The Scientist : NewsBlog Print: HHMI unveils early career appointments
The Scientist: NewsBlog:
HHMI unveils early career appointments
Posted by Edyta Zielinska
[Entry posted at 10th March 2008 01:13 PM GMT]
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is opening a $300 million competition today for early career scientists. As many as 70 scientists will receive six year, non-renewable appointments with HHMI. The competition is open to tenured or tenure-track researchers between the second and sixth year of their appointment. Applicants are required to submit an intention to apply letter by April 30, 2008, and send in a completed application by June 10. The next chance for this award won't come around until 2011.



Correction: When originally posted, the article referred to HHMI "grants" rather than "appointments." The HHMI will employ the scientists for a 6 year term. Early career scientists will not receive a grant. The Scientist regrets the error.


 

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discrimination
by anonymous poster

[Comment posted 2008-03-19 17:46:30]

At the university I am a student, once tenure is granted, those then seem to care less and less about anyone besides themselves. Also, at this university, we get the dregs of what the rest of the US will not hire or they lie on applications. I have had a horrible graduate experience.Offering this grant to tenured scientists only discriminates against those who do not work at those type of facilities.




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Second Class citizens?
by anonymous poster

[Comment posted 2008-03-11 22:31:34]

Many appts. in clinical depts. have no options for tenure or tenure-track for research scientists. We must totally support ourselves through grants. Why must we be excluded from these appointments and be treated as second class citizens?




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