This is an initiative from the Centering Science Strategic Pillar aimed at supporting early career CBS researchers in securing research-focused faculty positions in research universities/academic medical centers. We have awarded our second cohort of three mentees and this application is closed.
Applicants must be a current ACBS member who is early career - defined as within five years post PhD graduation date (including individuals in current postdoctoral and faculty positions). Graduate students who have defended their dissertation and are currently on their predoctoral clinical internship are also eligible. If an applicant does not have a PhD or equivalent degree and is planning to apply for positions in a country that does not offer PhD level training, they may still apply, but should include information on their research training and their eligibility for a research-focused faculty position in that country. In some unique cases applicants may be considered that do not meet all of these eligibility criteria. If you are considering applying and do not meet all of the eligibility criteria, but have a strong case to make for why you would be a good fit for this program, please contact the committee chair, Jacqueline Pistorello at pistorel@unr.edu
For more information about this program, click here. The application time frame for 2025 will be March 1st through May 1st.
The website will request the following application information:
- Eligibility information including how long since you received your PhD, how long you
have been an ACBS member, and, if currently on predoctoral internship, confirmation
that your dissertation has been successfully completed.
- An academic CV.
- A cover letter that includes the following:
a. Your current position.
b. Short and long-term career goals (e.g., postdoc positions for short term versus long term faculty positions).
c. Type of positions you would like to obtain (including target area/country if relevant, and specific jobs you have identified as examples of positions you aim to apply for).
d. Research focus and future directions, including how your research direction fits with ACBS. You might use the recent ACBS taskforce report (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212144721000302) to help identify areas of fit for your work with CBS.
e. What you are looking for from the mentor program.
f. If relevant, any additional key information that would indicate your trajectory to be competitive to obtain a research-focused faculty position.
g. If relevant, any unique background factors that contribute to increasing diversity and cultural representativeness of faculty in your field.