Careers
At Monell, our employees are our most prized assets. To ensure that we remain successful, we are continually searching for individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines who can contribute to the growth and mission of the Center.
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“The first time I came to Monell, I was struck by the spirit that pervades the place. It was thrilling to see scientists 20 and 30 years into their research careers bubbling over with energy, excitement and ideas. I was — and remain — enchanted by the opportunities for cross-fertilization.”
PAMELA DALTON, PH.D.
Environmental and Occupational Health Psychologist
Current Positions
Manager, Research Vivarium
The Manager, Research Vivarium Operations & Compliance serves as the institutional lead for Monell’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) program and provides strategic oversight of the research vivarium, including compliance, investigator support, financial performance, and long-term operational planning.
This role works closely with Principal Investigators, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Attending Veterinarian, Sponsored Research, Finance, and Institutional Operations to ensure animal research is appropriately planned, approved, funded, and supported. The Manager directly supervises the Assistant Vivarium Manager, who oversees the Vivarium’s day-to-day operations. This position is primarily focused on strategic, regulatory, scientific, and financial leadership.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Lim Lab
A postdoctoral position is immediately available at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in the laboratory of Dr. Juyun Lim. Motivated candidates with a passion for sensory science and a drive to make impactful contributions to the field are encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Parma Lab
A postdoctoral position is immediately available at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in the laboratory of Dr. Valentina Parma. Join a vibrant team to explore how psychophysical approaches to smell and taste can advance our understanding of various positive health outcomes. Motivated candidates with a passion for sensory science and a drive to make impactful contributions to the field are encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Positions are currently available for interdisciplinary training and research in our four broad research aims: sensory nutrition, disease diagnosis/treatment, smell/taste loss, and digitizing smells/tastes. Approaches include clinical medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, organismal and molecular biology, animal and human psychophysics, organ- and neurophysiology, including single cell, whole nerve and in situ brain recordings, neuroanatomy, experimental psychology, environmental sampling, and human-exposure assessment.
Research Vivarium Technician
The Research Vivarium Technician plays a critical role in the daily operations of the Monell Chemical Senses Center’s Research Vivarium. This position is responsible for providing high- quality animal care, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting researchers in their studies. The Research Vivarium Technician also assists in maintaining vivarium equipment and implementing best practices in animal husbandry.
Senior Research Technician
Monell Chemical Senses Center seeks a highly organized, participant-focused Senior Research Technician to support a longitudinal study examining changes in smell, taste, mouthfeel, appetite, and food-related behavior during GLP-1 medication use. The technician will take a hands-on role in recruitment, scheduling, participant testing, and bio sample collection and processing. Working under the multi-Principal Investigator (PI) team (Parma, Lim, Burger), the successful candidate will independently manage assigned study activities, communicate clearly with participants and collaborators, and maintain accurate, reproducible research records. The position will primarily support this observational clinical study focused on aspects of nutrition and sensory science, with contributions to other research activities as needed. Training will be provided in study-specific sensory methods, systems, and procedures
Senior Research Technician – Parma Lab
We are looking for a Senior Research Technician with strong experience conducting research with human participants. Your primary responsibility will be recruiting, scheduling, and testing participants across concurrent studies, with careful attention to participant experience, protocol fidelity, and data quality. You will work independently within established protocols and help coordinate routine lab activities, working closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and other team members. This is a primarily hands-on, participant-facing research position, with additional responsibility for routine study coordination.