The College of Graduate Studies has money to help faculty researchers hire postdoctoral scholars who are new in this role at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. The program is called the Preeminent Postdoctoral Program or P3.<\/p>\n
Principal investigators can receive up to $58,000 over two years to cover the salary and benefits of a postdoctoral scholar. In addition, there is a one-time $5,000 award available to P3 scholars for professional development.<\/p>\n
P3 was launched in 2016 with the goal of attracting outstanding scholars in all disciplines. There were 66 postdoctoral scholars at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ at the time, and the university strategic plan calls for increasing the total to 200 by 2020. Today there are 128, and 68 of them are supported through P3.<\/p>\n
\u201cPostdocs have become a vital component in research-intensive universities,\u201d said John Weishampel, associate dean of the college. \u201cThey infuse labs with new ideas and contribute to groundbreaking research while developing their own career paths.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are few requirements to tap into the money including:<\/p>\n