Sciencejobs.org

What Sciencejobs.org does

ScienceJobs.Org is an online job board and career service platform serving the science and research communities. Launched in 2005 and operated by AmeriCareers, LLC from Jacksonville, Florida, the platform connects research-oriented employers with candidates seeking positions across biology, chemistry, medical and health sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, postdoctoral opportunities, and faculty roles. The employer base spans universities, national laboratories, healthcare systems, and research institutes, with featured clients including Sandia National Laboratories, Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, City of Hope, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Argonne National Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Pittsburgh.

The platform is a self-serve web-based marketplace built on standard web technologies with SSL encryption for user authentication. It supports two core flows: employer job posting with subscription-based job packs and resume database search, and job seeker services including resume posting, discipline-categorized job search, and email job alerts. The site operates as part of the AmeriCareers career network, which also includes universityjobs.com and postdocjobs.com for cross-vertical reach into academic and postdoctoral recruitment. The platform distributes via organic search, featured employer placements on the homepage, social media (Facebook, Twitter), and email job alerts.

The business model is subscription-based, generating revenue from employer job posting fees and resume database access. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is available upon inquiry. The company is a bootstrapped private LLC with no disclosed external funding, no reported headcount, and no mobile app or API offering. It maintains a niche vertical position anchored by its association with the Journal of American Science and two decades of continuous operation.

Name

Sciencejobs.org

Legal name

AmeriCareers, LLC

Website

https://sciencejobs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ScienceJobs.Org is a niche vertical job board launched in 2005 by AmeriCareers, LLC, connecting research universities, national laboratories, and healthcare institutions with science and research candidates across biology, chemistry, medical, and postdoctoral disciplines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Scientific Job Board

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Sciences & Biotech (R&D/Clinical) Staffing (BPACADAL)

Keywords

• Science job board
• Research recruitment platform
• Postdoctoral job listings
• Academic career network
• Scientific employment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay to advertise job listings on the platform, with various posting packs and subscription options available. The platform offers featured job slots, featured employers sections, and highlighted advertising placements.
2. Resume Database Access: Employers can search and view job seekers' resumes if candidates have chosen to make their resumes searchable, providing a secondary revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ScienceJobs.Org is an online job board and career service platform connecting research-oriented organizations (universities, national laboratories, healthcare systems, and research institutes) with science professionals. Employers pay to post job listings across eight science disciplines; job seekers can search and apply for positions, post resumes, and set up job alerts for free. The platform operates as part of the AmeriCareers network in association with the Journal of American Science.

Product overview

ScienceJobs.org is a single unified online recruiting and career service platform for science and research communities. The platform operates as a job board connecting research-oriented organizations with science professionals through job posting, resume posting, and search services. The site is part of the AmeriCareers network, which also includes universityjobs.com and postdocjobs.com. Services are organized into two main offerings: employer recruitment solutions and job seeker career services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ScienceJobs.org Job Posting Platform Online recruiting and career service platform connecting science and research organizations with job seekers in fields including biology, chemistry, life sciences, engineering, and medical sciences. Includes featured job listings, featured employer placements, and highlighted advertising.
• Employer Recruitment Services Recruitment solutions for employers including job advertisement, job pack subscriptions, posting management, and resume database search. Available to research institutions, universities, national laboratories, and healthcare systems.
• Job Seeker Career Services Free services for job seekers including job search by science discipline, resume posting (with option to make resume searchable by employers), and job alerts setup. Targeted at scientists, researchers, professors, postdoctoral researchers, and science professionals.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmeriCareers.com LLCcoreOthersScienceJobs.Org is owned and operated by AmeriCareers.com LLC, which also operates universityjobs.com and postdocjobs.com as part of a comprehensive science and academic career network.
• Journal of American SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier solution for science recruitment operating in association with the Journal of American Science, providing credibility and established audience reach within the scientific research community.
• UniversityJobs.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate career site within the AmeriCareers network, part of the ScienceJobs.org career network for cross-promotion of positions.
• PostdocJobs.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate career site within the AmeriCareers network, part of the ScienceJobs.org career network for specialized postdoctoral position distribution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Science Careers (AAAS): The job board of the AAAS / Science magazine, Science Careers serves nearly identical audiences (PhD scientists, postdocs, faculty, industry researchers). It is a direct competitor with deeper publishing credibility and a larger candidate community built through the Science brand.
• BioSpace: A specialized job board and news community for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It targets a tightly overlapping candidate pool (life sciences researchers, postdocs, biotech professionals) with a similar subscription posting model.
• Nature Careers: Operated by Springer Nature, Nature Careers is the leading vertical job board for the scientific research community. It directly competes with Sciencejobs.org for the same employer and candidate base (universities, research institutes, postdocs), and offers a comparable subscription-based posting model with stronger brand recognition.
• HigherEdJobs: A leading job board for academic and higher-education positions in the US, with overlapping audiences in faculty and research roles. Sciencejobs.org's universityjobs.com affiliate competes most directly with this platform.
• New Scientist Jobs: Job board operated by New Scientist magazine targeting science and research professionals across academia and industry. It serves a near-identical candidate persona and employer base as Sciencejobs.org.

Emerging players

• UniversityJobs.com: A sister site in the AmeriCareers network focused on faculty and academic positions. It overlaps with Sciencejobs.org's faculty positions category but is operated by the same parent entity.
• PostdocJobs.com: A specialized job board for postdoctoral positions operated within the same AmeriCareers network. It is both a sister asset and a partial competitor focusing on the postdoc segment that Sciencejobs.org also serves.

Broad incumbents

• Glassdoor: A broad-incumbent job and employer-review platform. While not science-specific, it competes for the same employer recruitment budgets by offering combined job posting, employer branding, and salary transparency.
• LinkedIn: The dominant professional network with a massive job board spanning all verticals, including dedicated science and research channels. It is the broadest incumbent competitor against which Sciencejobs.org's vertical specialization must justify its subscription value.
• Indeed: The largest generalist job aggregator, with extensive free reach and aggressive vertical expansion. It pressures Sciencejobs.org's pricing by offering scientific and research employers broad candidate visibility at lower or zero cost.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scijobs
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/ScienceJobs-Org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sciencejobs

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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