Post-Doctoral Program
Our funding from the National Cancer Institute enables us to support 4 post-doctoral fellows per year. Post-doctoral fellows in cancer prevention and control must have a PhD, DrPH, MD or other doctoral degree in health promotion/health education, a behavioral science discipline, communication, epidemiology, or a related area of study. Over a 2-3 year period fellows build their publication records, gain valuable experience on interdisciplinary research teams, take selected courses, and write at least one proposal for their own funded research in cancer prevention and control.
Expectations of Post-doctoral fellows
Post-doctoral fellows receive:
- Excellent mentoring in a stimulating research environment; see CHPPR faculty, Dell faculty, and Institute for Health Policy faculty and staff.
- $50,000 and up for full-time effort
- Experience working on research teams (30%-40% time) to advance research skills and experience and research productivity; see listings of CHPPR and Dell research projects.
- Full benefits and paid tuition for SPH and selected short courses, books, software, travel to national meetings, shared office space and a desktop computer
- Statistical and writing consultation
- Seminars on current topics in cancer prevention and control with MD Anderson Cancer Center cancer prevention and control fellows and faculty; see sample schedule.
- Ongoing support and feedback in a research seminar for fellows and led by the program directors; sessions focus on work in progress; modeling of grant applications and resubmissions, manuscript development and submission/resubmission, job interviews and job talks; and on mentoring, authorship, and special research topics of interest; see sample syllabus.
- Historically, 25% of our post-doc fellows have been members of under-represented groups. Our former post-doc fellows are members of the faculties at Duke, University of Arizona, Baylor College of Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas School of Public Health and Medical School -Houston, University of South Carolina, and University of Georgia. See profiles of current fellows and alumni placements.
Applications being accepted now on rolling deadlines:
January 15, May 15, September 15
Until current positions are filled
Post-doctoral Application
