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The Office of the Vice President for Research in collaboration with the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion are pleased to announce the RIT Post Doctoral Matching Fund for Inclusive Excellence.

Eligible Participants: All RIT Organizational Units

Executive Summary: We will provide matching funds to support the hiring of new post-doctoral associates. Proposals to obtain these matching funds can be made to the Office of the Vice President for Research and will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the candidate, their proposed area of research, support from the host unit, and institutional research priorities. Preference in these awards will be given to AALANA candidates.

Award Amounts: A one-to-one match of up to $50K/position for a 12-month period. Continuation for a second year is possible, pending availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Expiration Date: Sept. 1, 2013

Cost Matching: 1 to 1 cost match required.

Proposal Length: The proposals should be no more than 4 pages in length using 12 pt. Times New Roman.

Proposal Guidelines:

Executive Summary (1-page): This is a summary of anticipated plan of work for the candidate, written in plain business English and explaining how this particular position will fit into the larger research goals of the unit and the institution

Candidate CV (2-pages): Following NSF CV guidelines.

Budget (1-page): Should include a detailed breakdown (e.g., candidate salary, benefits, ITS, travel, etc.) for both the requested funds and cost match. Please include the source of the matching funding, including necessary approvals, for verification. Also include any other in-kind forms of support that will be offered to the candidate.

Proposal Submission: Send proposals with completed Proposal Routing Forms to Dan Goebert, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Proposals will be evaluated on a rolling basis and notification of awards will be made within 1-month of receipt.