Overview

For outstanding early career tenured and tenure-track faculty researchers, including physician-scientists, who show exceptional promise as leaders in their fields. Scholars become HHMI employees while maintaining academic appointments and labs at their host institutions, and receive up to ten years of support contingent on a successful midpoint evaluation.

Program includes:

• Full salary and benefits
• A generous research budget
• Tailored professional development
• Eligibility to participate in the HHMI capital equipment program, which provides regular opportunities to obtain equipment and instruments that advance the Scholar’s research program
• Access to cutting-edge imaging and other scientific resources at Janelia Research Campus,
• Participation in HHMI’s thriving community of scientists across career stages through events, meetings, and retreats

Eligibility criteria

Must:

• Hold doctoral degree
• Currently hold or be scheduled to start a tenured or tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position at an HHMI eligible institution by May 1, 2028.
• Have no more than 7 years of experience in any independent post-training position by the application deadline; any post-training position or positions held as independent faculty or lab head must have started on or after December 15, 2019. If eligible position is scheduled to start after the application deadline, and you are selected as a semifinalist, you will be requested to provide the accepted offer letter for that position.
• Be authorized to work in the US or eligible to obtain a work authorization for the duration of the appointment 

Key Dates

Applications open: November 3, 2026

Applications close: December 15, 2026

Selectees notified: February 2028

Appointments begin: May 1, 2028 to August 31, 2028