Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA)
Program Description
The IRACDA Program at UCLA supports postdoctoral scholars in the biological sciences who have a demonstrated interest in teaching, research, mentoring, and supporting the expansion of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. IRACDA combines a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience with an opportunity to develop academic skills, including teaching, with pedagogical training provided through CEILS workshops and CIRTL courses, as well as faculty mentored teaching assignments at our partner institution, California State University Los Angeles (CSULA). The program is expected to facilitate the progress of postdoctoral candidates toward research and teaching careers in academia. The program is sponsored through Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA), supported by the division of NIGMS at NIH. A major goal of IRACDA is to produce a workforce in STEM with a strong commitment to teaching a wide variety of undergraduates, particularly at institutions at which students have had less access to science career pathways. In addition to motivating the next generation of scientists at our partner institution, another goal of IRACDA is to foster interactions between UCLA and CSULA faculty that can lead to further collaborations in research and teaching.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The IRACDA program is currently discontined at the national level. UCLA invites prospective applicants in the biological sciences to apply for the final year of our funding. We accept applications on a rolling basis.
To apply for IRACDA, please see the Program Application page on the IRACDA website.
Contact Us
Co-Director
Michael Carey
Professor and Vice Chair in Biological Chemistry
Director, JCCC Gene Regulation Program Area
mcarey@mednet.ucla.edu
Co-Director
Claudio Villanueva
Associate Professor in Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
cvillanueva@g.ucla.edu
Program Coordinators
Shumin Wu
ShuminWu@mednet.ucla.edu
Lynn Talton
Director of Postdoc Affairs in Biosciences
LTalton@mednet.ucla.edu
Co-Coordinator for Teaching Development Rachel Kennison Senior Associate Director for Instructional & Professional Development, Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences rkennison@ceils.ucla.edu
Evaluators Marc Levis-Fitzgerald Director, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment mlevis@teaching.ucla.edu
Hannah Whang Sayson Assistant Director of Data Analytics, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment hwhang@teaching.ucla.edu
General Inquiries IRACDA@mednet.ucla.edu