Brief Description:

Description:

The Searle Scholars program supports research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their appointment at the Assistant Professor level, and whose appointment is their first tenture-track position at Harvard University. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research anticipates that for the 2017 Searle Scholars opportunity the Schools of Harvard Cambridge Campus and the T. H. Chan School of Public Health will be eligible to put forward two nominations to the Searle Foundation.
Applicants from Harvard Medical School and affiliated hospitals should apply through the process offered by the Harvard Medical School Foundation Funds office.
This announcement will be updated should the foundation make changes to the anticipated 2017 program.

Applicants to The Searle Scholars Program will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. The program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components

Application Information:

Applicants are asked to submit (the following information will be repeated within the Applicant's Dashboard)

A proposal of not more than two (2) pages (related graphics and/or references may appear on consecutive blank pages after the written proposal)

A current CV

A letter of recommendation from a Department Chair or Center Director

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be recently appointed Assistant Professors (appointed on, or after, July 1, 2015) in the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine and the biological sciences

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Information about the 2017 Search Scholars program is available on the Searle Scholars website

Applicants with questions about this opportunity are asked to follow up with the research administration professional at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here

Problems or questions concerning HUFP should be brought to the attention of Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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Institution

Harvard Business School
Harvard Divinity School
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Design
Graduate School of Education
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School

Position

Assistant Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Basic Science
Clinical Science
Life Science
Multidisciplinary

Type of Award

Career Development
Early Career
Research
Scholarship