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BIRCWH Program Application Process

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BIRCWH SCHOLARS. THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. 

Application Procedure

Maryland's Organized Research Effort in Women's Health (MORE-WH), the BIRCWH K12 program at the University of Maryland Baltimore, is currently soliciting applications from early career researchers in women's health.  There are three openings available for BIRCWH Scholars.  Appointments are scheduled to begin January 1, 2010.  Each Scholar is appointed for a two-year term.

Application packets must include the following:

  1. The BIRCWH Application Cover Sheet.
  2. A current curriculum vitae.
  3. A 2-3 page description of the proposed research project.
  4. Names of two individuals who will serve as mentors to the applicant if selected.
  5. 2 letters of recommendation.
  6. A letter from the department chair where the applicant holds her/his appointment supporting the application and agreeing to the required 75% protected time necessary for the Scholar to carry out the research project.  In cases where the applicant is an instructor, research associate, or postdoctoral fellow, the letter should also indicate the department's willingness to promote the candidate to the rank of assistant professor.

All materials must be submitted by 5pm on October 2, 2009. 

Applications should be sent to:

BIRCWH Scholar Program
Attn: Lauren Levy
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
660 W. Redwood Street, Room 100E
Baltimore, MD 21201

Please contact Lauren Levy if you have any questions regarding the application process by email (llevy@epi.umaryland.edu) or phone (410.706.2866).

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must:

  1. have a PhD degree or a clinical doctoral degree (MD, DO, DDS, PharmD., DPT (Physical Therapy), Clinical Psychology or Nursing), or an equivalent degree

  2. have completed any postgraduate training normally expected for a faculty appointment in their field (including clinical or postdoctoral fellowship training, or residency if they have chosen not to sub-specialize);

  3. be able to spend at least 75 percent of full-time professional effort conducting research and research career development activities;  

  4. not be or have been a Principal Investigator on an R01, R29 or subproject of a Program Project (P01), Center (P50, P60, U54) grant, mentored career development (K-series) grant, or other equivalent research grant awards, except for R03 and R21;

  5. not have more than six years of research training experience beyond their last doctoral degree; and

  6. be a U.S. citizen or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Receipt Care (I-151 or I-155) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent citizen; individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.