Rising Stars aims to broaden participation among faculty members in the basic sciences. This program provides training to postdoctoral fellows to help them excel during the faculty interview process by exposing admitted fellows to the same components that they will experience during the faculty job interview process. This includes job talks, chalk talks, and multiple one-on-one faculty interviews. Participants will also attend workshops on the faculty environment and negotiating hiring packages. This program is sponsored by the Vice Dean for Research at UNC SOM, the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Awards.
Nomination Form: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1S0PLFlqmPMTDKK
Rising Stars Website: https://go.unc.edu/risingstars
Participating Basic Science Departments:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cell Biology and Physiology
- Genetics
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Social Medicine
The Rising Stars Program is open to all postdoctoral researchers. External and internal postdocs to UNC are eligible to apply. All nominated post docs receive a personal invitation to apply to the program. Please note the nomination form also includes space for faculty to personally endorse their candidates so our review committee can recognize candidate sponsors.
The 4th annual campus visit will be hosted April 28th – 30th. Presentations from awardees will be on the 29th throughout the course of the day.
Thank you for your time and attention to this program. We are excited to recruit the 2025 cohort!
If you have any questions, please contact Virginia Nadworny (virginia_nadworny@med.unc.edu).