***There are currently three Postdoctoral open slots on this NIH T32 Training Grant. ***

Updated 06/29/2009

 

Click here for Information about Postdoctoral Slots - Deadline for Application: August 14th, 2009

UAB CENTER FOR METABOLIC BONE DISEASE – NIH/NIAMS T32 TRAINING GRANT
Program Director:  Jay M. McDonald, M.D.

The Center for Metabolic Bone Disease is pleased to announce the availability of three postdoctoral positions for either basic research in bone biology and disease, or clinical research in bone disease.

 

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Citizenship:  Must be a citizen or noncitizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or some other legal verification of such status). 

• Trainees:  Must have received a PhD, MD, DDS, MD/PhD, or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. 

 

For further information please contact:

Jay M. McDonald, M.D.	Marsha D. Moore
Professor and Director Center for Metabolic Bone Disease University of Alabama at Birmingham 701 South 19th Street 509 Lyons-Harrison Research Building Birmingham, Alabama  35294-0007	Telephone:(205)934-6666 Fax:(205)975-9927 Email:marsham@uab.edu Website:http://cmbd.path.uab.edu

 

Requirements and Information Necessary in Applying for these Postdoctoral Slots

NIH T32 Institutional Training Grant:
Comprehensive Training Grant in Bone Biology and Disease
Program Director:  Jay M. McDonald, M.D.
Deadline for Applications:  Friday, August 14, 2009

Below are the requirements and documents needed from postdoctoral applicants applying for these open slots on the NIH T32 Institutional Training Grant:  Comprehensive Training Grant in Bone Biology and Disease.  Applicants must be a citizen or noncitizen national of the U.S. or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or some other legal verification of such status). A short document (no more than two pages written by the applicant), including a title, describing the bone-related project that the applicant will work on if awarded a slot. CV of the applicant. A 4-page NIH biographical sketch of the Mentor. Also, a review of the training experience of the Mentor must be included (e.g., a review of the Mentor’s trainees for the last five years, including the current year). A support letter from the applicant’s Mentor addressed to Jay M. McDonald, M.D.

Submitted applications will be reviewed by the Training Grant Advisory Committee and all applicants will be notified as to the decision.  Awardees will receive: A stipend (postdoctoral awardees receive the current NIH postdoctoral stipend amount based on the awardee’s experience); Health insurance;   Travel allotment; and Training-related expense monies.    Email the documents listed above in one PDF file to:  marsham@uab.edu For information contact: Marsha Moore Center for Metabolic Bone Disease LHRB 509 701 South 19th Street Birmingham, Alabama  35294-0007 Office:        205-934-6666 Fax:             205-975-9927 Email:          marsham@uab.edu Website:      http://cmbd.path.uab.edu