APPLICATION TO THE IRACDA is a competitive process and includes: i) an online application form; ii) a CV including publications; iii) a personal statement which includes postdoc research and career goals, why practical teaching experiences is important to those goals and why the UChicago IRACDA would be an important step in the postdoc’s career; iv) two letters of recommendation, including one from a current mentor, that both focus on the postdoc’s potential for an academic career.

The 2024 IRACDA application is now open! All applications must be submitted by May 1, 2024.

Application form: https://redcap.uchicago.edu/surveys/?s=TD3FMC9FHXNJ97LN
Faculty Letter of Recommendation submission form (please send this link to your recommenders): https://redcap.uchicago.edu/surveys/?s=WYPJ9CPRRCFD9E4F

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
• Postdoctoral scholars must have received their doctoral degree as of the beginning date of their IRACDA appointment. Candidates should be early in their postdoctoral stage, with no more than 2 years since the date of their doctoral degree.
• Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity.
• Candidates must be committed to teaching the next generation of biomedical researchers, and to the biomedical research enterprise.
• Candidates from groups underrepresented in the sciences are encouraged to apply (see: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-031.html).

If you have any questions, or are interested in applying, please reach out to us at iracda@lists.uchicago.edu.