Post by damastes on Oct 19, 2009 18:51:07 GMT -5
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Health and Child Development Postdoctoral Traineeship
The Population Research Center (PRC) at The University of Texas at Austin will have two openings for two-year NICHD-funded postdoctoral positions starting September 1, 2010. The PRC is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of The University of Texas at Austin (UT) that provides infrastructure support services and project development support for a very productive, interdisciplinary group of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students at UT. Most of the research is concentrated in five overlapping and reinforcing thematic areas: Health Disparities; Religion and Demographic Processes; Children, Youth, and Families; Education and the Transition to Adulthood; and Latin American and Border Demography.
As part of a research unit with a strong culture of collaboration, postdocs are expected to spend about half of their time working independently and about half of their time working together with research associates. We strongly encourage potential applicants to contact research associates to discuss collective interests prior to submitting an application. In addition, postdocs are expected to regularly attend the weekly PRC brownbag, present at least once at the brownbag during the two years of support, and submit research for presentation at the Population Association (PAA) meetings. Postdoctoral fellows must have a Ph.D. in sociology, demography, public health, family studies, or a related social science discipline and be citizens, or Permanent Residents, of the United States at the time of appointment. Screening of applications will begin on January 29, 2010 and will continue until the position(s) is filled.
Send letter of application with information about research interests and plans, anticipated postdoctoral faculty mentor, and future employment goals; CV; and examples of written work. In addition, please have three letters of recommendation sent to: NICHD Program Coordinator, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station (G1800), Austin TX 78712. Application materials and letters of recommendation may be submitted electronically to: training@prc.utexas.edu
For more information about this position, contact the NICHD Program Coordinator (training@prc.utexas.edu).
The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.