KL2 Scholars Program – Accepting Applications through September 20
The KL2 program, established in 2010, has uniquely focused on high quality career development in clinical and translational research, engaging a diverse pool of faculty mentors and mentees across a range of disciplines to approach science through a “disease-agnostic” translational lens. This dynamic and responsive program is unlike any other at VCU and is an integrated and synergistic component of the Wright Center and university-wide workforce development. There is a national need to increase the clinical and translational research workforce and to prepare them to deal with existing health care challenges as well as the challenges yet to come. VCU is fully committed to enhancing the workforce and to build research capacity to meet these needs. A key “need” in this process is to provide the investigators of tomorrow the skill-sets required to translate their research to have a meaningful impact on the health of the people. The KL2 program has been a promoter of such training and is the pinnacle program of a VCU-wide research capacity building workforce development plan from undergraduate to faculty and staff. The need for training in translational science, the demand for such training, and the availability of a rich environment at VCU to provide such training form the rationale for this KL2 program.
Time Line
Application Portal Open: August 20, 2018
Deadline for Applications: September 20, 2018
Interview of Selected Finalists: October 1-15, 2018
Selection of Scholars: October 20, 2018
Program Overview
KL2 scholars are recruited from a robust and diverse pool of junior faculty within the translational workforce pipeline at VCU, which includes a number of feeder programs such as T-32 programs and the recently established Rising- and Emerging Scholar Programs. During the 3-year award, KL2 scholars will have 75% protected research time and receive a supplement of $25,000 per year for research support. All scholars will be enrolled in a personalized curriculum that includes:
- Required and elective course-work
- Workshops (eg. Community engaged research, Informatics, Team science)
- Innovative externships (eg. Penn State, NCATS-Eli Lilly, Regulatory Science)
- Grant writing and review opportunities
- Hands-on research including managing finances, presentations/publications and team-science designed to lead to research independence
- Career/project mentorship
- Mock study section
Minimum qualifications needed to apply for the KL2 Mentored Career Development Award
- Full-time faculty position (current or offered for external candidates) in one of the schools or colleges at VCU or partnering institution and possession of a terminal degree.
- Candidates with MD, DO, DDS, PharmD, or PhD at the Assistant Professor Rank.
- An ongoing program of research with an established mentor-mentee relationship.
- At the time of their appointments, scholars must NOT have pending an application for any other PHS mentored career development award (e.g. K07, K08, K22, K23) that duplicates any of the provisions of the K component.
- Former or current PDs/PIs on any NIH research project grant [this does not include NIH small grants (R03), exploratory Developmental (R21) or SBIR, STTR (R43, R44 grants)] or equivalent non-PHS peer reviewed grants that are over $100,000 direct costs per year, or project leaders on sub-projects of program project (P01) or center grants (P50) are NOT eligible to participate as scholars.
- Appointed scholars are encouraged to apply for individual mentored K awards (e.g. K07, K08, K22, K23) and independent awards (R01, R03, R21); if successful, the KL2 appointment would be terminated and funding received from the new individual K or R award.
- In keeping with the type of mentoring and career development being provided by the CTSA, a KL2 scholar candidate who is already in the process of applying for an independent mentored career development grant, a P01 grant, or R01 grant is likely too senior for the KL2 award.
To Apply
Interested faculty should complete the application at VCU’s online Applicant Review, Tracking, and Evaluation System (ARTES).
Application Instructions may be downloaded through the PDF attached below.
Application Information Session
Interested applicants may attend an on-line information session via the Zoom Conference app scheduled for Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT. Interested participants may join the meeting at the following link: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/579129617. Please note that participation is limited to the first 100 enrollments.
Selection Process
Scholars will be selected by a panel of Wright Center faculty and will be based upon the potential impact of the candidate’s competitiveness and career development goals and objectives.
Questions
Please direct questions about the application process to:
Dr. Pamela Dillon, Research Liaison
Phone: 804.827.1519
Email: pmdillon@vcu.edu
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Categories Data Science, Education, Funding, KL2, Mentorship, Research, Translational Workforce Development