The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a wide range of topics relevant to the intelligence community.

The research is conducted by the postdocs, while working in partnership with a research advisor and collaborating with an advisor from the Intelligence Community. In partnership with the research advisor, the postdoc composes and submits a technical proposal that responds to a research opportunity identified at: Current Research Opportunities | IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

Award Details: 

• Annual stipends range from $78,000 to $82,000, depending on research location.
• Annual travel budget of $6,000
• Dedicated travel budget of $3,500 for year one and $2,500 for year 2
• Dislocation reimbursement of up to $3,500, based on relocation mileage
• Host institutions receive an annual laboratory budget of $5,000

Postdoc Eligibility: U.S. citizenship required; Ph.D. received within five years of the appointment start date.

Application Deadline: February 28, 2025

For additional program information, please visit: IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program 

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PHILADELPHIA POSTDOC PREVIEW  
Learn why the next step in your career begins in Philadelphia 
February 11, 2025 
12:00-3:30 PM on Zoom 
 
REGISTRATION DETAILS 
 
Registration is now OPEN. The deadline to register is February 10, 2025. 
 
As part of the registration process, candidates will be asked to complete a brief online form that includes: 

• A current CV/resume 
• Educational background 
• Research interests 

Register Here 
  
ELIGIBILITY 
The target audience for the Preview event includes senior Ph.D. students (passed qualifying exam or are post-candidacy by the time of the event), recent Ph.D. graduates, or early-career postdoc scholars in science, technology, engineering, math, and medical fields. Postdoctoral opportunities at the participating institutions include basic, translational, and clinical research.  Information on clinical residencies and fellowships will NOT be presented. 
 
There is no citizenship requirement to register. We are seeking domestic and international candidates alike. 
 
PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES 

• Become acquainted with the biomedical research programs at eight leading research institutions in the Philadelphia area:  
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 
  • Drexel University College of Medicine 
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center 
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine - Temple Health 
  • Monell Chemical Senses Center 
  • Thomas Jefferson University 
  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine 
  • The Wistar Institute 
• Consider priorities for a postdoctoral position, advisor, and research institution 
• Hear from current and former postdocs working in a range of sectors about how they grew their careers in Philadelphia 
• Connect with key stakeholders in postdoctoral affairs at eight leading Philadelphia research institutions 

 
KEY PROGRAM ELEMENTS 

• An introduction to the range of research specialties, facilities, and opportunities at seven leading Philadelphia Research Institutions 
• Hear from current postdocs about life and research in Philadelphia  

Register Here 
 
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA POSTDOC PREVIEW  
The goal of the Preview event is to raise awareness of the robust training opportunities in the Philadelphia area. Whether postdocs are interested in studying basic, translational, or clinical research in human or model systems, Philadelphia has lots of options for those interested in expanding their research expertise, developing professional skills needed in today’s job market, and growing a network of engaged and successful colleagues.  
 
Learn more at www.philadelphiapostdoc.com.
 
Questions may be directed to the program organizers at PhiladelphiaPostdoc@gmail.com. Institution-specific contact information can be found on our website.  

Reposted from The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity (i3b) website.

Applications for the Spring '25 MLE Cohort can be found HERE. 

In a collaboration with The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity and Campus Life, “The Multicultural Leadership Experience (MLE)” seeks to: 

• Engage participants in a multicultural development and leadership learning program.

• Enhance participants' understanding of their social identities, leadership identity, as well as their capacity to lead while navigating systems of power, privilege, and oppression.

• Enable participants' development through authenticity, self-awareness, relationships, and capitalizing on differences. 

The sessions are as follows:

- Meeting #1: Tuesday, February 11th, 3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #2: Tuesday, February 25th,  3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #3: Tuesday, March 11th, 3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #4: Tuesday, April 1st,  3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #5: Tuesday, April 15th,  3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #6: Tuesday, April 29th,  3pm - 4:15pm

- Meeting #7 & Celebration: Tuesday, May 6th,  3pm - 5pm 

***All sessions will take place in The Commons (room location will be specified in a Google calendar invite)***

Participants will be exploring the concept of Authentic Leadership, Legacy Building, and Breaking Barriers of White Supremacy within Leadership. We will do this in a leadership learning cohort by: 

• Enhancing participants' leader identity and leadership capacity using an identity-conscious lens and student development theories;

• Increasing participants' awareness of their personal abilities, identity development, and intersections that shape their story through authenticity, self-reflection, and cultural humility;

• Exploring the role they play in developing relationships while building intra/intercultural connections; 

• And capitalizing on their differences, specifically in relation to their racial, ethnic, national, and other salient identity social groups

The purpose of all MLE programs is to provide a space for students and student leaders who identify within diverse or marginalized backgrounds to discover their own capacity to lead, while also promoting a better understanding of their experiences, issues, strengths, and outcomes in navigating their own collegiate careers. However, ALL students are welcome to apply!   

Registration is due Friday, January 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate. In order to be accepted into the program you must commit to all sessions in person. Please answer all of the questions before submitting your registration. Any questions can be sent to i3b@umbc.edu. Again you can find the link to apply here. 

--- Angelina R. Jenkins (Assistant Director, The Mosaic) & Meghna Chandrasekaran (Mosaic Programming Intern)

Reposted from the International Student and Scholar Services page.

We are looking for a small cohort of students to participate in UMBC’s Intercultural Engagement Prep program in Spring 2025. This program is designed to grow your intercultural competency and skills. 

This program is open to:

• International students

• Future or returned study abroad students

• Students interested in applying to the Peace Corps after graduation

• Students who have an interest in preparing for other international or intercultural experiences

• Students who want to prepare themselves as global citizens in a multicultural world 

As a participant in the Intercultural Engagement Prep pilot program, you will:

• Meet other globally-minded students at UMBC;

• Develop your critical analytical skills;

• Increase your cultural self-awareness and critically reflect on your own unconscious bias;

• Develop strategies to improve your intercultural communication and how you’ll apply it in your future career;

• Recognize cultural differences, commonalities, perceptions, power and privilege dynamics, and how they can lead to conflict; and

• Understand the importance of intercultural dialogue and intercultural citizenship competencies for fostering social justice.

This non-credit/no-fee course, PRAC 103 (course # 6928), will meet twice in the Spring 2025 semester at a mutually agreeable time, but the majority of the course is accessed through asynchronous learning. Students will be required to attend two globally themed events or activities and will also have independent assignments to complete in Blackboard. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will earn two digital badgestitled Increasing Cultural Self-Awareness and Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue. 

You can register for the course under PRAC 103 and course number 6928.

For questions regarding this certification please contact Dr. Irina Golubeva at golubeva@umbc.edu.

University System of Maryland Virtual Postdoc Information Session