Application Process
1. Identify a mentor
Identifying a primary mentor is one of the most important steps in applying to the KL2 Mentored Career Development Program.
With input from your primary mentor, you will identify an appropriate co-mentor in another discipline who will bring additional expertise to your research proposal and career.
Together, your mentors will help you identify the appropriate department or division within Mayo Clinic to provide your administrative and academic appointment and assist you with developing a description of your proposed research experience.
Mentors must be chosen from within Mayo Clinic. You can use Mayo's research faculty directory and research departments and centers to identify and directly contact potential mentors. Contact Center for Translational Science Activities (CTSA) Education Resources if you need assistance identifying potential mentors.
2. Submit a letter of intent to apply
Letters of intent are due by 5 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Your letter should be addressed to Glenn E. Smith, Ph.D., CTSA postdoctoral programs director, and must include:
- A brief paragraph describing what you hope to achieve by participating in the program
- A brief paragraph describing the research you would like to conduct as a part of the program
- The name and specialty of your primary mentor
- Your curriculum vitae and bibliography
Please submit your letter of intent, as well as your curriculum vitae and bibliography, to:
Postdoctoral Programs Coordinator
CTSA Education Resources
Mayo Clinic
Plummer Building, Third Floor
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 559053. Submit the application and required documentation
Your application packet should include a completed application form and all supporting materials outlined in the checklist on the first page of the form. The form can be completed online, but it must be printed and included with your application packet.
Application packets are due by Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Send the materials in one envelope to:
Postdoctoral Programs Coordinator
CTSA Education Resources
Mayo Clinic
Plummer Building, Third Floor
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 559054. Application review, program acceptance and commencement
For the first stage of review, applications are reviewed using these review criteria. Candidates chosen to move on to the second stage of review will receive an invitation by mid-November 2012 to present their proposal to the CTSA Postdoctoral Programs Committee in December.
Following these presentations, candidates are scored and ranked. Up to three candidates will be chosen for the program. Final review and award notification will occur in February, with funding commencing on July 1, 2013.
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