Career/Job Opportunities

I. ONDCP vacancy announcements:

a. Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Supply Reduction

b. Policy Analyst, Office of Demand Reduction/Treatment Branch

c. Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Demand Reduction/Prevention Branch

For more information, please visit: http://www.usajobs.gov/.

II. National Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Control Research Branch announcements:

Three scientific positions available at the NCI’s Tobacco Control Research Branch. TCRB seeks candidates with expertise in a variety of areas of tobacco control research including tobacco use prevention, cessation, nicotine dependence, tobacco control policy, and the interplay between behavioral and biological factors in tobacco initiation and use/dependence. Scientists will contribute to the development of a national research agenda in tobacco control science, and will be required to:

• Develop research initiatives;
• Participate in national and international tobacco control activities and initiatives;
• Disseminate current state of the science to a variety of audiences;
• Manage a research grant portfolio relevant to area of expertise; and
• Interact with and guide applicants and grantees.
• Full-time positions exist for dynamic, collaborative scientists with:
• Doctoral level training (PhD, ScD, DrPH, MD or equivalent) in Behavioral or Social Sciences or related fields;
• At least two or more years of post doctoral fellowship or five or more years of work experience;
• Research experience specific to one or more content areas of tobacco control science;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; and
• The ability to apply scientific expertise to emerging issues in cancer prevention and control.

TCRB is located in Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.  Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience.  Excellent benefits are provided, and a relocation package is negotiable.  All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.  NCI/NIH is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about the TCRB mission, please visit: http://tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov.

For additional information please contact: Cathy L. Backinger, PhD, MPH, Chief, Tobacco Control Research Branch, at backingc@mail.nih.gov; Glen Morgan, PhD, at gmorgan@nih.gov; or Michele Bloch, MD, PhD, at blochm@mail.nih.gov.