RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER March 2010 In collaboration with the Office for Research and Graduate Studies, the Research Career Development Program (RCD) offers workshops in subjects that are critical to an academic research career, including Grant Writing, Publishing Your Research and Presenting Your Research. The program in RCD has recently been expanded and now offers workshops and services in career counseling including Interviewing, Networking and CV/Resume writing (see below). To view the workshop calendar, workshop descriptions, funding sources, NIH news, grant deadlines etc., please visit: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/career/.
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Developing a Fundable Research Problem: Seminar Monday, March 15 9:00am – 10:30am Bressler Research Building, 14-007 Optional Mock Review Sessions (choose one) Friday, March 26 from 9-11am (BRB, 14-007) Monday, March 29 from 12 -2pm (BRB, 14-007)
New Workshops in Career Counseling
(These workshops will be offered on a regular basis throughout the year)
Preparing for your next Interview Tuesday, March 9
W ednesday, March
24 4:00pm -5:00pm 1:00pm Howard Hall 450
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12:00pm – MSTF 316
Identifying a significant research problem that meets the NIH mission is the first step in writing a competitive grant application. Whether you are actively searching for a new position, or simply interested Beginning in 2009, the NIH amended its review criteria; one in gaining additional insight into the interview process, it is never too early consequence is that the criteria reviewers use to assess the to start preparing for your next interview. This workshop will introduce research problem have changed. Consequently, it’s important for various interviewing styles, address common interview mistakes and offer investigators to understand the criteria reviewers now use to pointers on how to enhance your interviewing skills. At the end of the evaluate the research problem, and to conceptualize their session, participants will be able to deliver an effective introduction and research problem in a way that meets the new review criteria. handle difficult interview questions. Participants will also have an opportunity to schedule a video recorded mock interview and receive This session consists of two parts: a seminar on Developing a individual feedback. Instructor: Derek Haseltine, MEd Fundable Research Problem, including a brief discussion of examples, followed by two optional mock review sessions, in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ which participants have the opportunity to receive critical Transforming your CV into a resume feedback on their own research problem. Two mock review sessions are scheduled on March 26 and March 29. A maximum Tuesday, March 23 Friday, March of 5 examples can be discussed at each session. A sign up 26 sheet for the mock review sessions will be provided at the 4:00pm - 5:00pm -or9:00am – seminar on March 15. All workshop attendees are welcome to 10:00am attend the mock reviews, regardless of whether they have submitted an example for discussion. Howard Hall 450 Instructor: Wendy Sanders, MA
Presenting yourself is key to your next job search and you may only have ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ one chance to make a good first impression. If your next job search yields a position that requires you to send a resume, how confident do you feel ~~ about your resume presentation? Participants will learn how to convert their CV into an effective resume. Cover letters will also be addressed. New Workshop Participants are encouraged to bring their current CV to this session for Preparing your CV for UMSOM additional feedback. promotion Instructor: Derek Haseltine, MEd
Tuesday, March 30 April 2
Friday,
4:00pm – 5:00pm -or12:00pm – 1:00pm Bressler Research Building, 14-007
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Networking Tuesday, March 16
Tuesday, April
13 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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12:00pm –
If you plan to submit your materials for promotion within the SOM 1:00pm in the near future, you are encouraged to attend this brief session GPILS Conference Room (655 W. Baltimore Street, 1st floor) that will address the UMSOM CV format. An introduction to the Networking is crucial for your career success. This workshop will proper UMSOM format will be presented as well as several common mistakes, as reported by the Appointment, Promotion demystify the process of networking and teach participants new tools they can immediately employ to develop new contacts and enhance their job and Tenure Review (APT) Committee. Instructor: Derek search visibility and professional development. Instructor: Derek Haseltine, MEd
GRANT W RITING W endy Sanders, MA, Assistant Dean for Research Career Development, is available to meet with junior faculty regarding how to plan, organize and write a research grant application. In addition, Ms. Sanders is available to meet with faculty regarding how to revise a grant application, including how to address summary statements. To schedule an appointment with Ms. Sanders, email: wsanders@som.umaryland.edu CAREER COUNSELING
(New Service)
Derek Haseltine, MEd, Director for Research Career Development, is available to meet with junior faculty and postdocs regarding career counseling, how to write a CV using UMSOM format for promotion, how to write a resume, prepare for an interview, etc. To schedule an appointment with Mr. Haseltine, email: dhaseltine@som.umaryland.edu FUNDING SOURCES Stacie Mendoza, Academic Coordinator for the Office for Research Career Development, assists junior faculty with identifying sources of funding for their research. To schedule an appointment with Ms. Mendoza, email: ssmall@som.umaryland.edu
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Upcoming Funding Opportunities and Award Deadlines More funding opportunities can be found at: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/career/deadlines.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NIH INSTRUMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Application Deadline: March 23, 2010 NCRR has released the PA for their annual Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10; PAR10082). This is not being funded by ARRA funds. This is their standard program announcement with an anticipated pot of $43 million available this year. The minimum instrument cost is $100,000 while the maximum award will be $600,000. Those who submitted S10 grants last year, but were not funded, may want to consider addressing the comments from the reviews and resubmitting these grants this year. Since this is not being supported by stimulus funds, it is not expected that this year’s competition will have as large a response as last year. If anyone anticipates submitting a new or revised application, please contact Nick Ambulos (nambulos@som.umaryland.edu) to let him know. The new program announcement can be found at the following link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pafiles/PAR10082.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sontag Foundation Brain Tumor research ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must hold their first independent full time faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor, independent researcher or equivalent position at a taxexempt 501(c)(3) academic, research or medical institution within the United States or Canada. If the institution grants tenure, the qualifying appointment must be on the tenure track. DEADLINE: March 24, 2010 WEBSITE: http://www.sontagfoundation.org/grant_opps/grant_opps_dsa.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Mentored Clinical Research Award (MCRA) ELIGIBILITY: Applicants should be clinicians and scientists who are within five years of having completed formal training. Fellows may apply. Applicants must identify an appropriate mentor or mentors with extensive research experience. Either the applicant or the mentor must be a member of the PSG. DEADLINE: March 26, 2010 WEBSITE: http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding_fellow#psg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund Grants for Promising Researchers ELIGIBILITY: Supports promising researchers to help establish "track records." DEADLINE: April 1 WEBSITE: http://www.wwccf.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March of Dimes 2011 Research Program ELIGIBILITY: Invites scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. DEADLINE: April 30, 2010 WEBSITE: http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_14434.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Current Funding Opportunities and Notices: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html Standard Grant Receipt Deadlines: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Active Funding Opportunities - Recently Announced: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=nsf&ord=rcnt OFFICE FOR RESEARCH CAREER W EBSITE 685 W. Baltimore Street, MSTF 3-14 Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone 410-706-5434 Fax 410-706-6430 /