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National Research Council Postdoctoral & Senior Research Awards


The National Research Council of the National Academies is accepting applications for competitive awards for postdoctoral and senior scientific research to be conducted in residence at participating U.S. government laboratories and affiliated centers. Areas of research include infectious diseases, parasitology, epidemiology, malaria, enteric diseases, medical entomology, vaccine development and related disciplines. Participating laboratories are:

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD
  • Army Medical Research Unit, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Armed Forces Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ft. Detrick, MD
  • Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD
  • Navy Medical Research Center Detachment, Lima, Peru
  • Naval Medical Research Unit, Cairo, Egypt
  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Standards and Technology Joint Program, Gaithersburg, MD

Awardees design their own projects to be compatible with the overall interests of the sponsoring laboratory. Stipends for recent Ph.D. recipients range from $41,000 - $55,000 depending upon sponsoring laboratory and are appropriately higher for additional experience. Application deadlines are February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Applicants should begin a dialogue with prospective advisors at the lab as early as possible before their anticipated application date. Applications must be submitted online directly to the NRC. Further information and application materials may be obtained from the NRC Web site at:

www.nationalacademies.org/rap

If assistance is needed, contact the Associateship Programs, National Research Council, The National Academies, 500 5th Street NW, GR 322A, Washington, DC 20001; E-MAIL: rap@nas.edu; FAX: +1-202-334-2759; TEL: +1-202-334-2760. Qualified applicants will be reviewed without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex or national origin.

Fellowships in the Amazon

Learn more about positions for:

  1. Medical Student (3rd or 4th year) and
  2. Infectious Disease Fellow in the Peruvian Amazon

Johns Hopkins University-led NIH-funded project on the transmission dynamics of Shigella seeks young investigators interested in a career in tropical medicine. Candidates must commit a minimum of four months. Stipend and travel funds available.

Contact Margaret Kosek at mkosek@jhsph.edu for more information.