Catalyzing institutional transformation and inclusive excellence through recruitment and development of faculty across UC San Diego
The UC San Diego NIH-funded Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program initiative is recruiting 12 new tenure-track assistant professors who have demonstrated excellence in science. FIRST aims to sustain scientific excellence that cultivate and benefit from a full range of talent.
The application cycle for the UC San Diego FIRST Program is now closed
The UC San Diego FIRST program will enhance institutional transformation and inclusive excellence through hiring 12 faculty in 4 clusters areas including Cancer, Cardiovascular Sciences, Immunology/Infectious Diseases and Neurosciences. The FIRST faculty will form a cohort and engage in structured Faculty Development Core components that provide effective, evidence-based professional development. FIRST faculty will receive strong mentorship in research and career development, guidance in academic promotion, integration into the university and access to networks of colleagues and communities of scholars.
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UC San Diego Receives $16 Million NIH FIRST Award
The UC San Diego FIRST Program will enhance diversity in the biomedical sciences with the recruitment of diverse, early-career researchers and new programs to improve faculty recruitment, retention, inclusion and success. Read more here.
UCSD Awarded $16M to Recruit Diverse Biomedical Science Faculty
UC San Diego is the recipient of a five-year, $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to recruit 12 diverse, early-career research faculty in the biomedical sciences. Read more here.
FIRST is supported by NIH/NCI U54 CA272220 and UC San Diego Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.
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