Thursday, October 16, 2014

2015 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows Program


The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows Program is intended to support postdoctoral scholars with the highest potential for success in an independent academic career in chemistry and the life sciences, and to assist in their transition from “mentored yet independent” postdoctoral to an independent, tenure-track position. Nearly all successful academic careers in science at present begin with a postdoctoral period of additional training and development prior to the first tenure tract appointment. These individuals are expected to become the next generation of leaders and innovators in science, engineering, and technology.

The program requires the identification of both a candidate and an institutional mentor who will provide support the postdoctoral candidate throughout his or her fellowship.  Awarded fellows are required to spend full-time, 100% effort on the project outlined in the fellows application.

Candidate Eligibility
·        U.S. Citizen or permanent resident;
·        PhD, MD, and MD/PhD;
·        In a first postdoctoral position at the time of application; and
·        Have not been in said first postdoctoral position for longer than twelve months at the time of this application;
·        Will be eligible for a tenure track position at a scientific research institution at the end of year two of the fellowship.
   
Award
  • This is a 2 year award funded at a range of between $57,000 and $67,000, based on research experience, with 75% of the award going towards the stipend, and 25% towards research expenditures.
Award Timeline
  • GT Email of Intent to Submit Requested by – October 22, 2014
  • GT Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline  - October 29, 2014
  • GT Internal Candidate Notification Target – November 10, 2014
  • Sponsor Submission Deadline – December 1, 2014
Internal Submission Process
To be considered for GT nomination to compete for this award, please:
1.      Send an email of Intent to Submit to susan.roche@gatech.edu  by October 22, 2014.
·        This brief email should contain: the candidate’s name, the mentor’s name, the area of proposed research, and a statement verifying eligibility under the state Candidate Eligibility criteria.
·        Please note, this email is not binding or mandatory, but it will help our office to begin to put together a review committee with the correct expertise for this competition.

2.      Submit a Pre-Proposal Package, including the following items, to Susan Roche at  (susan.roche@gatech.edu), as a single .pdf file, by October 29, 2014.
·        Abstract of Proposed Research – Must include: Candidate Name, Mentor Name, Specific aims of proposed research (Not to exceed 1 page)
·        Candidate CV – (any available format)
·        Mentor CV – (any available format)
For More Information
(Please note: If you have received this information via forwarded email and you wish to subscribe to receive similar notifications directly from the Office of the EVPR in the future, please subscribe to the EVPR GT Research mailing list, by following the instructions at: http://www.research.gatech.edu/join-gt-research-mailing-list.)

As always if you have any further questions or require any additional information, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

Regards,

Susan Roche, MS, CRA
Research Administration Manager

Georgia Institute of Technology
Office of the Executive Vice President for Research
207D A. French Building | 237 Uncle Heine Way | Atlanta, GA 30332-0325

404.894.8802 p | 404.385.6940 | susan.roche@gatech.edu

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