ACRT Post Doctoral Fellowship

Academic Clinical Researcher Training Project

The CSD Program and ACRT project at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in child communicative disorders to begin in the Fall Semester 2010. The ACRT Project is a four-year (2009-2013) leadership personnel preparation grant funded through the Office of Special Education, U.S. Department of Education.

Applicants may be working in any discipline, on a topic concerning clinical research in children from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The recipient will devote half time to teaching and program development and half time to research. The appointment will be for one year (12 months). Support will be $51,000 in the form of a monthly stipend, plus a stipend for the purchase of health insurance. A travel stipend is available for presentation of research related to the fellowship.

The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and must hold a Ph.D. degree at the time of the appointment. A letter of application, including a description of your proposed project, together with CV, writing sample and three letters of reference should be submitted to Elizabeth D. Peña, ACRT Post Doctoral Fellowship Committee, Communication Sciences & Disorders, A1100, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. We will begin reviewing applications on June 4, 2010. Further information about the goals of the ACRT Project is available at: http://csd.utexas.edu/graduate/csd-training.html