Staff Clinician Appointments: Staff Clinicians are NIH employees on a time-limited, renewable appointment or, by exception, on a permanent appointment for retention and recruitment reasons. The Staff Clinician is a physician or dentist who spends a majority of his/her time providing critical patient care services, but who may also be the principal investigator on clinical protocols, in support of the long-term research of a Senior Investigator. The Staff Clinician is expected to provide clinical leadership and the highest level of clinical care. Staff Clinicians in general do not receive resources to conduct independent laboratory or clinical research, and do not have oversight of independent resources.. However, resources may be provided for research on a case-by-case basis. Such research must be sponsored and supervised by a tenured or tenure-track investigator. Currently (April 2009), CGB is actively recruiting two Staff Clinicans.
Staff Scientist Appointments: Staff Scientists are NIH employees now appointed to a time-limited, renewable position. [NOTE: Extremely rare exceptions may be made for appointment of a Staff Scientist to a permanent GS position for recruitment or retention purposes.] A Staff Scientist usually has a doctoral degree, and is recruited to support the long-term research of a Principal Investigator. Staff Scientists do not receive independent resources, although they often work independently and have sophisticated skills and knowledge essential to the work of the research program. Currently (April 2009), CGB is open to receiving inquiries about such appointments.
Tenure-Track Appointments: Tenure-Track Investigators are NIH employees who serve as research scientists on a time-limited appointment. They are selected by a competitive national search because these positions represents a commitment by the hiring institute of independent resources, including salary, operating budget, personnel, and space. Research resources are adjusted based on scientific merit. These positions are designed for scientists whose abilities and focus in research make them candidates for permanent staff positions among the NIH independent scientists. They are on a career path that, if successful, will lead to formal consideration for tenure.
Investigators enter tenure-track positions following completion of advanced research experience, i.e., some form of postdoctoral training or its equivalent. Such training may have occurred inside or outside of NIH. While there are no formal criteria for the length of postdoctoral training, training and productivity must be sufficient to allow for an evaluation of the scientist's potential as a tenure-track scientist. Tenure-track at the NIH is an eight-to-nine year track for those doing clinical or epidemiological research, and funding/resources are provided for that entire period. CGB is recruiting Tenured/Tenure Track positions, the details for which can be viewed at http://dceg.cancer.gov/fellowships/scientific/tenure-investigator1-cgb and http://dceg.cancer.gov/fellowships/scientific/tenure-investigators2-cgb
The Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB) in the Human Genetics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will soon be advertising for one or two enthusiastic, innovative scientific investigators with post-doctoral expertise and experience in human cancer genetics. A doctoral degree will be mandatory; if clinically-trained, experience or training in oncology or genetics is required. PhD-prepared candidates should be trained in epidemiology, statistics, genetics or behavioral science. These will NOT be laboratory-based positions. They must have at least three years of post-doctoral research experience and an established record of publications that demonstrates their ability to design, conduct, analyze and interpret data from clinical studies.
Programmatic opportunities are broad; scientists with expertise in clinical research, oncology, genetics, hereditary cancer syndromes, pharmacogenetics, cancer prevention, epidemiology and/or behavioral/psychosocial research are encouraged to apply. The Branch's mission is to develop evidence-based strategies to improve the quality of life and survival of persons at increased genetic risk of cancer. The successful candidate will develop independent research programs, collaborate on current human cancer genetics projects, as well as provide mentoring to clinical cancer genetic trainees and supervise junior staff.
Those interested in Staff Clinician, Staff Scientist or Tenure-Track appointments should contact Dr. Jennifer Loud, Assistant Branch Chief, CGB at loudj@mail.nih.gov.
To view branch Fellowship Opportunities, please visit the Research Training Opportunities in Clinical Genetics.
