UNC Chapel Hill Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

02/20/2020

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation has an RFP out for the 2021 Psychosocial Research Grants: PSR Postdoctoral Fellowships

Award Amount: up to $75,000 per year for up to two (2) years

LOI Deadline: March 25, 2020 by 5:00pm ET. Invited full applications due July 29, 2020

Anticipated Award Notification: December 2020

Anticipated Award Start Date: April 2021

CFR Contact: Kavita Hall, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | [email protected] | (919) 962-2013

RFP Synopsis:

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation (CHNF) is accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) to support research that develops sound data to inform and disseminate best practices that produce better outcome and to improve quality of life for people living with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). The PSR portfolio does this by funding the development and dissemination of sound data to inform best practices that produce better outcomes and improve quality of life for people living with SCI. Emphasis is placed on research directed towards:

Increasing understanding of psychological (behavioral, emotional, cognitive) and social (interpersonal, community, environmental) factors that affect health, functioning and quality of life;
Testing the effectiveness and/or feasibility of rehabilitation and habilitation interventions to improve psychological and social functioning, including participation in work, school and other community activities;
Improving measurements of psychological, social and environmental risk factors, protective factors, processes and outcomes; and
Identifying critical service gaps, needed data and/or new areas of exploration, within a psychosocial or socioecological context, as defined by or with input from people living with SCI.
The PSR portfolio areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to, research on aging, caregiving (formal and informal networks), employment/work, health behaviors and fitness, independent living/lifestyle, self-management/selfcare, and technology access. Research can involve qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies. Applications to this portfolio must be research-oriented and psychosocial in their focus. Applicants must have a doctoral degree or an equivalent terminal professional degree (e.g., PhD, MD, DVM). This funding is designed to encourage specialization in the field of SCI. Fellowships are intended to provide mentored training in SCI research to early-career investigators. The Fellowship Applicant (Fellow) should be mentored (or co-mentored) by an investigator experienced in SCI psychosocial research. Fellows must have attained their doctoral degree or an equivalent terminal professional degree by the FGA submission deadline and have held that degree no longer than five years prior to the FGA submission deadline. For Fellows with an MD degree, the five-year period begins after completion of their residency program. The Neilsen Foundation encourages submissions from eligible P*s who represent a wide range of disciplines; however, it is required that relevant SCI expertise is represented on the proposed research project team. A PI may only submit one application in a given portfolio cycle. Multiple P*s from an institution may submit concurrent, independent applications in a given grant cycle. In such cases, each project must be distinct, with non-overlapping Aims. Indirect costs are not allowed for this award.

To read the full application guidelines, including detailed eligibility requirements, please visit: https://chnfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSR-2021-AG_FINAL.pdf.

02/13/2020

- Would you like to get a quick resume/CV review?

On Friday, February 21, Dr. Alan Farber will be available to review your resume or cv.

Reserve a 15 minute slot, and bring a hard copy to your session. Optional follow-up appointments

will be available (for any career-related issues). This is not a drop-in service. You must reserve a 15-minute time slot. Appointments are available first come, first serve. An email confirmation will be sent once your appointment is confirmed.

Session Times:
Morning: 8:30-8:45, 9:00-9:15, 10:45-11:00

Afternoon: 12:45-1:00, 1:15-1:30, 1:45-2:00, 2:15-2:30

If you are interested in reserving a time listed above, clicking on the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d44aba922a1f94-speed

If you have questions, please send an email to [email protected].

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Location: Bioinformatics 1114 Thank you!

01/23/2020

Job Post Contact: Todd BenDor ([email protected]; Director, Odum Institute) or Noreen McDonald ([email protected]; Chair of City and Regional Planning) know if you have any additional questions!

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We will begin considering candidates after February 1, 2020, and will continue accepting applications until the position is filled. Link to full posting: http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/174675

The Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP) in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invite applications for a Tenure Track, Assistant/Associate Professor position in Urban Analytics and Data Science. We seek outstanding individuals skilled in using data science to better understand cities and communities in North Carolina, the United States, or the world. We look for individuals creatively applying data science to all planning questions including the domains of transportation, economic development, real estate, and other areas. We are also interested in a broad array of analytic skills, particularly machine learning, network analysis, and spatial analysis.

This position is joint between City & Regional Planning and the Odum Institute. The selected individual will be expected to develop or extend a record of scholarly contribution as well as contribute to teaching and service in both units. Scholarly contributions will be demonstrated through development of a grant-funded research program along with publication of peer-reviewed research. Teaching and service contributions will involve leading courses for UNC’s world-class undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, and faculty through the City and Regional Planning program and the Odum Institute. The selected individual will also provide a variety of research consultation services in machine learning, network analysis, and/or spatial analysis to the university community as well as contribute to grant-funded research of the UNC research community through their service as a data scientist at Odum.

Educational Requirements: Candidates are required to have a doctorate in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field by the start date of the appointment.

Qualifications and Experience: The successful candidate will have strong capacity and willingness to teach and mentor at all levels, ideally demonstrated by previous experience.

Special Instructions: The application package should include a cover letter, up-to-date curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements (upload together), 1 journal article, graduate transcript (unofficial is fine at the first stage), and list of 4 references. At least one of the referees should be able to comment on the applicant’s teaching ability. At the time of application, candidates will also be required to identify the names, titles, and email addresses of professional references (four are required). The recommenders that candidates identify will be contacted via email with instructions for uploading their recommendation letters. Application materials and letters of recommendation must be submitted in electronic form only.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

01/09/2020

UPCOMING DEADLINE

Organization: Simons Foundation
RFP: Bridge to Independence Award
Award Amount: up to $495,000 over three (3) years
LOI Deadline: March 2, 2020
Anticipated Award Start Date: July 2020

CFR Contact: Kavita Hall, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | [email protected]

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) to support early-career scientists by helping their transition to research independence and providing grant funding at the start of their professorships. The program is aimed at senior postdoctoral fellows who intend to seek tenure-track faculty positions during the upcoming academic year. The BTI Award program welcomes applications that span the breadth of science that SFARI normally supports, including genetics, molecular mechanisms, circuits and systems, and clinical science. This funding opportunity is open to postdoctoral fellows who may not be working on autism but are interested in starting research projects in this area and who have expertise that could be brought to bear on this complex disorder. Eligible applicants must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree and must have fewer than six (6) years of postdoctoral or otherwise mentored training. Also, applicants must be currently in non-independent, mentored, training positions, as recognized by their institutions. Applicants must be actively seeking a tenure-track position at a U.S. or Canadian institution of higher education during the 2020-2021 academic year. Applicants are not eligible if they are recipients of other career development awards with similar budgetary scopes as the SFARI Bridge to Independence Award. Applicants must not have accepted a formal offer for a tenure-track faculty position. Indirect costs are capped at 20% and is included in the $495,000 maximum award amount. The award goes to the institution, not the individual.

To read the full application guidelines, including detailed eligibility requirements, please visit: https://www.sfari.org/grant/bridge-to-independence-award-request-for-applications/?tab=rfa.

SFARI is invested in supporting the next generation of top autism researchers. The Bridge to Independence Award program promotes talented early-career scientists by facilitating their transition to research independence and providing grant funding at the start of their professorships at a U.S. or Ca...

01/09/2020

UPCOMING DEADLINE
RFP: JDRF Diabetes Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Award Amount: up to $63,000 for one (1) year
Application Deadline: January 16, 20202 at 5:00pm ET
Anticipated Award Notification: May 2020
Anticipated Award Start Date: July 1, 2020

CFR Contact: Kavita Hall, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | [email protected]

JDRF International is accepting applications to increase capacity in diabetes clinical psychology and diabetes psychology research. The postdoctoral fellowship program sponsored by JDRF is a combination of clinical diabetes care and diabetes research. Each applicant must have documented research experience, a career interest in diabetes specialized psychology, and must have completed a doctoral program in the field of psychology. The fellowship is intended for those at a relatively early stage of their career. Ordinarily, the most recent doctoral degree will have been received no more than two years prior to the application submission. Applicants must be based in the United States or Canada. Fellowships cannot be awarded to the same fellow more than one time. At the conclusion of the fellowship, each fellow should have 2 manuscripts either submitted or ready for submission. Fellows should also have submitted to the ADA, APA and/or AADE Annual Meetings for presentation via poster or oral session. The intention of this fellowship program is to equip psychologists for work in the field of diabetes.

To read the full application guidelines, including detailed eligibility requirements, please visit:

01/09/2020

ETS (Educational Testing Services) Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open: Application Deadlines: March 1, 2020 (preliminary) and April 15, 2020 (final)

This program provides opportunities for early-career scholars to work with ETS researchers on a variety of cutting-edge topics, including foundational research as well as research embedded in real-world testing programs. Selected fellows work on research projects and conduct independent research that is relevant to ETS's goals under the mentorship of research scientists or psychometricians in Princeton, N.J. Candidates must have received their doctorate within the past three years. This year, ETS is seeking applications in the following areas of expertise: measurement, psychometrics and statistics; process data modeling and analysis; and artificial intelligence.

Compensation:
*Competitive salary
*$5,000 one-time relocation incentive for round-trip relocation expenses
*Employee benefits, vacation, holidays and other paid leave in accordance with ETS policies

Duration:
The fellowship is for a period of up to two years, renewable after the first year by mutual agreement.

For more info:

The ETS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides opportunities for early career scholars to work with ETS researchers on a variety of topics.

12/09/2019

- You could be awarded $60,000
for research in STEM through THE FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE fellowship program. Candidate must be in a postdoc by the time of application and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to apply.
LOrealUSA.com/ForWomenInScie…
Apply by: Jan 31, 2020

11/21/2019

REMINDER: the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at UNC (NORC) pre-proposal deadline for 1- 2 yr grants (40k total direct costs) are due DEC 2, 2019. UNC postdoctoral fellows are eligible and encouraged to apply. More info:

Pilot & Feasibility (P&F) projects may be biomedical, epidemiological, clinical or translational.

10/26/2019

Thanks to everyone (especially the ) who attended this inspiring talk and related events on Thursday!

08/30/2019

Do you need help with funding? The next Workshop is Thurs 9/12 from 3-4:30 pm in the Health Sciences Library Room 307. Register today: http://tinyurl.com/y42ftsda

08/19/2019

Forwarded on behalf of Partnership for Faculty Diversity, please do not reply directly to this email:

The Department of Sociology within the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. We are inviting applications for an Assistant Professor, specializing in gender or race and ethnicity, to begin July 1, 2020. We welcome applicants who study societies in any region of the world.

Applicants will be expected to teach courses and mentor at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. We invite applicants of a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches with an innovative research program and commitment to outstanding teaching.

Applicants must have strong research accomplishments and have experience or a willingness to participate in teaching, mentoring, research or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment. Ph.D in Sociology or related field or equivalent is required by the time of hire.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales. For applicants interested in spousal/partner employment, please visit the UCSD Partner Opportunities Program website: https://aps.ucsd.edu/services/pop/about.html

The application deadline is Monday, September 23, 2019. Applicants should submit all application materials electronically via UCSD’s Academic Personnel On-Line RECRUIT (https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02115)

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

The UC, San Diego Partner Opportunities Program (POP) provides assistance and support in the employment search for spouses or partners (clients) of faculty candidates and appointees, and of those in senior management positions who hold academic appointments.

08/15/2019

are you looking for a chance to mentor youth scientists? Check out: Carolina A.D.M.I.R.E.S. (Assisting in Development and Mentoring an Innovative Research Experience in Science)

To all Postdocs in Science / Math disciplines,
I invite you to become a mentor for an 8th and 9th grade STEM outreach program called Carolina ADMIRES. This NSF-funded program targets minorities and women underrepresented in the sciences. It involves a combination of professional development and mentored science literature research. As a mentor, you would be paired with 1-2 students who you would interact with during 3 Saturday morning meetings (dates below), aiding them in developing a research topic. It is a really rewarding experience. Their investigations are typically literature research but can also include experiments they conduct at home – they will not be working in any UNC labs. Their efforts culminate in Presentation Day, where they present a poster alongside current Carolina students with parents & mentors present. See http://admires.unc.edu/ for more information.

It doesn’t take a lot of effort to be a mentor – here is the commitment we ask of mentors:

Attend a 50-min orientation this fall at a mutually convenient time.
Commit to attend all 3 regular Saturday meetings to be held on-campus (location TBD). If there is an emergency we have substitute mentors available, but need to be given as much advance notice as possible. The dates are:

Nov. 16 / Jan. 25 / Feb. 29

Nominal time will be 10am – noon, although we may typically only need you 1 to 1.5 hours within this window and will announce that in advance (we respect your time!)

Plan to do an in-person or online (skype) meeting with your student at a mutually convenient time on or around the following date:
Dec. 14

Commit to attend research presentation day, March 28, 11am-2pm. (very important!)
Stay in regular contact with your mentees between meetings (at least every 2 weeks).
You don’t have to be an expert in their exact interest area, as you all know how to investigate an open-ended problem and evaluate the integrity of scientific information. That said, our cohort of students in past years had interests in the following areas:

Biology, Medicine, & Genomics
Chemistry
Physics & Astronomy / Space Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Please contact me if you are interested & able to commit to the above requirements, or have questions before signing up. This mentoring opportunity is available to all UNC employees who are active in STEM research and who currently hold a PhD in a STEM discipline (postdocs, research faculty, faculty, or similar). Feel free to pass the word along to other potential mentors.



Amy Oldenburg
[email protected]
Associate Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Welcome to Carolina ADMIRES Assisting in Development and Mentoring an Innovative Research Experience in Science! This program is designed for 8th and 9th grade students who have an interest in science and would like to learn more about what a future career in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineeri...