The UCLA Career Development Program in Population-Based Cancer Prevention and Control Research

UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research

School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Apply to the Career Development Program

Now accepting applications!

The Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research, of the School of Public Health and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, is now accepting applications for a post-doctoral career development program in population-based, multi-disciplinary cancer prevention and control research. The program is funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health and is led by Roshan Bastani, PhD, Patricia Ganz, MD, Zuo-Feng Zhang, MD, PhD, and Barbara Berman, PhD. The program offers:

A strong foundation for a career in cancer prevention and control research
Mentored research opportunities with senior faculty of national and international renown
Coursework opportunities, including the option of completing a Masters-level course of study in public health
A venue for interdisciplinary scholarship within the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research, the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the UCLA School of Public Health, and the greater UCLA campus
Compensation of $60,000 per year plus benefits and research support

Who should apply: Applicants must hold a doctoral level degree (e.g., PhD, MD, EdD) and must also be US citizens or permanent resident aliens. New graduates and those in mid-career are encouraged to apply.

For admission into the program in Fall 2012, priority will be given to applicants who apply by January 17, 2012. Applications will continue to be accepted until all openings are filled.

Apply now!

For more information, contact:

Barbara Berman, PhD
Program Co-Director
UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research
650 Charles Young Drive South
A2-125 CHS, Box 956900
Los Angeles, CA, 90095-6900
Phone: (310) 794-9283
Fax: (310) 206-3566
bberman@ucla.edu