Postdoc job leads
Newly funded labs that may be hiring postdocs
Every NIH award notice is public. These pages pull out the ones that matter to a postdoc job search: new R01s and R00 starts (former postdocs opening their own labs) from the last 90 days, grouped by field. Pick your field to see how many labs just got funded, where, and when.
Browse by field
- Cancer ResearchNCITumor biology, cancer immunology, prevention, imaging, and clinical oncology labs with a new NCI R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- NeuroscienceNINDSNeurobiology, neurodegeneration, stroke, epilepsy, pain, and neural circuit labs with a new NINDS R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Mental HealthNIMHPsychiatry, behavioral neuroscience, and mental health services labs with a new NIMH R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Aging and Alzheimer’sNIAGeroscience, Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and healthy-aging labs with a new NIA R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Immunology and Infectious DiseaseNIAIDImmunology, microbiology, virology, vaccine, and allergy labs with a new NIAID R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Heart, Lung, and BloodNHLBICardiovascular, pulmonary, hematology, and sleep research labs with a new NHLBI R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Diabetes, Metabolism, and KidneyNIDDKDiabetes, obesity, metabolism, digestive disease, and kidney labs with a new NIDDK R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Cell and Molecular BiologyNIGMSBasic biomedical labs in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, structural and computational biology with a new NIGMS R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Child Health and DevelopmentNICHDDevelopmental biology, reproductive health, pregnancy, pediatrics, and rehabilitation labs with a new NICHD R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Addiction and Substance UseNIDA · NIAAAAddiction neuroscience, substance use, and alcohol research labs with a new NIDA or NIAAA R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Environmental HealthNIEHSToxicology, exposure science, and environmental epidemiology labs with a new NIEHS R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Vision and Eye ResearchNEIRetina, visual neuroscience, and ophthalmology labs with a new NEI R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- GenomicsNHGRIGenomics, sequencing technology, and genomic medicine labs with a new NHGRI R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Bioengineering and ImagingNIBIBBiomedical engineering, imaging, devices, and biomaterials labs with a new NIBIB R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Musculoskeletal and SkinNIAMSBone, muscle, joint, autoimmune, and skin research labs with a new NIAMS R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Dental and Oral HealthNIDCROral biology, craniofacial development, and dental research labs with a new NIDCR R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
- Hearing and CommunicationNIDCDAuditory, vestibular, speech, language, taste, and smell research labs with a new NIDCD R01 or R00.See newly funded labs
Why newly funded labs
A new R01 usually funds several years of work that someone has to do, and an R00 start means a new faculty member building a lab from scratch. Neither is a job posting, but both are good reasons to write to the PI before a position is advertised. Renewals and continuing years of existing grants are left out, so every lab on these pages has new funding.
The counts on every page are free. The PI, institution, and project for each lab come with Postdoc job leads ($59/year), which also emails you new matching awards. Read the guide.