The Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute at Johns Hopkins University offers a variety of employment, internship, and fellowship opportunities.
Job Openings
The Whiting School of Engineering is seeking a Program Coordinator to provide high-level administrative project support to the Center on Artificial Intelligence for Materials in Extreme Environments (CAIMEE) under the umbrella of HEMI, and direct administrative support to CAIMEE faculty, including calendaring and meeting management. This person must maintain a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality, comfortably taking initiative and exercising independent judgment to resolve issues. Must be able to work in a demanding, fast-paced collaborative work environment as part of an exciting support team committed to excellence and customer service. This position will reports directly to the HEMI Administrator, however job duties are primarily assigned by the CAIMEE Program Manager.
The Program Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of a specific program under general supervision and direction. The Program Coordinator participates in program development, planning, and implementation. The position is responsible for day-to-day operations of the program and achieving short and long-term program goals. May supervise or oversee operational staff with program responsibilities.
The Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) is seeking a Sr. Grants and Contracts Analyst. HEMI is one of Johns Hopkins University’s premier research institutes on the Homewood Campus. Established in 2012, HEMI includes faculty members from the Whiting School of Engineering, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and the Applied Physics Laboratory in collaboration with numerous associates from academia, government, and industry. Our team of globally recognized researchers embraces the challenge of solving extremely complex research problems.
This position supports this research in both pre- and post-award stages, however it will transition into a full post-award position later this year. It requires the necessary skills to provide broad, in-depth guidance on protocols, regulations, and guidelines to faculty and other research professionals—both within and outside the university—in the pre-award stage, as well as high-level quarterly summaries and spending projections of grants with up to 10 co-PIs and subawards in the post-award stage. This position will also provide direction and assistance to the finance team on subaward monitoring and invoicing and will work directly with management and faculty on some non-sponsored funds, including general funds, gifts, and center operating budgets.
Internships
Applications for the 2026 round of the HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Summer Project/Internship are now closed.
Fellowships
The DTRA Postdoctoral Scholars Program is hosted by the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) at the Johns Hopkins University. This program supports the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in their Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission. Information about all open positions can be found here.
