The Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development is pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral research
positions for the 2010 Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity funding cycle.  This program was created in order to serve two very important functions at Carolina.  The first function is to attract postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups to Carolina to prepare them for tenure-track faculty positions at the University of North Carolina and other research universities.  The second function is to serve as a means for increasing faculty diversity within the University community.

Scholars for the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity are selected each year and are provided support for two years.  The current stipend is $36,282 with $32,282 funded from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development and $4,000 from the partnering department.

The next class of the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity will begin July 1, 2010.  The Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Research and Economic Development has placed national advertisements requesting applications for this program.  We seek your assistance in making this a successful recruitment.

There are several ways in which you can help.  First of all, you can help by advertising the program within your discipline and identifying possible candidates.  (A sample advertisement is available via the following weblink:
http://research.unc.edu/red/2010_CPPFD_sample_advertisement_DRAFT.doc )

In addition, you can help in the selection process.  Once applications are received, we will forward them to appropriate schools or departments and ask you to evaluate the applicant and describe plans for incorporating the individual, if selected, into the culture of your department (i.e., mentoring strategy and research resources).

In addition, we will ask you for information regarding the availability of a faculty member in your department that might serve as a mentor to the applicant.  If selected, a committee will review the applications and make a final recommendation in February 2010.  Please note the application deadline will be Thursday, January 7, 2010.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Susan Walters at 962-4041 or susan_walters@unc.edu.  You can also visit our web page at http://research.unc.edu/red/postdoc.html .  Thank you for your help.