Overview:
The “Iowa Postdoc” is a fellowship opportunity open to potential faculty with a wide range of nursing interests. Potential applicants will identify a mentor in The University of Iowa College of Nursing with a close link between the applicant’s research interests and plans and the mentor’s program of research. Fellows participate in research seminars, research interest groups, journal clubs, and related research forums in the College of Nursing. Opportunities to enroll in relevant courses across campus and to attend research conferences are
available.

The College of Nursing Iowa Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship is intended to provide support to recent PhD graduates from other Colleges of Nursing that are interested in a potential research faculty position at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Fellowships are available for one to two years. Upon completion of the fellowship, it is expected that the fellow will be offered a faculty position.

Potential applicants are encouraged to review the College of Nursing faculty interests (see link below) see if collegiate expertise provides a good match for the applicant’s interests. At that point, it would be appropriate to contact Dean Frantz with an expression of interest in this program.

Details of fellowship:

• Duration of training period is two years (July 1 - June 30)
• Mentor must be at The University of Iowa College of Nursing
• There must be a close link between post-doc's research plans and mentor's program of research
• Post-doctoral fellow must be available to participate in research seminars, research interest groups, journal clubs and related research forums in the College of Nursing
• Post-doctoral fellow must agree to remain at The University of Iowa College of Nursing in a faculty role for a minimum of three years following completion of the post-doctoral fellowship

Application Deadline:  May 1

Post-Doctoral Training Application:

Identifying Information (Cover page)

• Applicant's name and credentials

• Applicant's area of research

• Mentor's name and credentials

• Mentor's area of research

On subsequent pages, respond to each of the items listed below.  Be sure to include your name on each page of the application.

• Describe your previous research experiences.  Briefly highlight studies completed in the past and their relationship to the research to be conducted during the fellowship.
• Describe your career research goals and how this fellowship will help you achieve them.  Explicitly identify the activities to be included in the planned training program that will support your research career trajectory.
• Provide a brief written proposal (5-10 pages, not including references) for the research that you plan to carry out during the post-doctoral fellowship.  This may include intervention studies, descriptive studies to obtain the information needed to plan interventions, and pilot/feasibility studies are acceptable.  Include the purpose of the study or studies, supporting literature, significance of the study, subjects, design, methodology, and study procedures.  The proposed research should be able to be conducted in the two-year period of the fellowship.
• Describe how the proposed research is linked with your mentor's program of research.  How does it build on or expand an arm of the mentor's research and continue to develop that area of nursing science?

Materials to be submitted with the Application:

1.  Post-doctoral fellowship application (see guidelines above)

2.  Copy of current curriculum vitae

3.  Copies of official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate programs attended

4.  Copies of two samples of recently published scholarly papers

5.  Two letters of reference supporting your qualifications for post-doctoral training from individuals who have documented evidence of your research skills.  If five years or less have passed since completion of doctoral program, one of these letters must be from the chair of your dissertation committee.

6.  A letter from your intended mentor discussing the training plan, an evaluation of your potential, documentation of the mentor's availability, and documentation of the facilities/equipment the mentor can offer to the applicant.

7.  Letter from applicant agreeing to remain at The University of Iowa College of Nursing in a faculty role for a minimum of three years following completion of the postdoctoral fellowship training. Reimbursement of fellowship support is expected if the faculty  appointment is not completed.

For more information, contact the Dean's Office at 319-335-7009.