate candidates for potential opportunities within one of our labs at the Janelia Research Campus. Applications for this role are accepted on a rolling basis. You will be contacted by a member of our Recruitment team if your skills and experience appear to be a match for an open role. Summary: Performs a variety of research and/or laboratory tasks and experiments under general supervision. Analyzes data and records the results and conclusions of laboratory experiments. Interprets analytical data and prepares research reports. May assist in the establishment of experimental protocols. Associates appointments are tied to a research program directed by the Investigator. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Performs...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the role: The Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience NeuroEngineering Team (MCN-NET) serves as a resource across all MCN labs at Janelia, designing, developing, and deploying groundbreaking engineering tools to further the capabilities of neuroscience...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the role: The Site Supply Technician will provide laboratory and administrative support and services to the entire campus, working in any of the Site Supply and Service departments: Shipping/Receiving, Mailroom, and Glasswash. The Technician will...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the Role: 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 & iPS Cell Culture Shared Resource team at Janelia as a...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the role: In this role, you will provide standard services related to animal husbandry and technical procedures to support scientific research at Janelia. This will include a variety of laboratory animal species, including, but not limited to mice, rats, and zebrafish. 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 basic science in a dynamic team-oriented environment. Please note, this is a 3-month temporary position with the potential to be extended or become permanent based on business needs. About the Vivarium: The Vivarium at Janelia is an AAALAC accredited facility that supports ground-breaking research in a variety of animal models (currently with a focus on mice,...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the role: This position will provide standard services related to animal husbandry and technical procedures in the Aquatics department. Under minimal supervision the position will be focused on ensuring the highest degree of animal care and welfare while supporting and working with Janelia researchers conducting basic science in a dynamic team-oriented environment. Please note, this is a 3-month temporary position with the potential to be extended or become permanent based on business needs. About the Vivarium: The Vivarium at Janelia is an AAALAC accredited facility that supports ground-breaking research in a variety of animal models (currently with a focus on mice, rats, and zebrafish) and is one of the highest regarded in the world. Vivarium operations are designed to enhance scientific...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Labs: The Sgro Lab is part of the Computation and Theory and 4D Cellular Physiology research areas at Janelia. We take a joint experimenttheory approach to understanding how cells process information about the environment and one another to cooperate as part of emergent behaviors such as development. The lab uses both microbial and metazoan model systems for collective behaviors and development with the longterm goal of identifying best practices that cells employ to effectively synchronize and coordinate behaviors in the natural world. The Romani Lab is part of the Computation and Theory research area at Janelia. We are broadly interested in emergent behavior in complex systems. In particular, we develop theoretical frameworks to understand the mechanisms by which microcircuits in the brain encode,...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Lab The Sgro Lab is part of the Computation and Theory and 4D Cellular Physiology research areas at Janelia. We take a joint experiment-theory approach to understanding how cells process information about the environment and one another to cooperate as part of emergent behaviors such as development. The lab uses both microbial and metazoan model systems for collective behaviors and development with the long-term goal of identifying best practices that cells employ to effectively synchronize and coordinate behaviors in the natural world. Learn more about the lab here. About the Role We are seeking a postdoctoral associate excited to lead a project focused on understanding how wild cellular slime molds coordinate their behaviors in natural environments to ensure their survival under stress. This...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. Intro: Are you interested in playing a role in groundbreaking science? Do you want to contribute to the development of laboratory techniques that help research understand cell structure, cell interactions, and protein localization? Do you have exceptional...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the role: We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Specialist with experience in proteomics, metabolomics and/or lipidomics to join the mass spectrometry shared resource department. The successful candidate will play a key role in executing project design, mass spectrometry sample preparation, LC-MS/MS system operation, data analysis, and contributing to the development of new methodologies and protocols. This will be an excellent role for a scientifically minded professional with at least four years of mass spectrometry experience who enjoys helping researchers solve their scientific puzzles and contribute their sound hands-on skills in an outstanding academic research facility. We are also open to Research Technician-level candidates. About the Department: The mass spectrometry department...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. Summary: We are seeking postdoctoral associates to investigate how large populations of neurons perform complex computations. We collect and analyze recordings of 50,000+ neurons, developing machine learning tools to extract computational principles from these large-scale datasets. We welcome applications from various fields, with a preference for experimental neuroscientists and computational neuroscientists. See more information about the lab here . About the Role: The lab is looking for postdoctoral associates to perform experiments and work on data analysis of neural activity, some current projects in the lab include: train/test paradigms for studying sensory decision making supervised vs unsupervised paradigms for studying neural plasticity and learning models for learning based on temporal...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the lab and research area: The Liu lab is interested in understanding the cellular and circuitry mechanisms that underlie the communication between the respiratory system and the nervous system. We use mouse as the model organism and combine...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the Department: Janelia's GENIE Project Team (short for Genetically ENcoded Indicators and Effectors) develops and optimizes cutting-edge protein-based fluorescent sensors for imaging various cellular processes. We have collaborated with Janelia...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the role: In this role, you will provide vivarium support by cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining all animal caging materials, cagewash equipment, and vivarium spaces to support scientific research at Janelia. This will include caging for a variety of laboratory animal species, including, but not limited to mice, rats, and zebrafish. Under minimal supervision, the position will be focused on meeting the needs of the vivarium and exhibiting good time management. This will support the Janelia researchers conducting basic science in a dynamic team-oriented environment. Please note, this is a 3-month temporary position with the potential to be extended or become permanent based on business needs What we provide: A competitive compensation package A healthy work-life balance, free gyms, vibrant...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology's deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. About the Role: The Study Support Technician II (SSTII) position will provide advanced technical procedures and standard services related to animal husbandry to support scientific research at Janelia. This will include a variety of laboratory animal...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. Please note: We are hiring multiple AI Scientists and are open to various levels of experience . Intro: AI@HHMI: HHMI is investing $500 million over the next 10 years to support AI-driven projects and to embed AI systems throughout every stage of the scientific process in labs across HHMI. The AI initiative will be centered at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus. Janelia has been at the forefront of AI-driven research in biology for more than 15 years. Its forward-thinking structure, centralized funding, and collaborative culture make it ideally suited to take this bold leap forward. To learn more about the initiative, visit here . About the Role: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scientist is an outstanding independent scientist who develops, implements, and executes innovative AI-based research...