Key for Tenure Track faculty who are just starting their independent research program
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Application Deadline: SEP 5, 2023
You will need to upload your CV, and a Personal Statement: Describe why you wish to participate in the program, and what you hope to gain. (300 word limit)
Program Goals
- Provide tools and strategies that support the launch of an independent research program
- Develop personnel and resource-management skills
- Foster best practices for strategic grant writing for key funding agencies
- Develop mentoring skills, and how to maximize being mentored
- Promote networking and reputation building
- Orient participants on how tenure can be achieved
Target Participants
- PSOM Faculty
- In years 1-2 of initial PSOM faculty appointment
- On Tenure Track
Modalities & Methods
- One Year Program, with start date options in September or January (depending on faculty start date)
- One meeting/month, Friday afternoons 1-2:30
- Emphasis on in-person, seminar-style meetings
Program Schedule
- September 29th - Commencing an independent research program
- October 27th – Effective supervision and mentorship: guiding technicians, graduate students, postdocs, undergraduates; conflict resolution; fostering professionalism
- November 17th – Navigating Funding Sources and Strategies: Delving into foundations, Penn-based opportunities, federal avenues (NIH, NSF, DOD), industry collaborations, international prospects, and optimal application timelines
- December 15th- Mastering NIH grant composition: From shaping significance to outlining the approach; demystifying the application process involving study sections and institutes; along with valuable insights and strategies for a triumphant submission.
- January 19th- Strategies for self-promotion en route to Tenure
- February 23rd - Publishing for Tenure
- March 22nd - Negotiation
- April 19th- Extramural consultant letter writers for tenure
- May 17th- Topic: Demystifying COAP
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You will need to upload your CV, and a Personal Statement: Describe why you wish to participate in the program, and what you hope to gain. (300 word limit)
Application Deadline: SEP 2, 2023
Questions
If you have any questions about the program, please contact the Program Director, Mary Mullins, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology: mullins@pennmedicine.upenn.edu