Posts Tagged ‘career development’

Four times a year, the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon offers grants for promising biomedical exploration and the development of research careers in clinical investigation. The next deadline for these awards is February 15, 2013. Please note that all application guidelines have been changed as of January 1, 2013. Review all guidelines carefully before submitting your application. The New Investigator Grant supports junior faculty who are new to research and are currently without major funding … Read More

All graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to attend the Vollum Career Development Workshop Series. Led by OHSU faculty, these seminars provide helpful advice for young scientists—from finding a mentor to writing a scientific manuscript. This year’s Career Development Workshop series will start on January 8, and take place every Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. in Vollum M1441 until mid-March. If you are at the West Campus or are otherwise unable to attend in-person, you … Read More

The Ellison Medical Foundation has invited OHSU to nominate two junior faculty members who show outstanding promise in basic biology of age-related diseases and disabilities for the New Scholar Award in Aging. This award will provide new research faculty with up to $100,000 per year during the critical first few years of their independent research career. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: structural biology, molecular genetics, studies with model systems ranging from lower eukaryotes to … Read More

The NIH-funded K12 program, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH), is offering a special funding opportunity for junior faculty with a clinical doctorate degree.The goal of the BIRCWH is to develop junior faculty into leading interdisciplinary research scientists in women’s health. BIRCWH supports the full spectrum of research including basic science, clinical research, information technology, health services, patient-centered outcomes, policy, public health, behavioral, and applied research. Deadline: November 19, 2012 Award Information: Provides salary support for … Read More

The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award Program provides junior physician-scientist faculty with $150,000 per year for up to three years to support mentored research in any disease area as they begin their careers as independent clinical investigators. To be eligible, applicants must: Hold a M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent degree from an accredited institution; Have an active U.S. medical license – U.S. citizenship is not required; Have a full-time faculty position not higher than the … Read More

The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute invites you to participate in the following events this fall: Quarterly Clinical Research Coordinator Training Workshop September 26 & 27, 2012 Designed to provide a basic framework of the role and responsibilities of the research coordinator, the regulatory and policy requirements for appropriate conduct of clinical research at OHSU, and tools to assist coordinators to successfully perform their role. This workshop is open at no cost to all … Read More

Updated 7/30: The internal deadline for this opportunity has been moved to Friday, August 17. The Searle Scholars Program is a highly competitive program designed to support exceptional, new junior faculty. It supports research in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, and pharmacology, as well as related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. The program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic … Read More

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The Burroughs-Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards for Medical Scientists provides up to $700,000 in support over five years to help physician-scientists bridge their advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training with the early years of faculty service. Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease-oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Proposals in the area of epidemiology should contact the Fund to determine their eligibility. This bridging award is meant to facilitate the transition to a career in … Read More

The Fulbright Scholar Program is looking for faculty to teach or conduct research for the 2013-2014 academic year in one of two area-specifc programs: 1) Fulbright Scholar Grants to Francophone Africa In Sub-Saharan Africa, 18 awards are available in eight countries, including a multi-country research award. Countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal. In North Africa, nine awards are available in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia … Read More