Early Career Investigator Employment
Discover NIDDK's inclusive, on-campus employment opportunities and benefits available to early career investigators.
Programs
NIDDK offers research employment opportunities in leading-edge labs and clinical facilities at NIDDK campuses in Bethesda, MD or Phoenix, AZ. Applications may be due months in advance.
Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators
A program that seeks exceptional candidates for assistant professor-equivalent level positions for high-risk, high-impact research in basic science.
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars
A program for exceptional clinical researchers in the early stages of their careers to promote their development to fully independent positions.
NIH Distinguished Scholars Program
A program for the career development of principal investigators who have a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the biomedical research workforce.
Benefits and Services
NIDDK offers additional perks and resources to early career investigators to support their participation.
- Benefits and Other Compensation: explore financial and lifestyle support, from stipends to subsidized public transportation, insurance coverage, and family-friendly policies
- Professional Development, Conferences, and Leadership Opportunities: join committees, workshops, networking events, and scientific conferences
- Research Education: continue learning by using leading-edge technology and participating in interactive research and innovation workshops
- Community: find like-minded peers in a supportive and inclusive environment, attend diversity seminars, and join groups with common scientific interests