Emory VTP – NIH T32
The Emory VTP will have open postdoctoral fellow positions (MD, PhD or MD-PhD) beginning July 1, 2020. The deadline for submission is December 6, 2019.
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Qualifications
- MD, PhD, or MD-PhD (within 10 years of training)
- Able to participate in up to two years of training
- U.S. citizen, nationalized U.S citizen, or permanent resident of the United States (per NIH guidelines)
- Able to commit full-time effort, defined as forty hours per week to the program and its related research activities
Mentored Research Project Areas
- Pathogenesis and Vaccine Discovery
- Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Antigens
- Translation, Delivery, and Clinical Trials
- Vaccine Epidemiology and Health Policy
- Vaccine Safety
Salary
Trainees accepted into the VTP will receive the following:
- An annual stipend at the appropriate NIH-specified level, based on years of postdoctoral experience
- Travel allotment/research supplies
- Tuition for three required courses (i.e. two graduate-level vaccinology courses and Responsible Conduct of Research Ethics course)
Application Process
Applicants are to review potential mentors listed by areas of study (located on the website). Send initial inquiry potential mentor to see if the mentor is taking on new fellows through the Emory VTP-T32 program, along with your CV and area of mutual interest.
Simultaneously, potential candidates should contact VTP Program Coordinator Dianne Miller at 404-712-2467. Dianne will schedule a preliminary discussion with VTP Program Director or Program Co-Directors.
All preliminary discussions must take place prior to November 6, 2019 in order to apply to the program.
After discussions with the program coordinator and director have taken place, eligible candidates will be encouraged to submit the following documents:
- Cover letter specifying area of interest with statement of future goals/interest in a career in vaccinology, why they feel they are qualified for the fellowship, and what they hope to get out of the fellowship regarding a career in vaccinology
- Current CV
- A letter of support from the proposed mentor with the proposed mentor's NIH Bio-Sketch
- Letter(s) of support from a recent mentor or collaborator
- A two-page description of the proposed research project
- MD applicants from clinical departments must also provide a letter from the candidate’s department/division chair indicating departmental commitment to provide protected time for the trainee applicant to devote full-time effort to the proposed research training
Deadline for Submission: December 6, 2019