This NIDDK-funded program supports the career development of clinicians and non-clinicians to develop the skills necessary to initiate and sustain an independent research career and advance the field of benign urology. NIDDK has particular interest in expertise outside of clinical urology.
The KURe provides individualized mentoring and career development support in an environment of team science, fostering multidisciplinary research emphasizing the importance of diverse scientific methods, and prepares KURe Scholars to lead their own research teams and become the mentors and leaders of tomorrow.
- Protected time: 2-5 years with 50-75% of full-time professional effort
- Salary support up to $100,000/year
- Research and career development support up to $40,000 per year for research, equipment, and technical personnel; tuition and fees related to didactic courses or career development; and travel to research meetings
- Individual Career Development Coaching
- Structured mentoring
- Connection with other Duke scholars through the Community of Scholars
- Access to special interest meetings and conferences at NIH
Deadline: Sep. 9, 2024
Research areas supported by this initiative must be related to the mission of the NIDDK. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Basic research such as cell and molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, biochemistry, physiology, developmental biology, tissue engineering, immunology, pathology, neurobiology and microbiology
- Clinical sciences such as urology, infectious disease, gastroenterology, gynecology, endocrinology, anesthesiology, neurology, gerontology and radiology
- Epidemiology or biostatistics
- Physical sciences such as physics, bioengineering, chemical and mechanical engineering
Scholars should have no more than five years of postdoctoral research experience and not more than ten years should have elapsed since receiving the terminal doctoral degree. Mid-career and senior faculty are not eligible. Scholars must be a US citizen or have a valid green card. Applicants from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, or from a disadvantaged background as defined by NIH’s NOT-OD-20-031, are encouraged to apply.