SINTN– Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation & Translational Neurosciences

Post-Doctoral Scholar Vision Research Training Grant

The Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences (SINTN) and Department of Ophthalmology are requesting applications for vision research training post-doctoral full-time research positions. We will fund 3 scholars, each for up to 1 year. The 2013-2014 positions are available on April 1, 2013.

Application deadline: January 15, 2013

Applicants should e-mail Kristy Verhines ksn@stanford.edu with their name, name of mentor, and research topic to declare interest. The completed application should include a CV (NIH biosketch format preferred), 2 letters of reference, application form, and application checklist. Please submit all material to Kristy Verhines by the deadline.

Eligibility:

Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. or M.D. by the time they start.

They must have a Stanford mentor engaged in vision research, and they must conduct research full-time within the mentor's laboratory.

Candidates must be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States.

Clinical trainees may not expend more than 10-20 percent of their appointment time on clinical duties that are unrelated to, or independent of, the training program.

We highly encourage application from underrepresented minorities.

NOTE: Stanford Faculty, Research Associates, Research Scientists, and Instructors are not eligible.

Goals:

We want to train future leaders in vision research who understand key clinical issues and causes of vision loss.

  1. Intensive clinical ophthalmologic exposure, especially targeting non-clinically trained investigators, to facilitate future bench-to-bedside applications of basic vision research.
  2. Facilitation of the transition of M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. trainees from clinical practice to rigorous vision research and fostering their successful application to the Career Development (K) Award, an important funding mechanism for physician-scientists.
  3. The education and training of basic and clinical investigators from diverse backgrounds in molecular, cellular, synaptic, and systems level vision research to prepare them for academic careers in clinical and basic departments.

Training Program Overview:

Each Scholar will carry out his or her research under the direction of a mentor working on vision research and will spend the vast majority of time in the mentor's laboratory. In addition, each trainee will have a research and a clinical mentor, who are in the Vision Training Program or Department of Ophthalmology, in order to expose the Scholar to approaches in both basic science and translational disciplines. At the beginning of the program, these mentors will be assigned, and 3-months into the program, each trainee will designate their mentors.

Training will start in 2013-2014 and will be limited to and cannot be less than 12 months. An awarded trainee position cannot be shared among multiple P.I.'s. We expect trainees to devote full time to training activities, which, in addition to their research, may include relevant course work, workshops, and scientific conferences, including vision lectures, Ophthalmology Grandrounds, and the Bay Area Ophthalmology Course – an intensive 4 week course in July 1 - 26, 2013.

The funding comes from the National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (T32) from the National Eye Institute.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact:
Kristy Verhines ksn@stanford.edu

Stanford Medicine Resources:

Footer Links: