Position ID: | Cornell-Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease (CIHMID)-POSTFELLOWSEPT2022 [#18427] |
Position Title: | PostDocFellowLazzaroMay2021 |
Position Type: | Fellowship or award |
Position Location: | Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Biology / Biochemistry |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/05/07 11:59PM finished (2021/04/07, finished 2021/08/25) |
Position Description: |
CIHMID Postdoctoral Fellow Training Program The Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease (CIHMID; http://cihmid.cornell.edu) offers financial support and professional development opportunities for postdoctoral scholars studying host-microbe interactions. CIHMID postdocs are supported to develop research programs in collaboration with two or more labs at Cornell and will be provided with professional development opportunities during the academic year and summer. CIHMID postdocs are expected to have intellectual ownership of their projects and may use their support to build bridges across different disciplines of study. Studied host-microbe interactions may be pathogenic or beneficial; microbial partners may be bacterial, viral or fungal; eukaryotic hosts may be animal or plant. Supporting a diverse portfolio of research systems and questions is an explicit goal of the training program. Appointments to the training program are made through competitive application, and appointments may begin any time between July 2021, and February 2022. The program is supported by a training grant from the US National Institutes of Health (T32 AI145821), by the Cornell Office of the Provost, and by Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. For more information, please visit http://cihmid.cornell.edu/cihmid-opportunities/cihmid-postdoctoral-fellows-program . Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, beginning May 7, 2021.
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Guidance in applying and interviewing for
academic and nonacademic jobs to follow the postdoctoral appointment, including
multiple rounds of feedback on application materials, opportunity to give
practice job talks and chalk talks, and practice interviews with Cornell
faculty. o
Workshops on writing grants and fellowship
applications, as well as on the grant review process at federal funding
agencies. o
Workshops on practical elements of running a
research lab, with topics including mentoring strategies and styles, financial
aspects of running a lab, and strategies for establishing priorities and
objectives and maintaining focus on them. o Training in leadership and mentoring, o
Training and experiential workshops on diversity,
equity and inclusion in the STEM fields and beyond.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator Cornell University is an academic community committed to diversity, inclusiveness and a welcoming environment for its faculty, staff, and students. Consistent with this commitment, qualified individuals are considered for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to any legally protected status, including age, race, creed, color, ex-offender status, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, or protected veteran status. I understand that if I become employed at Cornell University it is the University's expectation that I will comply with all anti-discrimination laws and support the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, view: https://hr.cornell.edu/our-culture-diversity/diversity-inclusion eeoc.gov Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law dol.gov "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement Application Details The application will consist of: a cover letter, CV, plan of proposed research (3 pages maximum, excluding references), a statement of support from all prospective advisors, 2 letters of recommendation that do not come from the Major or Minor labs (to be submitted directly by the recommenders), and a Statement of contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion. There is no expectation that applicants will identify themselves as members of underrepresented groups. However, Cornell as an institution has an expectation that all members of our campus community support diversity and inclusion, and applicant statements should describe their philosophies and activities in that regard. All components of the application must be submitted through the application portal. Contact information for reference letter writers should be entered online and recommenders will be automatically solicited to submit their recommendations. Prospective advisors should email their letter of support directly to Brian Lazzaro at bplazzaro@cornell.edu. Inquiries and questions may be directed to Brian Lazzaro bplazzaro@cornell.edu or Railey Savage rjs388@cornell.edu
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