PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Professional Development Program
About the Program
The HEALTH Center for Addictions and Cancer Prevention offers a Professional Development Program (PDP), providing career enhancement opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows and New Investigators pursuing careers in health-equity science at the University of Houston.
The PDP focuses on training scientists currently underrepresented in the health sciences (e.g., certain racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, or disadvantaged backgrounds). Our program offers career advancement opportunities, networking, and skill-building to facilitate professional goals and an accelerated pathway towards research independence. Through a data-driven group mentorship format, the PDP also supports diversification of the scientific workforce and innovative health-equity research efforts in addictions and cancer prevention.
Eligibility Requirements
Postdoctoral fellows or New Investigators (Assistant/Associate Professors) employed at the University of Houston.
Professional Development Program Timeline:
Applications Open: June 15, 2021
Application Deadline: August 1, 2021 - Deadline has been extended to August 11, 2021 @ 5 p.m. CST
Final Candidate Selections: August 16, 2021
Program Start Date: September 1, 2021
Program Location: Programming will be virtual via Zoom.
Dates: Monthly programming runs from September 1, 2021 through June 1, 2022.
Application Components
Eligible applicants are required to submit an application package which includes:
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Research interests [2-3 sentences];
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Short-term research goals [300 words];
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Long-term research goals [300 words];
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Fit with the goals and vision of the RCMI [1pg max];
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Career development plan [1pg max];
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An NIH Biosketch; and
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A completed demographic information form (complete form here)
Postdoctoral applicants: a letter of recommendation from your mentor expressing support for participation is required to be submitted with your application.
Format Requirements:
Margins: 0.5 or 1 inch
Format: Single-Spaced
Standard Paper Size: 8.5 x 11
Font Color: Black
Font Size: 11 or 12 point font
Font Type: Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, or Palatino Linotype
The top right corner of each page of the supporting documents must include RCMI PDP and applicant name (e.g., “RCMI PDP_ Jane Doe”).
Please submit the application package as one PDF file via email (healthrcmi@uh.edu) by
August 11, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. CST. An incomplete application will not be reviewed.
All questions regarding the PDP may be directed to Dr. Ezemenari Obasi (Primary Investigator, RCMI at UH), and/or HEALTH-RCMI Staff.