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The CHCI Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program seeks to enhance participants' leadership abilities, strengthen professional skills and ultimately produce more competent and competitive Latino professionals in underserved public policy issue areas.

Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Description

The nine month Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latinos who have a master's degree or higher unparalleled exposure to hands-on experience in the public policy areas:

• Higher Education
• Secondary Education
• Health
• Housing
• International Affairs (includes last three months abroad in Mexico)
• Law
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Selected participants will receive

• Work Experience in Washington, DC
• Great Pay
  -$2,700 monthly stipend to help cover housing and local expenses
• Benefits
  -Domestic round-trip transportation to Washington, DC
  -Health insurance
  -Optional short-term housing. CHCI secures and individuals reimburse CHCI for this service
• Leadership Training, Networking and More

Work Experience
After a week-long orientation, and with CHCI's guidance, Graduate fellows research and interview with possible job placements, and select the opportunity that best matches their policy interest area. The range of placements includes congressional offices and committees or federal agencies.

Leadership Development
The Graduate fellows' intensive work experience is enhanced by weekly leadership training sessions that allow them to meet with national leaders and engage in substantive policy discussions. In addition, Graduate fellows produce a public policy brief. Graduate fellows also must organize a policy roundtable. Because of the wealth of information, contacts, and political activity in Washington DC, the Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program offers an excellent opportunity for participants to affirm their career goals in chosen issue area. All participants also receive personal support and guidance from CHCI staff and Alumni Association.

To view photos from the 2009 Roundtables series, click here.

Community Service
Fellows are required to engage in a group community service project identified through the CHCI fellowship program. This component of the curriculum allows fellows to identify areas of civic engagement and give back to the community. Fellows are also required to complete 32 hours of individual community service along with the group community service project.

Program Requirements - Fellows must

• Work a minimum of 32 hours per week at a placement
• Attend a one-week orientation and weekly leadership development sessions and participate in a retreat
• Participate in all CHCI-sponsored activities
• Participate in a community service project
• Complete 32 hours of community service
• Develop and execute a Policy Roundtable to promote public policy issues of importance to Latinos
• Research and publication of a written work about a public policy issue in chosen area
• Contribute to the development of the CHCI Public Policy Conference Summits
• Comply with CHCI policies regarding work performance and personal conduct
  

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must poses a graduate degree or higher related to chosen policy issue area from an accredited educational institution and must be within three years of program start date
• High academic achievement
• Evidence of leadership skills and potential for leadership growth
• Demonstrates commitment to public service-oriented activities
• Superior analytical skills, outstanding oral and written communication skills
• U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency

Selection Process
The selection process is competitive; CHCI receives 5 applications for every one available fellowship. CHCI processes applications to identify the most qualified candidates. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee composed by Alumni, Board of Directors, and CHCI staff. Only top candidates receive an invitation for an interview. A selected number of fellows are selected annually, based on the quality of their application and their interview scores.

2010 Fellowship Application Deadline: February 19, 2010

Program Dates: August 2010 - May 2011

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

The Human Frontier Science Program supports international preferably intercontinental collaborations in basic life science research with emphasis placed on innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental investigations. Applications are invited for grants to support frontier approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. Applicants are expected to develop novel lines of research distinct from their ongoing research. Preliminary results are not required.

There are two types of Grant: Young Investigators Grants are for teams of scientists who are all within 5 years of establishing an independent laboratory and within 10 years of obtaining their PhDs. Program Grants are for independent scientists at all stages of their careers, although the participation of younger scientists is especially encouraged.

Grants provide 3 years support for 2-4 member teams, with not more than one member from any one country, unless critical for the innovative nature of the project, which is an important selection criterion. Applicants may establish a local or national interdisciplinary collaboration as a component of an international team but will be considered as 1.5 team members for budgetary purposes. Awards are dependent upon team size and successful teams will receive up to $450,000 per year. The principal applicant must be located in one of the member countries (Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) but co-investigators may be located in any country.

Guidelines and further instructions are available on the HFSP web site (www.hfsp.org). International teams of scientists must first submit a letter of intent online via the web site. Specific enquiries: grant@hfsp.org

Deadlines : Compulsory pre-registration, via the web site: March 22nd 2010. Submission of Letters of Intent: March 31st 2010.

Program
The program is sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID), formerly known as the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID). The goal of ASM/CCID Fellowship is to support the development of new approaches, methodologies and knowledge in infectious disease prevention and control in areas within the public health mission of the CDC. The fellowship allows one to perform research in residence at the CCID which is headquartered at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. Eligible fields of study include:

• Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
• Viral and Rickettsial Infections
• Nosocomial Infections
• HIV/AIDS
• Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
• Parasitic Diseases

Funding
The Fellowship provides an annual stipend (up to $45,243), health benefits (up to $3000 annually) for a maximum of 2 years, relocation benefits (up to $500), and (up to $2000 annually) for professional development for a maximum of 2 years.

Eligibility
The program is intended for individuals who either earned their doctorate degree or completed a primary residency within three years of their proposed start date. Applicants may not have a faculty position or be enrolled in a graduate degree program during the fellowship. Considerations will be given to individuals with more experience if there are compelling reasons. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, or national origin.

Criteria for Selection
Applications are reviewed for (i) scientific merit and training potential of the research proposal, (ii) training resources and environment from the identified preceptor, and (iii) congruence with the Centers for Diseases public health mission.

Deadline
January 15th

Contact
ASM/CCID Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Education Department
American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 942-9295
E-mail: Fellowships-CareerInformation@asmusa.org

Department Name: Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Position: Postdoctoral Associate

Description: The Duke Human Vaccine Institute, occupying a place of national and international leadership in the fight against major infectious diseases, is currently recruiting for a Postdoctoral Position in Molecular Virology and Immunology. We are seeking a highly motivated recent graduate to join our project to study the impact of genetic variation of HIV-1 on viral biological phenotypes and vaccine development.

Requirements: Highly motivated individuals with a recent Ph.D. and/or M.D. and experience in RT-PCR, cloning, sequence analysis, virus culture and neutralization assays are encouraged to apply. Candidates should send a cover letter, current CV, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Feng Gao, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Box 103020, 106 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710. Email: dhvi.careers@notes.duke.edu. Please reference ‘Postdoc’ in subject line of email.

Department Name: Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Position: Research Scientist

Description: The Human Vaccine Institute at Duke University is currently seeking a Research Scientist to join the Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography and Small Molecule X-Ray Crystallography labs. The Research Scientist will assist facility users in a variety of crystallography-specific and related tasks including training users in safe and proper use of equipment / software and advising users on experimental designs and strategies (such as providing guidance on selecting screens for initial crystallization trials; repeating, optimizing and translating hit conditions; data collection strategies; data processing assistance; phasing, rebuilding and refining structures) as well a s troubleshooting problems and performing regularly scheduled maintenance on equipment.

Requirements: Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. in a scientific discipline or in the health or physical sciences with a minimum of two years' specific experience with X-ray crystallography. Experience with crystallography robotics, crystallography software, small molecule crystallography, protein purification, and hardware maintenance is desired. Interested candidates should submit a resume and three references to: Nathan Nicely, Ph.D. DHVI.Careers@notes.duke.edu Please note ‘XRC’ in the subject line.
Contact Name: Catherine Bullock
Contact Phone: 919-681-6187
Contact Email: Catherine.Bullock@duke.edu

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