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Recruiting fellows to your research group

How to recruit candidates at all trainee levels

General overview of the recruitment process

There is no standard way the fellows of various levels are recruited to NIH research groups. Requirements and links to various systems are outlined in the table below.

Trainee/Fellow type How to recruit

Summer intern

Interns must be selected from the OITE application database and accepted within the system prior to on-boarding.

Postbac

Postbacs must be selected from the OITE application database and accepted within the system prior to onboarding.

Predoc students (GPP)

Submit an open trainee position to OITE job listings.

Individual agreement students apply directly to research groups and must have a completed MOU and registration prior to on-boarding.

Postdoc

Submit an open trainee position to OITE job listings.

Fellows apply directly to research groups.

Academic intern

Register a trainee for the Academic Internship Program

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