Awardees are expected to continue postdoctoral research training for at least one year after receipt of the award. Two separate award programs are offered. D. degree and hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine. Candidates must be academic investigators at the late assistant professor level or the associate professor level, holding a tenure-track or equivalent position, at the time of application. Candidates must present evidence of already having established an independent research career, as this is not a new investigator award.
Individuals holding the rank of professor are ineligible.
Candidates must hold a doctorate degree in the sciences. Experience in malaria research is not a prerequisite, but such candidates will be required to explain how they intend to acquire the necessary expertise in working with the malaria-causing parasites as an experimental system. Candidates are generally expected to be at the early to middle assistant professor level or equivalent. Candidates are generally expected to be at the associate professor level or equivalent. Awards are restricted to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in North Carolina.