About
TL1 Postdoctoral Trainee Program
Rolling applications due April 1 and Oct 1, 2024
This NIH-funded TL1 Postdoctoral Program provides a foundational pathway to bridge previous doctoral training (MD, PharmD, DVM, PhD, etc.) and future independent and sustained careers in translational and clinical sciences. The program supports Trainees conducting research along the entire translational research spectrum. We expect trainees to gain competency in both the fundamentals of research design & data science and in regulatory & research ethics through various courses, workshops, and seminars. Additionally, the candidate will identify other domain-specific training appropriate for their career development program.
Eligibility is limited to applicants who are or will be in a non-tenure track faculty title series or academic staff with a UW faculty mentor. Successful applicants have identified a UW mentor, have funding to complete the proposed research, and have a letter of support from a department chair indicating their potential to enter a faculty position when the fellowship is complete. We select trainees who, upon successful completion of the TL1 Postdoctoral award, are highly competitive for faculty appointments at UW–Madison, or other major translational research institutions (tenure track or non-tenure track title series).
The program has a bi-annual admission policy. Applications are accepted quarterly during the calendar year. Ordinary application deadlines are April 1 and October 1. Special application dates are available on January 1 and July 1 for individuals not currently at UW, who are considering UW trainee appointments if awarded. All applicants must indicate their intent to apply at least one week before deadlines. Regardless of application time, start dates are January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year.
TL1 Predoctoral Training Program
Not currently accepting applications
The goal of the TL1 Predoctoral Program is to train future clinical and translational leaders and to introduce UW healthcare professional and engineering students to the scientific foundation of translational science. It builds on existing, strong clinical and translational training programs in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Engineering. Clinical and translational scientists will possess both deep scientific domain expertise and systems understanding, and their research is expected to be designed to produce discoveries that are simultaneously important for their discipline(s) and contribute to other disciplines, thus intentionally advancing the translational process as a whole. These characteristics will be required to successfully prepare trainees to transition into the many and varied productive career paths available to clinical and translational scientists within the translational science spectrum.
Trainees will achieve sufficient breadth in clinical and translational science research areas that include: 1) pre-clinical research, 2) clinical research, 3) clinical implementation, and/or 4) public health. Trainees are expected to acquire knowledge in broad areas of research including, but not limited to: clinical research, regulatory science, biostatistics, epidemiology, health disparities, telehealth and telemedicine, dissemination and implementation science research, bioinformatics, community engagement and cultural diversity, training in translational team science, responsible conduct of research and rigorous research design, entrepreneurship, scientific communication, and leadership. Curricula will be personalized for trainees to achieve domain-specific KSAs depending on the trainee’s desired career role or focused area of research.
Trainees earn a stipend, health insurance, tuition and fees, and a travel allowance. They participate in biennial mentor meetings attended by ICTR leadership and monthly writing workshops.