Author: Kherlen Martin

*NOTICE OF CORRECTION*

Please note that the closing date for the job announcements below was incorrectly listed in the original message.

The closing date for all announcements is September 1, 2023.  We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

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Do you like a fast-paced environment where your work drives evidence-based policies to support the health of the Nation?  If so, a career in the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) might be the place for you.  OSP works across the biomedical research enterprise to ensure NIH policy evolves in tandem with rapidly advancing science and technology. OSP is also the primary advisor to the NIH Director and NIH leadership on new, emerging policy issues at the intersection of science and society.

Currently, OSP is recruiting for five positions across several policy divisions:

• Scientific Data Sharing: Director, Taunton Paine
• Clinical and Healthcare Research: Director, Adam Berger
• Biosecurity, Biosafety, and Emerging Biotechnology: Director, Cari Young
• Science Policy Coordination, Collaboration, and Reporting: Director, Tyrone Spady

All vacancies are open from August 28, 2023 – September 15, 2023.  Full information and how to apply can be found at:

• NIH OD-DE-23-12091438
  Applicants without prior Federal service, Federal employees without competitive service status, or those with status.

• NIH-OD-MP-23-12104920

Current and former Federal employees with competitive status, those eligible for noncompetitive consideration, and certain veterans eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 (VEOA).

Please contact OSP Chief of Staff, Kelly Fennington at [email protected], with any questions.  Also, you can follow us on Twitter: @NIH_OSP

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On August 29, 2023, from 2:00- 4:30 PM ET, NIH will be hosting a virtual meeting of the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC).  This meeting will include presentation, discussion, and possible finalization of a draft report prepared by the Data Science and Emerging Technology Working Group.  The Working Group was previously tasked with identifying research questions that rely on novel types and uses of data, and to explore implications of this research for stakeholders.

In addition, the meeting will include discussion of next steps for the Committee.

A draft agenda, webcast information, details on how to sign up to make oral comments or submit written comments, and other meeting materials can be found on the meeting page of the OSP Website.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also follow us on Twitter: @NIH_OSP

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public input on challenges and opportunities for the further development and use of novel alternative methods (NAMs) in biomedical research.  Input received from this request will inform the NIH and the development of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD)’s recommendations on high-priority areas for future investment in NAMs. 

Comments on the Request for Information must be submitted by August 16, 2023 through the online comment portal found at: https://osp.od.nih.gov/request-for-information-rfi-catalyzing-the-development-and-use-of-novel-alternative-methods-to-advance-biomedical-research.  The ACD Working Group on Novel Alternative Methods will also be hosting an expert workshop on August 21, 2023. The agenda for this meeting along with videocast information will be posted to the OSP website later this summer. 

For additional context on the NAMs issue, please see the latest Under the Poliscope blog here. 

Questions may be sent to [email protected].  Also, please consider following us on Twitter @NIH_OSP  

NIH will be hosting a pre-application webinar on the “Strategies for Responsibly Reporting Back Environmental Health and Non-Genomic Research Results” funding opportunity announcement jointly issued by the All of Us Research Program, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and OSP.  The webinar will be held on May 10, 2023, from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET. 

The webinar is free, but pre-registration is required.  More details and information on how to register can be found at: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_m05eRGcMSrKZTP_Rj3FbYg

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also follow OSP on Twitter: @NIH_OSP