Background:
The Interdisciplinary Research and Training Initiative on Coastal
Ecosystems and Human Heath (I-RICH), University of Connecticut,
seeks 3 post-doctoral fellows in the areas of marine pathogens
and diseases, emerging pollutants, and harmful algal blooms.
Fellowships will be for a maximum of 3 years and include a salary
of $36,996, together with fringe benefits and a modest annual
disbursement for research supplies and travel. Fellowships will
be awarded on a competitive basis and will be renewed annually
based on satisfactory performance. Applicants will be evaluated
on their academic qualifications, proposed research project,
and overall match with regard to expertise and resources of
proposed I-RICH investigators and priorities.
To Apply:
Interested individuals should read the summary information about
the I-RICH grant and contact one of the grant's principal investigators
prior to applying. Additional information about the I-RICH principal
investigators and a summary of the grant's initiatives are available
on this web site. A 5-page proposal that details the proposed
research and its relation to specific I-RICH priorities, and
those of the Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI) in general,
is required (
see OHHI link above). The proposed
research must involve at least one I-RICH principal investigator
in collaboration with a second I-RICH faculty mentor from a
different department, center or unit (including partner institutions).
Applicants should submit copies of academic transcripts from
graduate and/or professional schools, a curriculum vita, two
letters of reference, and a personal statement of goals to J.
Evan Ward, PhD, University of Connecticut, Department of Marine
Sciences, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340. Deadline
for applications is March 1, 2008.
Click here for a pdf version
of this Post-Doctoral fellowship.
The University of Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and Program Provider and encourages applications from underrepresented
groups including minorities, women, and people with disabilities
