Nat'l Postdoc Assn E-Alert - 04/22/2008

Wed Apr 23 10:36:02 EDT 2008

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>From: "Kenetia Thompson" <kthompson at nationalpostdoc.org>
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>NPA E-Alert
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>This issue of the E-Alert is sponsored by 
><http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/>Center for HIV/AIDS Minority Pipeline in 
>Substance Abuse (CHAMPS)
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>Today's Topics
>1. Paid Internship Opportunities for Postdoctoral and Junior Faculty
>2. New SACNAS Conference Postdoc Poster Session - Deadline May 1
>3. Feedback Wanted on New NPA Resource
>4. Reminder on the Stipend Freeze Congressional Campaign 
>5. NPA 6th Annual Meeting Note
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>1.Paid Internship Opportunities for Postdoctoral and Junior Faculty
>The Center for HIV/AIDS Minority Pipeline in Substance Abuse 
>(CHAMPS) provides 4-6 month, intensive internship opportunities for 
>underrepresented scholars who will become the next generation of 
>prevention scientists with expertise in HIV, substance use and 
>co-occurring conditions. The NIH-funded CHAMPS program will prepare 
>underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty 
>with career development training, as well as improved skills in 
>manuscript writing, grantsmanship, presentation skills and 
>methodologies deemed to be important for designing and conducting 
>studies on the prevention of HIV, substance abuse and related 
>comorbidities. Travel and "seed" grants are available to further 
>critical professional experience. For more information, please 
>visit: <http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/>http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/.
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>2. New SACNAS Conference Postdoc Poster Session - Deadline May 1
>Postdocs are invited to submit an abstract for the inaugural Postdoc 
>Poster Session at the 2008 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos 
>and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference from October 
>9-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Poster Session will occur at the 
>Grad/Postdoc Networking Reception where recruiters from academia and 
>industry will be present. The conference also attracts over 150 
>academic institutions including the nation's top universities and 
>corporations.  More information at 
><http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/register/attendee/abstract_call.asp?att_type=3>http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/register/attendee/abstract_call.asp?att_type=3. 
>SACNAS also provides travel scholarships for postdocs.  Scholarship 
>details are available at 
><http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/current/register/attendee/financial_aid.asp?att_type=5>http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/current/register/attendee/financial_aid.asp?att_type=5. 
>The abstract submission and travel scholarship deadlines are May 1, 
>2008.
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>3. Feedback Wanted on New NPA Resource
>The NPA Policy Committee has prepared a draft version of new NPA 
>resource, "Postdoctoral Core Competencies." This draft document will 
>be presented for discussion during a plenary session at the NPA 
>Annual Meeting later this week. For those of you who cannot attend 
>but wish to provide feedback, we have posted a draft of this 
>document on our website and provided a survey response form. Please 
>visit the <http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/c.eoJMIWOBIrH/b.4027621/>Core 
>Competencies Intro to review the document and provide your feedback 
>by May 5, 2008. Thank you.
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>4. Reminder on the Stipend Freeze Congressional Campaign 
>If you have not done so already, please contact your Congressional 
>representatives regarding the postdoctoral stipend levels in the 
>FY2009 federal budget for the NIH. Complete background information 
>can be found at 
><http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=eoJMIWOBIrH&b=1438743&content_id={7FEF6CC1-58AE-4A26-A4DE-7341F905A932}&notoc=1>NPA 
>Launches Efforts to Address Postdoc Stipend Freeze in Congress.
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>5. NPA 6th Annual Meeting Note
>If you registered for the NPA 6th Annual Meeting and have not 
>received a confirmation, please contact Kenetia Thompson at 
><mailto:kthompson at nationalpostdoc.org>kthompson at nationalpostdoc.org 
>or 202.326.6428 by April 23, 5:30pm ET or bring proof of 
>registration to the annual meeting.
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