Postdoctoral Fellow - T90/R90 Training Grant

Description

The ADA Forsyth Institute was founded in 1910 as the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children (later, the Forsyth Institute), to provide dental care to the disadvantaged children of Boston. While continuing to serve children in need, yet recognizing the ultimate goal is to prevent dental disease, the Institute in 1915 began to focus on scientific research and is today the world's leader in oral health research. In October of 2023, the Institute joined with the American Dental Association to form the ADA Forsyth Institute, a 501(c)(3) entity dedicated to improving people's oral and overall health and powering the profession of dentistry through cutting-edge basic research, creative translational science, innovative clinical technologies, and global public health outreach. Consistent with the Institute's founding mission, the ADA ForsythKids mobile dental program continues to serve children in need.

Forsyth is funded, in part, by a T90/R90 Institutional Postdoctoral Training award, supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Support is available for up to three years. Training is offered for clinicians and/or research scientists who seek to obtain collaborative, multidisciplinary experience in basic, translational, or clinical research related to oral and craniofacial diseases, conditions, and disorders.

Basic Qualifications

• DDS, DMD, PhD, or MD in a Forsyth related field.
• Most trainees must be US citizens or hold a Green Card at the time of appointment. There are limited spaces for international positions that are open for dentists only.
• Motivated, responsible, and willing to work in a collaborative environment.

To Apply

• Complete T90/R90 Application.
• Attach Proposed Research Report and Training Plan to your completed T90/R90 Application (details of the Research Report and Training Plan can be found in the Application).
• Click on the "Apply" link below; upload completed T90/R90 Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of Letter Writers, and any Publications/Abstracts as attachments.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and applicants chosen for consideration will be contacted when and if there are available positions.

ADA Forsyth Institute is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary Description

65,000 - 79,942 gross annual salary hiring range