January 22, 2009
Research institute seeking Purdue scientists for fellowships
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTSI) is seeking applicants from Purdue University for special research fellowships in translational research.
Translational research consists of either "T1 research" (interface of basic science to human studies) or "T2 research" (interface of human studies to the community).
To be eligible, candidates must be:
* Clinician-scientists with a doctoral degree (physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, veterinarians, allied health care professionals, etc.).
* US citizens or permanent residents.
* Full-time junior faculty or research scientists who would be eligible to apply as principal investigator on an NIH grant or career development award but who have not to date been a principal investigator on an R01 or equivalent grant.
* Able to identify co-mentors who are faculty investigators from at least two different disciplines (preferably a clinician and a nonclinician-scientist).
* Planning on submitting a grant for external funding (either a career development award or independent research grant) during the first 12 months of the award.
Postdoctoral clinical or research fellows are not eligible to apply unless their institution has arranged for them to have a full-time faculty or research scientist appointment by summer 2009.
Funding is for one year and is renewable for an additional year. Benefits include partial salary support as well as tuition and fees for coursework, ability to apply for CTSI pilot research monies, and travel funds to attend the national CTSI young investigator meeting.
Applications must be submitted by Feb. 15, and awards will begin May 1.
Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to Donna Burgett at dburgett@regenstrief.org (phone: 317-630-7447). Eligible candidates will be informed how to proceed with applying.