T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Sciences (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD)
Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Application
Details
Posted: 04-Sep-24
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type: Full Time
Salary: Begin at $61,000
Categories:
Research
Trainee
Sector:
Academia
Hospital/Medical Center
Salary Details:
Stipends begin at $61,000 (stipends follow the NIH NRSA stipend levels by years of experience).
Required Education:
Doctorate
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
The Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee is accepting applications for its T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Sciences.
Our T32 postdoctoral training fellowship is designed to launch and sustain successful careers in cardiovascular research.
The postdoctoral fellow will:
Create and follow a personalized training plan
Be mentored by a team (choose from over 30 faculty mentors)
Receive training in core competencies
Receive the opportunity for a one-time optional 1-2 week sabbatical to acquire new laboratory or professional skills (up to $2000 allowance)
Receive a $2600 travel allowance to attend scientific conferences.
The program provides up to 3 years of broad-based, personalized, supportive, and rigorous training in specific areas of scientific excellence in a highly-integrated research environment incorporating mentoring teams with access to an extensive research infrastructure at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Applicants should be highly-motivated, ambitious, productive, and have (or anticipate having) a PhD, PharmD, MD, or DO in a relevant research area such as biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry, pharmacology, or physiology.
Train in one of four major areas of expertise:
Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology
Cardiac Biology & Heart Failure
Hypertension
Cardio-Oncology
T32 Program Directors: Ivor Benjamin, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD, Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center, Professor of Medicine.
A letter of reference from 3 former mentors/supervisors
A letter of reference from your identified faculty mentor, to include a mentoring plan and summary of planned project
Cover letter including a statement of research interests and name of your preferred primary faculty mentor
*Per NIH guidelines, the postdoctoral fellow must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
To learn more about the MCW Cardiovascular Center, the Postdoctoral Fellowship, and view a listing of the more than 30 faculty mentors, visit: www.mcw.edu/cvct32
Applicants should be highly-motivated, ambitious, productive, and have (or anticipate having) a PhD, PharmD, MD, or DO in a relevant research area such as biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry, pharmacology, or physiology with a strong track record of, and a keen interest in, at least one of the four research areas.
Per NIH guidelines, the postdoctoral fellow must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
About Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin
About the Medical College of Wisconsin
With a history dating back to 1893, The Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,400 students are enrolled in MCW’s medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Central Wisconsin. MCW’s School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In the last ten years, faculty received more than $1.5 billion in external support for research, teaching, training, and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,100 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,600 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 2.8 million patients annually.
About the Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin
The Cardiovascular Center, founded in 1992 at the Medical College of Wisconsin, serves more than 1...70 members from 26 departments and institutes on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Campus and surrounding community as it fulfills its mission to improve cardiovascular health in southeast Wisconsin and beyond through cutting-edge research, cost-efficient and high-quality healthcare delivery, rigorous training of the next generation of diverse cardiovascular scientists, and engaging the community to eliminate disparities in health outcomes. Directed by Ivor Benjamin, MD, over 32,000 square feet of space is dedicated to the center’s laboratories, offices, conference rooms, equipment cores and staff who promote its mission by maintenance of core resources, acquisition and distribution of funds for meritorious cardiovascular research, education of its members, trainees and staff and interaction with the community to understand its needs and alleviate the burden of disease in the heart and blood vessels. In 2022, the Medical College of Wisconsin is ranked in the top 20 of medical schools for funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. For more information, go to www.mcw.edu/Cardiovascular-Center.