Faculty, Postdocs, Student & Staff Career Development Opportunities

Connecting the UCSF cancer community with education, mentoring, and career development across all trainee levels.

Fundraising for Clinicians

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build and Sustain Your Research Program - May 9, 2pm - 4pm

Many clinicians will face the situation of a patient or family member asking if they can donate to their research. Or they may need information on how to ask a patient or family member about donating. This seminar will teach basic fundraising principles, including best practices, case studies, and role-playing exercises. In person only in Mission Hall, room 1401. Open to early career clinical faculty. More info/register

Part of the HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology. Click here for information on other seminars in the program.

HDFCCC Staff Career Development Opportunities

Announcing CREST: New Career Development Program for Clinical Research Staff

The Clinical Research Staff Research and Exploration to Facilitate STEMM Training (CREST) Career Development Program will support clinical research staff who plan to pursue additional training in STEMM professions. CREST Scholars will have 20% protected time (equivalent to one day a week) to participate in professional development, career exploration, and mentored research (maintaining regular clinical research staff duties 80% of the time). The day that is devoted to CREST activities will be fully supported and there will be no impact on your salary for participation in this program.

Applications are due June 17, 2024, by 8am. More information/application

Characteristics of Successful Applicants

June 5, 4pm - 6pm, virtual. Admission Officers from medical schools, nursing, and physician assistant programs around California present tips on applying to their programs. More info/registration. Open to all.

Community Engaged Research Pilot Awards Open to Staff and Trainees

Applications due May 6, 2024, at 2pm

Intended to fund partnership projects where community-based organizations and UCSF academic partners work together. It can be used to support community-engaged cancer research and translation, education, and outreach addressing the needs of communities in our 25-county catchment area. Also open to faculty. View the full RFA for more information and to apply.

Other Career Development Opportunities

Entrepreneur/Innovator Hangout

May 15, 5pm - 7pm.

Byers Hall, 2nd Floor West Lobby

Hosted by UCSF Innovation Ventures. Network with others in our community who are interested in entrepreneurship and hear from former UCSF post-doc Zach Hill, VP of Discovery Chemistry at Montara Therapeutics. Open to all. Register here.

CARE Grant Review Program

Provides HDFCCC faculty with grant review for multi-year, independent grants. Can submit just specific aims or the whole grant. Open to HDFCCC Full or Associate Members who are not in the Department of Medicine (DOM faculty have access to the PREPARE Program). More info/apply

UC Cancer Consortium Presents: Diversity-Focused Funding Opportunities

May 14, 11am - 1pm, via zoom. Learn how NCI diversity-focused awards can support the recruitment, retention, and advancement of diverse investigators. A panel of PI/scholar dyads will share their success stories. Open to all. Register

Harvard/UCSF U54 Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network Seminar Series

This new seminar series provides entry-level talks for learners from different disciplines in cancer research and radiation sciences. Visit their website and sign up for their email list to learn more about upcoming talks.