UK CARES Career Development Program
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) Career Development Program is coordinated in a partnership with the Administrative Core and led Dr. Kevin Pearson. The mission of the Career Development Program is to promote collaboration among basic, clinical, and population scientists; support early stage investigators in developing diverse professional skills; and to attract mid-level investigators and scientists in other fields through opportunities to focus on environmentally-induced diseases.
Program Goals
- Promote career development of early stage investigators.
- Provide opportunities for mid-level investigators to focus on environmental health-related research.
- Foster collaborations among investigators working in basic, clinical and population science fields.
- Develop scientific enrichment activities for all UK CARES investigators.
Call for Applications - Closed on December 2, 2019
UK-CARES is now accepting applications from full-time early stage investigators (ESI) at the University of Kentucky (UK) for the Career Development Program.
Career Development Awards are limited to full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor (all title series are eligible including regular, research, clinical and special) at UK, and is intended to support early career investigators as they build their capacity to design and implement innovative, studies in environmental health sciences that will lead to NIEHS pilot and extramural funding. Post-doctoral trainees are not eligible for this award.
The Career Development Awards [up to $40,000 in total direct costs, plus 53% for Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) for up to 15 months] will be made on a competitive basis to support activities designed to grow the faculty member’s EHS program of research. It is anticipated that funds will be available for 1-2 awards depending on the number of meritorious applications and needs of the specific project.
Click the button below to download a PDF of the most recent Call for Applications.
Career Development Program contact information:
Kevin Pearson, PhD, Leader, UK-CARES Career Development Program
Professor, Graduate Faculty in Nutritional Sciences, Cardiovascular Research Center