Frank Porter Graham
Child Development Institute
Announcement of Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill invites applications for postdoctoral
research training fellowships in education sciences. These positions
are funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education. Advanced training is provided in educational research
methods for studying young children. The training program uses an
apprenticeship model that includes an experienced mentorship team for
each fellow and active engagement in all stages of research across
multiple projects. Fellows participate in an array of research
activities at FPG and in other UNC departments, including specifically
planned research colloquia and interdisciplinary seminars. The program
is designed to promote the professional development of research
scientists who will significantly contribute to early childhood
education and related fields.
The training program will support two fellows for two years each,
beginning in the summer or fall of 2008. Fellowship candidates are
expected to have a demonstrated commitment to the interdisciplinary
study of early childhood education and must have completed a terminal
degree in their field (e.g., PhD, MD, DrPH, EdD) by the time of their
appointment.
Training faculty include Donna Bryant, Margaret R. Burchinal, Virginia
Buysse, Dina C. Castro, Sam Odom, Ellen Peisner-Feinberg, Lynne Vernon-
Feagans, and Noreen Yazejian. Contacts for these individuals and more
information about their work can be found at FPG's web page:
www.fpg.unc.edu
. A brief research plan (2-5 pages) is required as part of the
application (see below). Prior to preparing the research plan,
applicants should contact one or more prospective training faculty
and, with input from them, briefly outline a program of training and
research that links the applicant's prior experiences and future goals
and builds on the ongoing work of the training faculty.
Application Details
An application for the IES postdoctoral fellowship at FPG should
include:
• A letter stating the candidate's research interests and proposed
research
• Curriculum vitae
• Examples of research and/or publications
• Three letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes
• A graduate transcript
• A research plan
Mail to: Donna Bryant, Associate Director, FPG Child Development
Institute, CB#8180, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180 (or for
express mail: 105 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516)
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: January 31, 2007
The FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North
Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
