Postdoctoral Fellowship in all discipline by Scleroderma Research Foundation

Highlights:

1. Postdoctoral positions open for all discipline by Scleroderma Research Foundation, closing date is 30^th Nov. 2010 and funding is available from 30^th April 2011.
2. Salary: $55,000
3. Required Submission Materials
1. Submit completed, signed application
2. Submit letter from sponsoring principal investigator
3. Submit relevant supplemental material appended to application
4. Submit research proposal
5. Submit three (3) letters of recommendation
4. The Scleroderma Research Foundation is dedicated to bringing talented early-career scientists to scleroderma research. The Scleroderma Research Foundation Fellows Program aims to attract outstanding postdoctoral fellows with strong records of accomplishment, who have a clear sense of direction and/or novel idea they wish to develop in the field of scleroderma research.
5.  In particular, the SRF encourages exploration of new approaches and hypotheses on the pathogenesis of scleroderma.
6. Up to two, two-year postdoctoral fellowships in scleroderma research will be awarded, with a stipend of $35,000-$55,000 to support the candidate. Funding support from the SRF is in the form of a grant.

1. Mission of the Scleroderma Research Foundation
   In its mission to find a cure for scleroderma, the Scleroderma Research Foundation seeks to advance research by: promoting collaboration and cross-institutional cooperation among scientists in a variety of disciplines; attracting promising new scientists to scleroderma research; maintaining scleroderma
2. Centers of Excellence; and bringing new technology and thinking to the field of scleroderma research.
3. Eligibility Requirements
   * U.S. citizen or permanent resident
   * Completion of PhD or MD prior to appointment
4. Before submitting a fellowship application, the applicant must identify a sponsoring institution and an individual who will serve as a sponsor and will supervise the training and research experience. The sponsoring institution may be private or public non-profit.
5. The applicant's sponsor should be an active investigator in the area of the proposed research who will directly supervise the candidate's research. The sponsor must document the availability of staff, research support, and facilities for high-quality research training.
6. Applicants who accept an award from the Scleroderma Research Foundation may be asked to account for how they have spent their grants. Grant recipients will be required to attend the annual SRF Scientific Workshop to present their research.
7. The Scleroderma Research Foundation does not assume responsibility for the conduct of the investigation or the acts of the investigator, because the investigator's conduct and actions are under the direction and control of the grantee institution and subject to the institution's medical and scientific policies. Grantee institutions must safeguard the rights and welfare of individuals who participate as subjects in research activities by reviewing proposed activities through an Institutional Review Board (IRB) as specified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office for Human Research Protections, DHHS (OHRP). Furthermore, grantee institutions must adhere to current U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines regarding financial conflict of interest, recombinant DNA, research misconduct, and vertebrate animals. The Awardee's institution must assure appropriate governance of animal studies as well as human studies.
8. Application Procedure
   
   1. Open and Save the SRF Post-doctoral Grant Application.
   
   2. Complete the application according to the above guidelines.
   
   3. Copy the completed application onto a CD, DVD, flash drive or other removable media. You may prefer to create a PDF copy of your application and then save it on the removable media.
   
   4. Print and Sign the completed application.
   
   5. Ship by overnight carrier one (1) hardcopy of the signed, completed application, research proposal, relevant appendix material, three letters of recommendation and one (1) copy on CD, DVD or other removable media to:
   
   Victoria Slotfeldt
   Scleroderma Research Foundation
   220 Montgomery, Suite 1411
   San Francisco, CA 94104
   
   For more information, contact Victoria Slotfeldt at:
   Tel: 415-834-9444
   Fax: 415-834-9177
9. More information: http://www.srfcure.org/research/research-fellowship-grants/post-doctoral-fellowship-guidelines