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Fire investigators examining fire scenes and determining causes can secure visa sponsorship, though opportunities require specialized credentials. Most positions demand criminal justice or fire science degrees, fire service experience, and state certification. Federal agencies like ATF occasionally sponsor, while state and local departments typically don't. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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School/College School of Medicine
Title Heersink School of Medicine - Open Rank (Investigators) - Neurology
Assignment Category Full-Time
Rank Open Rank
Tenure Status Open Tenure
Payroll Status Faculty 12
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) is recruiting up to 16 investigators as part of a major strategic initiative in the Neurosciences to build on a strong portfolio across basic and translational research. Recruitment is for tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-earning faculty at all ranks and includes academic appointment in one or more of 27 academic departments across the HSOM, four of which rank in the top 10 nationally in NIH funding. Priority will be given to applicants with dynamic research programs focused on brain health and disease across the lifespan. Areas of focus include: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodevelopment, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Autism and Intellectual Disorders, Epilepsy, Substance Use Disorders (Addiction & Motivated Behavior), Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Circadian Rhythms and Sleep, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Human IPSC/Organoid Models.
Driven by an intensely collaborative and entrepreneurial character, UAB is one of the leading economic engines of the State, generating more than $12 billion in annual economic impact. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer with more than 35,000 faculty and staff; it supports more than 53,000 jobs at the University. Nationally, UAB ranks 28th in federal funding and 12th in NIH funding (top 5%), with annual research expenditures exceeding $850 million. For 12 consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked UAB Hospital the Best Hospital in Alabama, with five adult specialties ranked in the top 50 for 2025-2026. The Heersink School of Medicine has a statewide reach, extending from Birmingham to three regional campuses, hosting more than 1,900 full-time faculty, 1,150 residents and fellows, and more than 800 students.
UAB is making a major investment in the future of biomedical discovery with a new, flagship research facility purpose-built to recruit and empower up to 80 principal investigators. This state-of-the-art building delivers highly flexible wet and dry laboratory space, integrated vivarium infrastructure, and intentionally designed adjacencies that catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration across biomedical science, neuroscience, and psychology. Positioned at the center of campus and engineered for scale, the facility offers investigators an exceptional environment to build ambitious, well-funded research programs with global impact.
Successful applicants will join one of the strongest neuroscience environments in the country. The UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (CNC) has more than 450 neuroscience research faculty, clinicians, staff, students & trainees representing 32 UAB departments across 9 UAB schools and spanning a diverse range of neuroscience research areas. The CNC serves as a focal point for basic and applied neuroscience research at UAB. Several centers and institutes at UAB focus on the specific areas of interest, including the Civitan International Research Center (CIRC), Killion Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics (KCNET), an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Depression and Suicide Center, Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI), Civitan International Neuroimaging Laboratory, Advanced Imaging Facility, and Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute. UAB is one of 42 institutions with an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award, which supports translational research and creates a supportive environment that promotes junior investigators.
This entry (instructor)-level position is for a basic science researcher to investigate mechanisms of neuropathic pain with a specific focus on the RNA regulation of neuroinflammation as a major driver of pain-initiating neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersensitivity. The candidate should hold a PhD degree and have training in RNA biology, glial biology, and models of neuropathic pain. Experience with RNA binding proteins, noncoding RNAs, RNA metabolism as they relate to neuroinflammation is desirable. He/she should have at least 3 years experience beyond post-doctoral fellowship training and a track record of publications in basic RNA biology and pain models.
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Required Qualifications
MD, PhD, and MD/PhD.
Preferred Qualifications
Priority will be given to applicants with dynamic research programs focused on brain health and disease across the lifespan. Areas of focus include: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodevelopment, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Autism and Intellectual Disorders, Epilepsy, Substance Use Disorders (Addiction & Motivated Behavior), Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Circadian Rhythms and Sleep, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Human IPSC/Organoid Models.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number F2954P
Open Date 10/21/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Nondiscrimination Statement
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
Special Instructions to Applicants
This is a departmental requisition to place a strategic recruitment identified from requisition F2789P in the Department of Neurology.
Pre-employment Background Check
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Drug/Nicotine Screen (if applicable)
Position Information
School/College School of Medicine
Title Heersink School of Medicine - Open Rank (Investigators) - Neurology
Assignment Category Full-Time
Rank Open Rank
Tenure Status Open Tenure
Payroll Status Faculty 12
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) is recruiting up to 16 investigators as part of a major strategic initiative in the Neurosciences to build on a strong portfolio across basic and translational research. Recruitment is for tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-earning faculty at all ranks and includes academic appointment in one or more of 27 academic departments across the HSOM, four of which rank in the top 10 nationally in NIH funding. Priority will be given to applicants with dynamic research programs focused on brain health and disease across the lifespan. Areas of focus include: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodevelopment, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Autism and Intellectual Disorders, Epilepsy, Substance Use Disorders (Addiction & Motivated Behavior), Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Circadian Rhythms and Sleep, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Human IPSC/Organoid Models.
Driven by an intensely collaborative and entrepreneurial character, UAB is one of the leading economic engines of the State, generating more than $12 billion in annual economic impact. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer with more than 35,000 faculty and staff; it supports more than 53,000 jobs at the University. Nationally, UAB ranks 28th in federal funding and 12th in NIH funding (top 5%), with annual research expenditures exceeding $850 million. For 12 consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked UAB Hospital the Best Hospital in Alabama, with five adult specialties ranked in the top 50 for 2025-2026. The Heersink School of Medicine has a statewide reach, extending from Birmingham to three regional campuses, hosting more than 1,900 full-time faculty, 1,150 residents and fellows, and more than 800 students.
UAB is making a major investment in the future of biomedical discovery with a new, flagship research facility purpose-built to recruit and empower up to 80 principal investigators. This state-of-the-art building delivers highly flexible wet and dry laboratory space, integrated vivarium infrastructure, and intentionally designed adjacencies that catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration across biomedical science, neuroscience, and psychology. Positioned at the center of campus and engineered for scale, the facility offers investigators an exceptional environment to build ambitious, well-funded research programs with global impact.
Successful applicants will join one of the strongest neuroscience environments in the country. The UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (CNC) has more than 450 neuroscience research faculty, clinicians, staff, students & trainees representing 32 UAB departments across 9 UAB schools and spanning a diverse range of neuroscience research areas. The CNC serves as a focal point for basic and applied neuroscience research at UAB. Several centers and institutes at UAB focus on the specific areas of interest, including the Civitan International Research Center (CIRC), Killion Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics (KCNET), an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Depression and Suicide Center, Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI), Civitan International Neuroimaging Laboratory, Advanced Imaging Facility, and Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute. UAB is one of 42 institutions with an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award, which supports translational research and creates a supportive environment that promotes junior investigators.
This entry (instructor)-level position is for a basic science researcher to investigate mechanisms of neuropathic pain with a specific focus on the RNA regulation of neuroinflammation as a major driver of pain-initiating neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersensitivity. The candidate should hold a PhD degree and have training in RNA biology, glial biology, and models of neuropathic pain. Experience with RNA binding proteins, noncoding RNAs, RNA metabolism as they relate to neuroinflammation is desirable. He/she should have at least 3 years experience beyond post-doctoral fellowship training and a track record of publications in basic RNA biology and pain models.
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Required Qualifications
MD, PhD, and MD/PhD.
Preferred Qualifications
Priority will be given to applicants with dynamic research programs focused on brain health and disease across the lifespan. Areas of focus include: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodevelopment, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Autism and Intellectual Disorders, Epilepsy, Substance Use Disorders (Addiction & Motivated Behavior), Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Circadian Rhythms and Sleep, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Human IPSC/Organoid Models.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number F2954P
Open Date 10/21/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Nondiscrimination Statement
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
Special Instructions to Applicants
This is a departmental requisition to place a strategic recruitment identified from requisition F2789P in the Department of Neurology.
Pre-employment Background Check
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Drug/Nicotine Screen (if applicable)
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Fire Investigator Jobs
Target federal fire investigation roles
ATF, FBI, and other federal agencies hire fire investigators and can sponsor visas. These positions require extensive background checks but offer clearer sponsorship pathways than local fire departments.
Highlight specialized fire science credentials
Emphasize fire investigation certifications, arson investigation training, and evidence collection expertise. Specialized skills in electrical fire analysis or hazardous materials incidents strengthen sponsorship cases significantly.
Consider insurance industry positions
Major insurance companies hire fire investigators to assess claims and determine fire causes. These private sector roles may offer more visa sponsorship flexibility than government positions.
Build relevant law enforcement background
Fire investigation often requires law enforcement authority. Prior police experience, criminal justice education, or forensic training demonstrates capability to handle investigative responsibilities and court testimony requirements.
Obtain IAAI or NAFI certifications
International Association of Arson Investigators or National Association of Fire Investigators certifications prove specialized expertise. These credentials help distinguish candidates in competitive federal hiring processes.
Network through fire investigation conferences
Attend IAAI meetings, fire investigation training seminars, and forensic conferences. Building relationships with federal investigators and insurance professionals can lead to sponsorship opportunities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What degree do I need for fire investigator visa sponsorship?
Most sponsored fire investigator positions require a bachelor's degree in fire science, criminal justice, chemistry, or engineering. Some federal roles accept equivalent experience, but a degree directly related to fire investigation or forensic science strengthens H-1B visa specialty occupation requirements. Additional fire investigation certifications are typically required.
Which visa types work best for fire investigators?
H-1B visas work for fire investigators with specialized degrees and federal agency sponsors. E-3 visas suit Australians with fire science backgrounds. L-1B visas may apply for investigators with specialized fire analysis expertise transferring between international offices of large insurance companies or consulting firms.
Do fire investigators qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B?
Fire investigators can qualify for H-1B if the position requires specialized fire science, forensic engineering, or criminal justice knowledge that typically requires a bachelor's degree. Federal investigator roles focusing on complex arson cases or hazardous materials fires often meet specialty occupation standards.
How to find Fire Investigator jobs with visa sponsorship?
To find Fire Investigator jobs with visa sponsorship, use Migrate Mate, which specializes in connecting international candidates with sponsoring employers. Focus your search on insurance companies, government agencies, and fire departments that commonly hire Fire Investigators. These employers often provide H-1B, TN visa, or O-1 visa sponsorship for qualified professionals with fire science backgrounds and investigative experience.
Can local fire departments sponsor visas for investigators?
Most local fire departments cannot sponsor visas due to budget constraints and hiring restrictions. State and municipal agencies typically hire only citizens or permanent residents for fire investigation roles. Federal agencies and private insurance companies offer better sponsorship prospects.
What background check issues affect fire investigator sponsorship?
Fire investigators undergo extensive security clearances and background investigations, especially for federal positions. Any criminal history, financial issues, or foreign contacts can disqualify candidates. Immigration violations or gaps in legal status may prevent clearance approval even with valid visa sponsorship.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Fire Investigator jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.