UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
T32 Post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience of Cognitive Aging (NoCA)
Funding Period: July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019
Application for Postdoctoral Scholars
See Call for Applications for full details. For questions about the application process contact Connie Koog at 916-703-9132 or
Deadline for submission: Friday, January 6, 2017
Applicant’s Name:
Telephone:
E-mail Address:
Prior to completing the application, it is recommended that both trainee and mentor(s) review the program information in this section:
Description of the Program:
The NoCA-T32 program seeks to advance research education and training for multidisciplinary, clinical and translational investigators working to improve human brain health. The aim of this T32 training application is to develop a highly diverse and integrated program of neuroscience research that aims to understand the biological under pinning of the aging brain as it relates to the pattern of normal cognition across the spectrum of human brain aging.
What we are looking for with this application:
We hope that this application process will help us to 1) get an overall view of you as the applicant; 2) Get a sense of your research experience to date; 3) Get a sense of what research areas you would like to pursue within the T32 program during your fellowship; 4) Have you identify two or more mentors to assist you in your training and research.
What we hope to achieve in this program:
Ideally, we hope to help you hone your skills in cognitive aging research, publish novel results, present at meetings, become known to more senior researchers who might have available job opportunities and write an career development application or other type of funding application that will enable you to transition into a successful career position.
What will happen should you be accepted to the program?
Upon acceptance, we will ask you and your mentors to develop an individual research and training program (IDP) in conjunction with your mentoring team. This plan will be reviewed by the Training Faculty group within the first quarter after your arrival. The Faculty members will evaluate the significance, feasibility and quality of the plan, and may suggest modifications or identify additional resources to enhance the research project’s success. The research plan will require a specified timeline with milestones that will be important for evaluation of your progress.Throughaseriesofiterations,afinalplanwillemergethatwillserveasthetemplateof your training and research activities. Through this approach, we hope that will have already begun to explore therelevantliterature and to learn the basics of the project design before the research training period actually starts. Inaddition,thisprocesswillenableyou and your mentorstotakeadvantageofobjectivefeedbackfromthefull faculty regarding the researchplan.
Applicant Information
- Please describe your research interests and the importance of the training program (and potential mentor(s)) to your career goals.
- Briefly outline why you are a strong candidate for the Neuroscience of Cognitive Aging fellowship program (NoCA).
- Please include a short description of any previous research experiences and training relevant to the Neuroscience of Cognitive Aging fellowship program.
- Please list any publications, abstracts, or manuscripts in preparation (if applicable).
- Please identify your desired Research Focus Area (see details).
- Please provide your preliminary Research and training Plan*: This 1-2 page proposal should include a statement of the problem as background and the hypothesis to be tested including 1-3 specific aims.The proposal should additionally include training objectives (1-3) that would be accomplished during the fellowship to help achieve the research aims and prepare for an independent professional career. It is important that the aims of the research proposal utilize programmaticstrengthsandresources of NoCAandthetrainee’s identified researchfocusareais such that the project canbefullyrealizedwithinthe3-yeartrainingperiod.
- It is expected that all applicants contact one or more NoCA faculty prior to applying so that they can receive guidance in developingtheapplication.
*if selected for the fellowship, you will be expected to refine the research and training plan with your mentor(s)
Mentoring Plan and Mentoring Team
Note to the applicant:
- You should contact mentors prior to applying to the program so that they can confirm their mentorship availability.
- For a list of mentors, please go to our website at.
- Once mentors are identified, please provide the mentors information below and provide information about your plans with the selected mentors below.
Please provide the following information and add mentors as needed.
Proposed Mentor #1:
Title:
Department:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Please describe what you have planned with respect to working with this mentor:
Proposed Mentor #2:
Title:
Department:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Please describe what you have planned with respect to working with this mentor:
Please add additional mentors as needed….
Please submit this application and supporting documents (3 letters of recommendation and applicant’s CV) in a single PDF file to.
Submission packet (single PDF) should include the following:
- Application
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Applicant’s CV
All documents must be submitted electronically (a single PDF file) by 5p.m., January 6, 2017.
Paper documents will not be accepted.
Demographics Information (for grant-reporting purposes only)
Age: ______years
Gender: □ Male □ Female
Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin or descent?
□ Yes
□ No
What is your race? Please mark all that apply:
□ Asian □ White □ Black or African American
□ Native American or Alaskan Native
□ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
□ Mixed (please specify) ______
□ Other (please specify) ______
Citizenship:
□ United States
□ non-US with permanent US Resident Visa
□ Other (please specify) ______