Baltimore, Maryland-based Johns Hopkins University, the iconic private research university, has announced a reduction in force driven by budgetary issues related to federal research funding.
The reduction will impact 110 employees, mostly in administrative roles.
According to a company spokesperson, “As our federal research portfolio shrinks, the infrastructure around it must change in parallel.”
University President Ron Daniels noted, "Colleagues have expressed confusion, uncertainty, and frustration with the pace and character of decisions from federal granting agencies, especially in the natural and life sciences. Though our colleagues continue to submit strong research proposals, the sluggish or stalled pace of awards is debilitating.”
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