CTSA K12 - Request for Applications
This notice serves as a request for applications from senior fellows, instructors and junior faculty in the first two years of their faculty appointment in the Dental, Medical, Nursing and Veterinary Schools who are interested in securing a training slot in the CTSA K12 program. The award is directed towards providing protected time for research trainees whose clinical and translational research is focused on the elucidation of mechanistic and therapeutic aspects of disease process and all categories of research focused on bridging the information gap between pediatric and adult medicine.
Accepted students will be expected to participate in formal research training relevant to their research endeavor by enrollment in and completion of either a Master of Science degree in either Epidemiology (MSCE) or Translational Research (MTR).
Appointment of trainees will be from July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2012. The award will provide salary support to provide 80% protected time up to a maximum of $90,000 per year. Applicants must be US citizens or have permanent resident status.
The application procedure involves a two-part process.
PART ONE:
Applicants are asked to submit a one page personal statement detailing their commitment to a research career consistent with the goals of the CTSA K12 program, a one paragraph description of their proposed area of research and the name(s) of their mentor(s).
Please email these documents to Emma Meagher (emma@upenn.edu) by October 22nd, 2009.
These materials will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the CSTA K12 selection committee. Those applicants whose research meets the goals and eligibility criteria described above will be invited, by email, to complete part two of the application process as described below.
PART TWO:
Applicants will be asked to submit a 2-3 page description of their intended area of research, a current CV, three letters of support together with the completed application form for the Masters training program they are seeking to enter.
Further information on the MSCE program can be obtained at http://www.cceb.med.upenn.edu/education/epi-degree/msce.php.
Further information on the MTR program can be obtained at http://www.itmat.upenn.edu/CTSA/MTR/.
The letters of support should be supplied by the applicant's mentor(s) in addition to his/her division chief and /or department chair. Individuals supplying letters of support are requested to also complete an additional candidate evaluation form that will be provided to them.
Please submit via email a completed part two application (including the letters of support) to Emma Meagher - emma@upenn.edu. Deadline for completion of part two is November 13th, 2009.
Further information can be obtained by contacting Emma Meagher (emma@upenn.edu), Director of the CTSA Educational Program, Harv Feldman (hfeldman@mail.med.upenn.edu) or Karen Teff (kteff@pobox.upenn.edu ), Co-Directors of the K12 program.
