Postdoc positions, Arizona, USA

Position Available: Research Associate
 Arizona Research Laboratories, University of Arizona
 NIH-IRACDA Program in Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching
 (PERT)
 
 Position Summary: Several positions are available in the Postdoctoral
 Excellence in Research and Teaching (PERT) Program. This is a
 comprehensive program which offers up to three years of support to
 outstanding candidates seeking advanced post doctorate research training,
 teacher training and student mentorship in preparation for an academic
 career. PERT trainees may select from among over forty-two faculty
 research mentors representing a broad range of disciplines in
 biomedicine, bioengineering, genetics, biochemistry, neurobiology,
 evolutionary biology, molecular/cellular biology, physiology and
 behavior. The program stresses the use of non-vertebrate models for
 Biomedical and Life Sciences research. The program is administered
 through the Arizona Research Laboratories Division of the Center for
 Insect Science and is partnered with a Minority Serving Institution,
 Pima Community College. Starting salary for program participants with
 less than one year of postdoctoral experience will be $35,568, with an
 annual allowance of $6,000 for research supplies and $1,500 for travel.
 Additional information about the Center for Insect Science and the PERT
 program is available at
 http://cis.arl.arizona.edu/PERT.
 
 Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a related field and must
 be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants should have no more
 than two previous years of postdoctoral experience. Underrepresented
 minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
 
 Application Process: All applicants must apply electronically through the
 University of Arizona Career Track website
 at: https://www.uacareertrack.com, citing job #32236. All applications
 are to include:
 - a letter of interest with a statement explaining how the PERT
 program will assist the applicant in her/his career goals
 - a CV
 - a three to six page research proposal developed with the
 intended PERT faculty research mentor describing the project to be
 undertaken during the training period
 - three letters of reference
 - a letter of support from the intended faculty research mentor
 Please note: Original letters of reference and the faculty research
 mentor letter of support should be mailed to: PERT, Center for Insect
 Science, P.O. Box 210106, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0106.
 The letter of interest, CV and research proposal should be submitted
 on-line through the Career Track website.
 Review of applications will begin January 9, 2006 for appointments
 beginning thereafter and will continue until positions are filled. The
 University of Arizona is an EEO/AA/ADA Employer.
 
 
 Teresa Kudrna
 PERT Coordinator
 Administrative Assistant
 Center for Insect Science
 University of Arizona
 1007 E. Lowell Street
 P.O. Box 210106
 Tucson, AZ 85721-0106
 (520) 621-4923
 FAX: (520) 621-2590
 
 Teresa Kudrna <tkudrna@email.arizona.edu>