Description
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award to support rigorous, mentored scientific research and career development for early-stage postdoctoral scholars. The award provides up to $80,000 per year towards salary and up to $30,000 per year towards research development costs. The program encourages applications from candidates who have not yet completed their terminal doctoral degree and expect to do so within one year of the application due date. The award is for a period of up to three years. Key aspects of the job include:
• Conducting rigorous, mentored scientific research and career development
• Receiving salary and research development funds
• Developing a strong research and career development plan
• Identifying a postdoctoral research group
• Applying for a more advanced NIH career development award after completing the ACE K32 award
• Launching an independent research career and obtaining subsequent research project grant funding.