Global Recruitment: Recruiting for all of NIH!

The Global Recruitment Unit (GRU) serves the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) with global recruitments for positions such as; Physicians, Biologist, Grants Management Specialist, Contracting Specialist, Health Scientist Administrators, Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrators and Pathways (Student Trainees). Applying to one of the global recruitments below could provide an avenue for consideration across many of the participating ICs at NIH. Any participating IC can review eligible candidates for their vacancies and set up interviews. Your application may be reviewed by participating hiring officials throughout all of NIH.

Please review the upcoming announcements below to see if you’d like to join our NIH team!

Current Global Recruitment Vacancies

PositionPayPay Scale & GradeLocation
Administrative Officer $167,336–$103,409 PA GS-13 Multiple Locations
Administrative Officer $140,713–$59,966 PA GS-9/12 Multiple Locations

Future Global Recruitment Vacancies

Position Pay Plan, Series & Grade Open Date Close Date
Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (Program Officer/Scientific Review Officer) GS-0101- 12/13/14 3/18/2024 3/27/2024
Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (Program Officer/Scientific Review Officer) GS-0101-15 3/18/2024 3/27/2024
Supervisory Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (Program Officer/Scientific Review Officer) GS-0101-15 3/18/2024 3/27/2024
Pathways Temp Student Trainee (Admin Support) NTE 9/30/2023 GS-0399-1/2/3/4/5/6/7 3/25/2024 3/29/2024
Pathways Temp Student Trainee (Engineer) NTE 9/30/2023 GS-0899-1/2/3/4/5/6/7 3/25/2024 3/29/2024
Pathways Temp Student Trainee (Info Tech) NTE 9/30/2023 GS-2299-1/2/3/4 & 5/7 3/25/2024 3/29/2024
Grants Management Specialist GS-1109-9/11/12 & 13 4/8/2024 4/12/2024
Procurement Analyst GS-1102-11/12 & 13 4/29/2024 5/3/2024
Lead Contract Specialist GS-1102-14 4/29/2024 5/3/2024
Supervisory Contract Specialist GS-1102-14 4/26/2024 5/3/2024

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