Careers at NIA

NIA’s most valuable asset is its dedicated and knowledgeable staff. If you would like to join us as we work toward a healthy, active older age for all Americans, visit one of the links below.

The National Institute on Aging is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• NIA Career Opportunities for U.S. Citizens on USAJobs
  Current NIA career opportunities can be found on the Federal government's official jobs website, USAJobs.
• NIA Extramural Research Program
  • Division of Aging Biology
    • Program Officer, Biological Resources Contract Administration
    • Program Officer, Emerging Technologies Applicable to the Biology of Aging
    • Program Officer, Immunology
    • Program Officer, Cardiac, Vascular, and Pulmonary Aging
    • Program Officer, Microbiome and Aging
  • Division of Behavioral and Social Research
    • Health Specialists and Social Science Analysts (4 positions)
    • Program Officer, Health Systems and Health Economics
    • Program Officer, Digital Health and Technical Solutions
    • Program Officer, Psychobiology and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
    • Program Officer, Office of Data Resources and Analytics (ODRA)
    • Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Clinical Trials Support
  • Division of Neuroscience
    • Health Specialist, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Branch
    • Program Officers and Health Specialist, Neurobiology of Aging and Neurodegeneration Branch
    • Program Officer and Health Specialists, Population Studies and Genetics Branch
    • Program Officers and Health Specialists, Translational Research Branch
    • Program Officers and Health Specialist, Clinical Interventions and Diagnostics Branch
    • Health Specialists, Office for Strategic Development and Partnerships
  • Office of Legislation, Policy, and International Activities
    • Internal to NIH: Health Science Policy Analyst GS-12/13 or GS-14 Level
• NIA Intramural Research Program:
  • Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) Staff Scientist I (Facility Head)
  • Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD) Director of Clinical Translation
  • Diversity in Aging Research Post-Doctoral Training Program (DARRP) Post Doctoral Fellow
  • Research and Training Opportunities
  • Summer Research Opportunities
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Diversity in Aging Research Pipeline Program (DARPP)
  • Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
  • Staff Scientist 1, Laboratory of Neurogenetics
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology - Replication Stress
  • Staff Scientist 1, Translational Gerontology Branch (LSS)
  • Tenure-Track Investigator, Translational Gerontology Branch (epi)
  • NIH Career Opportunities for U.S. Citizens
• All NIH employment opportunities can be found on the Jobs at NIH website.
• Federal Employment of People with Disabilities