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KBRIN Faculty Recruitment (Start-Up) Awards

Purpose

The purpose of the KBRIN Faculty Recruitment Award program is to facilitate the recruitment of qualified junior faculty at Kentucky colleges and universities who have the background, training, and motivation to establish an externally-funded  biomedical research program involving undergraduate students.  Eligible institutions may request matching funds (up to $25,000) from KBRIN to create a first-year research start-up package to offer to potential candidates for tenure-track assistant professor positions in research areas consistent with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) priorities. The recruited candidates will become members of the KBRIN and will receive additional research and proposal development support through the KBRIN Mentoring Core.

Eligibility:

  • All Kentucky Colleges and Universities eligible for NIH R15 funding may apply.
  • The recruited position must be a tenure-track position in any discipline or research area that is potentially fundable by the NIH.
  • The recruited candidate  must have an active research agenda, evidence of appropriate research training (post-doctoral research preferred, with publications) and be motivated to obtain independent funding from the (NIH).

Conditions:

  • Institutions must provide the newly recruited assistant professor sufficient research space, release time from teaching (at least 25%), and provide at least a one-to-one cash match as cost-share.
  • The recruited candidate must attend the KBRIN NIH R15 Proposal Development Workshop at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science meeting, and be committed to seeking NIH funding.
  • The recruited candidate will be expected to submit a proposal for continued support though the KBRIN-AREA pilot grant program (see http://louisville.edu/research/kbrin/kbrin-core/mentoring-core/area-awards.html) during their first academic year.
  • Applicants must submit an NIH-Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA, R15; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-070.html ) grant proposal within two-years of receiving initial support.
  • Applicants are expected to involve undergraduate students in their research and to publish a minimum of one research manuscript per year.  

Awards:

  • The award may be used to cover typical research expenses including supplies, equipment, use of core facilities, travel costs, summer salary, and undergraduate research assistants.
  • KBRIN Awards will be limited to a maximum of $25,000. The institution must provide at least an additional $25,000 to the start-up package.
  • A facilities and administrative (F&A) cost will be allowable in addition to direct costs.
  • All funds must be expended  within the KBRIN fiscal year between May 1st and the following April 30th.

Applications:

Requests for start-up support may be sent via e-mail at any time to Dr. Nigel Cooper (nigelcooper@louisville.edu). The requests should include: 1) the candidate’s CV; 2) a statement of candidate’s research interests or agenda; and 3) a support letter from the appropriate Chair, Dean, or other authorized university official that must include the institutional commitment to the mandatory cost-share requirements.

The request will be reviewed by the KBRIN Steering committee and a decision should be available within 3-5 business days.

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