University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: Gender Diversity 861 views

The University of Kentucky (UK) is inviting application for University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship for individuals training in disciplines with limited gender diversity.

Eligibility:

• Candidate will be eligible to compete for federally-funded postdoctoral grants. This includes the eligibility requirement that, by the time of award, the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
• Candidate must have completed the doctoral degree within the past two years, or longer with justification, or will complete the doctoral degree before the date of appointment.
• Preference will be given to applicants who do not have a prior or present postdoctoral appointment at University of Kentucky.
• Applicants who received their terminal degree at University of Kentucky should be affiliated with a research group other than the one in which they did their prior research to expand their research experience.

Selection criteria:

• Evidence of scholarship with competitive potential for a tenure-track faculty appointment at a research university
• Quality of the fellowship proposal and the fit with the research interests of the candidate’s chosen mentor(s)
• Strong support from mentor(s), department chair and references
• Compelling argument that the appointment would contribute to increasing the diversity within the candidate’s discipline

Applications:

The application dossier should contain, in a single PDF document that will be uploaded into the University of Kentucky employment system:

• Cover letter that addresses how participation in this program would contribute to the compelling interest of diversity and inclusive excellence at the University of Kentucky and in the discipline.
• Curriculum Vitae, including the names of references providing letters of recommendation.
• A description of short-term and long-term career goals that have been discussed with your UK research mentor(s).
• An original proposal describing the research planned, written independently by the applicant in a way that non-experts can evaluate (1,500 words or less; figures and references are not included in this total).
• These to be emailed separately to vprgrants@uky.edu: A letter from the potential UK mentor(s) that endorses the candidate, acknowledges the candidate’s career plans and commits to ensuring the fellow participates in the career development activities associated with this program and mentor’s curriculum vitae (5-page limit) that includes current and pending funding; letter from the potential UK department chair that commits departmental resources, such as space and computer support, and describes any additional departmental-level career development activities available to the fellow; three reference letters.