Career Development Resources

Check out these articles, links to useful resources, tips, and opportunities to find the information you need to keep your career on track. This quarter you’ll find tons of grant resources and tips for new investigators.

Ready for your next job or promotion? See the post-doc and fellowship announcements, interview tips, and advice for transitioning to tenure.

Grant Resources and Scientific Writing

NIH Grant Writing Tip Sheets
How to write a research project grant application
The Anatomy of a Specific Aims Page
Infographic: How to Write Better Science Papers
12 Tips for Scientists Writing for the General Public

Funding Opportunities or Opportunities for Assistance

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship with an emphasis in Chronic Pain & Psycho-Oncology
Tampa VA Medical Center. Applications due January 1, 2017.
BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32; RFA-MH-17-250) Multiple ICs. Application Receipt Date(s): March 15, 2017.
BRAIN Initiative: Research Career Enhancement Award for Investigators to Build Skills in a Cross-Disciplinary Area (K18; RFA-DA-17-022) Multiple Institutes; Application Receipt Date(s): April 14, 2017.
Rehabilitation Research Career Development Programs (K12; RFA-HD-17-021) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Application Receipt Date: December 28, 2016.
NINDS Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research (P30; RFA-NS-17-011). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Application Receipt Date(s): February 14, 2017.
Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders (R21; PAR-17-004) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): New applications: February 24, 2017; February 23, 2018; February 22, 2019.
Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Program Announces Funding Opportunities.
NSD-PFC Award for Physiotherapy Research in Neurosciences
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25; PAR-17-051). National Institute of General Medical Science. Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): January 24, 2017; January 24, 2018; January 24, 2019.
Research Education: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (R25;  PAR-17-053). National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): January 27, 2017; January 26, 2018; and January 28, 2019.
The Center for Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology (TREAT) Entrepreneur Fellowship program

Meetings

NIH /International Society for Measurement of Physical Behavior conference

Informational Webinar on the NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99/K00)

Career Development Training/ Jobs / Promotion/ Tenure

ACRM Rehab Job Board
Postdoctoral T32 Fellowship
Doctoral or Postdoctoral opportunity in Rehabilitation Sciences @ University of Toronto with Dr. Andrea Iaboni. Potential candidates should email their CV, research statement, and contact details of two academic references to: iaboni@uhn.ca
How to Shine in Job Interviews
How to be Off the Tenure Track and Love It