Ri.MED FOUNDATION

Call for applications for the awarding of 5 Postdoctoral Fellowships for training and research in the field of biotechnology and biomedicine in laboratories of the University of Pittsburgh (Ref. Ri.MED - Ric/10)

The Ri.MED Foundation was created in 2006 as an international partnership between the Italian Government, the Region of Sicily, the National Research Council, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) with the mission of improving health through research in Sicily and worldwide. The Foundation also focuses on supporting regional economic growth through creating job opportunities as well as promoting basic and translational research. The Foundation will contribute to developing biomedical research and a biotechnology industry in Sicily by establishing the Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center (BRBC). The Center, housed in a state-of-the-art laboratory complex soon to be constructed near Palermo, is designed to undertake biomedical research that may ultimately lead to new drugs, vaccines, other biological products, and technologies. In preparing the scientific workforce that will populate the BRBC, the Foundation is calling for applications for the assignment of five (5) one-year fellowships (renewable on an annual basis) to be awarded on the basis of qualifications and interviews. Selected candidates will undertake their training and research activities in the laboratories of the University of Pittsburgh in the fields of Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Drug Discovery, Vaccine Development, Biomedical and Tissue Engineering/Regenerative Medicine, Molecular Imaging, and Neuroscience. Eligible fellowship candidates must meet the following requirements: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, OR other doctoral Degree relevant to biomedical research. The Degree should already have been achieved or to be obtained by December 31, 2010. Also required: excellent (spoken/written) English and Italian language and good knowledge of main software applications. Preferred: previous research experience in one of the aforementioned areas. Candidates of both sexes are requested to submit their on-line applications by July 30, 2010 at www.fondazionerimed.com Ri.MED Foundation - Piazza Sett'Angeli 10, 90134 Palermo.