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Tenure Track Faculty - Benjamin-Carver Scientist

Organization

University of Alabama at Birmingham/Tuskegee University, Birmingham or Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

Through a multi-year NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Cohort program grant, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)/Tuskegee University (TU) Benjamin-Carver FIRST Scientists Program was established to create systemic and sustainable culture change to further support inclusive excellence in research at both institutions.

About the position

The FIRST Cohort program aims to transform culture at two types of NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to inclusive excellence, through recruitment of a diverse group of individuals who: * are competitive for an advertised research tenure-track or equivalent faculty position (positions must be at the Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level, * meet the criteria for NIH-defined Early Stage Investigators, and have demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting diversity and inclusive excellence.

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What you'll need to apply

To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae, a letter of interest, and a brief 1-2 page research plan. The letter of interest is a brief cover letter detailing your experience and key achievements related to this position and your thoughts on how you see yourself contributing to the programs and responsibilities described in this position specification. Please keep research plans brief. Letters should be addressed to the UAB CFRC Search Committee and submitted electronically. For those interested in UAB and/or TU, email Dawn Fizer, Director for the FIRST Benjamin-Carver Scientists Program. dfizer@uabmc.edu For those interested solely in a position at Tuskegee University, email Kathyrn Chancellor, Program Manager kchancellor@tuskegee.edu Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled.

Contact name

Dawn Fizer

Contact email

dfizer@uab.edu

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Qualifications

*Applicants should be post-doctoral scholars or early-career faculty Obtaining a faculty appointment at UAB or TU prior to applying to FIRST is not required. Selected applicants are recruited into a tenure-track research faculty position. *Conduct research with a strong focus on health disparities in one of the following areas: *Cancer *Obesity and Diabetes *Cardiovascular disease *Neuroscience *Have a record of promoting diversity and inclusive excellence

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