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Featured Career Development Opportunities

HDFCCC Core Facilities - What They Are and How They Can Help You

May 17, 4pm - 5pm, Virtual


The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center’s shared resources represent state-of-the-art support services and technology that provide critical support to groups of investigators. Open to postdocs, grad students, and faculty. More info/register.


Characteristics of Successful Applicants

June 5, 4pm - 6pm, Virtual


This panel features representatives from medical schools, physician assistant, and nursing program admission offices. Panelists give tips and best practices for completing your medical school, PA, or nursing program applications. Open to HDFCCC staff and post-bacc, undergraduate and high school students. More info/register.

Upcoming Career Development Opportunities

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build and Sustain Your Research Program

May 18, 2pm - 4pm


Part of the HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology Career Development and Leadership Seminar Series. Open to early career faculty, clinical fellows, and residents. More info/register

Develop Your Mentoring and Teaching Skills!

Bay Area Youth Science Program (BAYS)


The BAYS Summer Internship Program, an outreach program for high school students from KIPP-SFCP in Bayview-Hunters Point, is looking for mentors for the students this summer. Open to postdocs and faculty. Email if interested.

Mt. Tam College


Mt. Tam College services the students at San Quentin State Prison. Looking for instructors in science, math, humanities, and social sciences. Must have some teaching or tutoring experience. Open to all faculty and trainees. More info.

Inclusive Research Mentor/Manager Training

(Formerly called TRAIN-UP)


Offered by the UCSF Office of Career and Professional Development, this virtual training is now open for registration. To receive announcements about this series, join the OCPD listserv. Open to grad students and postdocs. More info.

Fellows Advancement Skills Training in Clinical Research (FAST-CaR) Program


FAST-CaR helps develop a community of clinical research fellows and provides structured career development activities and ongoing research project feedback. A mixture of quarterly group meetings and individual meetings with a biostatatician. Runs from September - May. Space limited, email Gia Monachino if interested.

Region 5: GMaP Career Development Workshop for Grant Writing

July 11-12, 2023


The purpose of the Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) is to strengthen our regional network by supporting the next generation of cancer researchers. This workshop provides small group instruction and 1x1 mentoring to individuals who intend to apply for grant funding in the coming year. Open to postdocs, grad students and early career faculty. More Info/Apply.

Clinical Research Staff Project Support Award


The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) is requesting applications from clinical research staff to support research conference travel or publication fees. Must be full time staff and involved in a clinical research project with one of the HDFCCC Site Committees. For more eligibility and application requirements view the RFA.

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