BMG Postdoctoral Recruitment Day

Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the NSF to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at NCSES Publications and Data) and the report “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering”. The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting; individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be demonstrated convincingly to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be encouraged to participate in this program.  Note, at the University of Colorado, this can include people from low SES backgrounds, first generation students and students who are Vietnamese.

This program has been specifically developed to increase recruitment of underrepresented and historically marginalized scientists. We welcome applications from all highly motivated PhD scientists or senior graduate students and encourage those who are not eligible for this specific program to either apply for a postdoctoral position through the CU Anschutz Postdoctoral Office (Postdoc Position Inquiry) or by applying directly to Faculty members of interest via email.

Our intention with this recruitment event is to match postdoc candidates with PIs and labs of mutual interest. We expect those faculty members to follow up with an additional individual interview and if an offer is made, the postdoc will be paid directly by that PI. While the faculty member is responsible for paying the salary and benefits of the postdoctoral researcher, we have created the BMG Postdoctoral Professional Development Award to provide additional support. These $10,000 supplemental fellowships are reserved for postdoctoral researchers who are new to the department and from historically marginalized and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups*. New postdocs are eligible regardless of whether they participate in the BMG Postdoctoral Recruitment Day or they choose to apply directly to a PI within the department. These funds do not support salary but are instead intended to be used to support professional development, such as conference registration and travel, research equipment, or moving expenses. Postdoc candidates who intend to work in the area of RNA biology are eligible to apply for the RNA Bioscience Initiative (RBI) Postdoctoral Fellowship, which is a 2-year fully funded fellowship sponsored by the RNA Bioscience Initiative and is also reserved solely for candidates from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds. 

Yes! We require that graduate students be within one year of defending their PhD, but there is no upper limit for those who have already obtained their PhD, and previous postdoc experience is not a disqualification for this program.