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The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Who may apply? Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment in a tenure series at a university or non-profit research institute in the U.S. Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet been considered for tenure, who have not received a comparable career development award, and whose work will have an impact on public policy or clinical practice. Within this group, priority will be given to applicants whose research addresses innovative and emerging topics. Lower priority will be given to applicants who are working on institutional change, educational reform, or primarily theoretical research. Faculty Scholars will be selected on the basis of their achievements, the strength of their research project, their commitment to the field of bioethics, and support from their home institution. While the amount and quality of an applicant's research in bioethics will count favorably towards his/her application, outstanding candidates with less direct experience in bioethics will also be considered. Only one applicant from an institution will be considered; institutions are requested to have an internal screening and selection process. At a university with a law school, medical school, and school of arts and sciences, for example, only one candidate may submit a preliminary application. Funding for Greenwall Faculty Scholars The salary is 50% of the NIH cap (benefits are not provided), with 10% institutional costs for the salary only. Indirect costs are not provided on the project support and travel. How to apply A preliminary application will be due on 1 November, 2011. Applicants must write a three-page letter of intent that includes (1) a description of their research proposal, particularly its significance, how it will be carried out, and how it is likely to have an impact on public policy or clinical practice; and (2) a personal statement describing their goals in the field of bioethics. This letter should be double-spaced and in type no smaller than 12-point. The applicant should also submit a curriculum vitae, no longer than 5 single-spaced pages and a cover page including the project title and applicant's contact information. Preliminary applications should be submitted electronically. They should be sent as file attachments to greenwall@medicine.ucsf.edu. Please send the required materials with the letter of intent described above first and the curriculum vitae second. The subject line of the email should contain the applicant's full name. Files should be sent as PDF (.pdf) files. PDF files are necessary to ensure that application formatting is not lost. If you have any questions concerning this process, please contact: Bernard Lo, MD President and CEO of The Greenwall Foundation bernardlo[at]greenwall[dot]org or Jessica Burris Program Coordinator jessicaburris[at]greenwall[dot]org Approximately 12 applicants will be invited to submit full proposals due in February 2012. Approximately 6 applicants will be invited to interview with the Advisory Board in May 2012. Three Greenwall Faculty Scholars will be selected to begin their awards in the summer of 2012. |
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