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Application are now being accepted for predoctoral fellowship positions. Application deadline is November 30, 2009.
ELIGIBILITY AND SUPPORT LEVELS
Predoctoral Trainees: Support is offered for one year, with a subsequent year of support available if funding allows. Enrollment in one of the GCC member institutions is required. Support will include standard NIH stipend ($20,976 in FY09), and a portion of tuition, fees and health insurance. Only
U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents (already have a Green Card) are eligible to apply.
FORMS AND APPLICATIONS
Graduate Application
Mentor Recommendation Form
SUMMARY OF TRAINING GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, ELIGIBILITY AND SUPPORT LEVELS, and REQUIRED COMMITMENTS
OVERVIEW
Fellowships are available for predoctoral trainees interested in interdisciplinary training in the broad area of theoretical and computational neuroscience under the direction of participating theoretical and computational neuroscience Training Faculty. Graduate students with quantitative training/expertise in one or more of the following specific areas -- a contemporary biomedical science (e.g., bioengineering, biochemistry, cell biology, etc.), physics, computer science, mathematics or computational biology -- are encouraged to apply.
We are seeking individuals who wish to build upon a strong grounding in a specific discipline(s) to obtain interdisciplinary training that will enable them to lead future efforts in theoretical and computational neuroscience. We thus seek creative, highly motivated trainees with the potential and desire to work in interdisciplinary teams of scientists in this broad area.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
All trainees are required to have a primary mentor who is a member of the Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Training Faculty at the time of the application. Secondary mentors can be from outside the original training faculty but must be faculty at one of the participating six GCC institutions.
- Submit 2 Letters of Recommendation from people other than your mentors. Submit via email to amyjackson@rice.edu
- Submit a current resume outlining your professional work experience and history to amyjackson@rice.edu
- Mail, fax or email your graduate and undergraduate transcripts (official preferred, unofficial accepted) to:
Amy Jackson
Assistant Director, Grant Programs
Gulf Coast Consortia / Keck Center, MS-141
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Tel. (713) 348-4752 Fax:(713) 348-4659
amyjackson@rice.edu
SUMMARY OF REQUIRED COMMITMENTS
1) Graduate students will be required to develop a program (approved by the Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Training Committee) of coursework, seminars, and other activities that provides exposure to broad areas related to theoretical and computational neuroscience. All trainees are required to complete the core sequence TCN I/II, and two elective courses.
These activities may be selected from ongoing or planned courses taught by the training grant faculty or offered at participating GCC institutions. It is anticipated that approved courses will in many cases fulfill requirements for the programs at the students' home institutions (e.g., bioinformatics, statistics, structural biology, pharmacology, cell biology, or related requirements).
2) All trainees (both pre- and postdoctoral) are expected to attend weekly Keck Seminars or seminars sponsored by the Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Training Program.
3) All trainees are required to attend the annual research conference and present a poster or platform presentation. The 2009 Keck Center Annual Research Conference will be held October 29-30, 2009.
4) All trainees are required to have a primary mentor who is a member of the Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Training Faculty at the time of the application. Secondary mentors should be in a different area than the primary mentor to foster an interdisciplinary training experience. The basis for the selection of the secondary mentor should be explicitly described in both pre- and postdoctoral applications.
5) All trainees are expected to submit written progress reports, including future plans, every six months. Progress reports will include a mentor's evaluation and recommendations as well as the trainee's self-evaluation and plans for the next reporting period.
6) All trainees are required to take approved training in the Responsible Conduct of Research as mandated for all NIH-funded trainees. In most cases, this will be done at the trainee's home institution using established courses/training sessions.
The Keck Center is also committed to providing a wide range of career development opportunities to its trainees. In some cases, opportunities are developed and provided via the Keck Center, but Center staff also informs trainees about opportunities at all six GCC institutions that are available to them. Trainees will be invited to participate in appropriate outreach, summer undergraduate training activities, and professional and social events from time to time. Trainees are also expected to provide ongoing evaluation to the PI, and to submit a more extensive evaluation when they complete the program.
In most (although not necessarily all) cases, program courses and seminars will be offered on the Rice-TMC campus. In these cases, we endeavor to make arrangements arrangements for videoconferencing with faculty and trainees at UTMB whenever possible, and are committed to making such arrangements as effective and convenient as possible.
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