ReBUILDetroit: Postdoctoral Training Fellowships 1298 views

The ReBUILDetroit Program, an association of Marygrove College, University of Detroit Mercy, and Wayne State University, invites applications for 3 postdoctoral training fellows (PTFs).

Fellowship value: $21.2 M five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Number of fellowships: 03

About the program:

• The postdoctoral training fellows (PTFs) will collaborate with conglomerate faculty, staff, and undergraduate students to teach curriculum emphasizing mentored research among Detroit’s diverse student populations leading to accelerated pipelines into master’s and doctoral degrees to ensure students succeed in biomedical research careers.
• This common curriculum will include courses containing authentic research experiences based on the Research Coordination Network (RCN) model in the areas of biology, chemistry, and social/health sciences.

Eligibility:

• Applications are invited from scientists with an interest in undergraduate STEM education.
• Applicant can be scientists any discipline (not only in biomedical), but must have previous research experience with the disciplinary content associated with one of the RCN models: Chemistry: environmental and analytical chemistry; Biology: genomics, bioinformatics; Social/Health Sciences: socio-ecological mixed-methods to investigate health disparities
• Applicants must demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching as well as an active research agenda related to one of the RCN disciplines.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of application
• Applicant must have received a PhD or equivalent in a STEM discipline (including social and behavioral sciences) not earlier than 2011 and before September 2017.

Application Process:

Applications must include the following:

• Latest CV/Resume
• Transcript of doctoral coursework (unofficial)
• Cover letter describing the professional background, including any prior teaching experience, and career goals
• 2 letters of recommendation
• If the applicant is currently a postdoc who is already in a lab with a research aim/agenda, we require letter of support from their postdoc advisor.
• If the candidate is not a postdoc already, we require letter of support from their dissertation advisor.