Program Director, Neural Engineering

Job Contact
Ling Wong, Ph.D.
Division/Office/Branch
Division of Neuroscience

The NINDS is seeking a Health Scientist Administrator (Program Director/Program Officer) in the Repair & Plasticity Cluster. This individual will oversee extramural activities and manage a portfolio including basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research and training in: neural interface technologies that record, modulate, or stimulate neural activity; novel biomaterials for repair and neural interface devices; and bioengineering applied to the nervous system (including development of hardware, software, and computational techniques).

Qualifications

NINDS is seeking candidates with:

  • A doctoral degree and post-doctoral training
  • Expertise in research towards understanding and applying cutting edge engineering concepts and technologies for neuroscience. 
  • Experience with mentoring is highly valued.
  •  Applicants must demonstrate that they have worked independently in planning, organizing, conducting, and communicating biomedical behavioral health, or health-related research and/or served effectively in research program administration in these fields.

We encourage applications from candidates who enjoy working collaboratively and bring a diverse perspective to neural engineering research.

The NINDS is a leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and the nervous system at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NINDS provides funding and resources for basic, translational and clinical research through various funding opportunities within the three Divisions of Neuroscience, Clinical Research and Translational Research.

Located within the Division of Neuroscience, the Repair & Plasticity (R&P) Cluster provides oversight of grants to support:

  1. Efforts to understand mechanisms of plasticity, endogenous neurogenesis, and stem and progenitor cell biology in the development, maintenance, and repair of the nervous system.
  2. Research that focuses on the course of degeneration and repair following injury to the nervous system (including spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury) and on strategies and interventions to improve functional outcomes.
  3. Development of neural interface devices designed to monitor activity and restore function after neurological injury or disease.

Supported research topics include:

  • spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and associated research on the recovery of function;
  • plasticity of the nervous system;
  • neural circuits that underlie specific behaviors;
  • repair of the nervous system in injury and disease;
  • stem cell biology;
  • neural prosthesis, neural engineering, and other means of repairing the nervous system due to injury or disease.

Program Directors in the R&P Cluster work closely with colleagues in other NINDS Divisions and NIH Institutes to oversight and expertise on grants and contracts relevant to the research focus of the Cluster. 

How to Apply

 Interested candidates should send the following to Dr. Ling Wong, ling.wong@nih.gov

  • Current CV
  • Letter of introduction describing experience and interest in this position

Application materials will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.   

Additional Application Information

All information provided by candidates will remain strictly confidential and will not be released outside the search process without a signed release from candidates. 

Who May Apply:   You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to be considered for this position. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.   Selection for this position is dependent upon successful referral from a Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) announcement (GS-13/14 and Non-Supervisory GS-15 position) on the website USAJOBS.  

Global Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) announcements will be launching in May 2024 for which the announcement links will be provided.  Please make sure to address the required qualifications that are listed in the previous announcements provided below in order to be successfully considered for this position.

Related Information

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 Merit Promotion (Open to Status Candidates)

Salary and Benefits

The position will be filled under a Title 5 GS-601-13/14 or Non-Supervisory GS-15 appointment. Salary is commensurate with the experience and a full package of Civil Service benefits is available, including retirement, health and life insurance, leave, and savings plan (401K equivalent).  

Equal Opportunity Employment

 HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. Individuals with diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.  

 

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