OVCR hiring director of DEI strategy
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) is actively recruiting for the director of strategy for research diversity workforce and community partnerships, a new position reporting to the vice chancellor for research. The director will assure that UNC Research leadership is sustaining and enhancing a diverse, inclusive, civil, and welcoming campus research community and workplace that upholds the highest standards of inclusive excellence. They will also collaborate in the development of a coordinated research strategy that leverages the recruitment and investment in diverse faculty, fellows and trainees, students, and staff.
The posting can be found on the UNC HR jobs website, and the application deadline is October 27.
R3 Symposium organizers call for proposals
The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium is a series of virtual events that brings together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. The symposium’s first four events addressed UNC’s racist past and present, cultural appropriation, arts-based scholarship, and environmental justice. Now, the R3 Planning Committee is seeking session topic ideas and individual scholarship proposals. Submit ideas here by Friday, October 8.
Submit a poster for NC TraCS CTSA Hub
The 2021 Virtual CTSA Program Annual Meeting, which takes place December 1-3, will focus on the creative innovations developed by CTSA Program consortium hubs during the pandemic under the theme “Intentional Disruption and Innovation: The Future of Translational Science.” Poster submissions are currently being accepted for a presentation on December 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Topics include drug development, clinical trials, digital, and innovation-entrepreneurship. All submissions should be sent to mbcassely@med.unc.edu by October 15.
Craig Fletcher elected to the ACLAM board of directors
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Craig Fletcher was recently appointed to serve on the board of directors for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM). Nominated by his peers, Fletcher will serve a three-year term on the organization’s leadership team.
ACLAM is a specialty board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association as the certifying organization for laboratory animal medicine, a recognized specialty within the veterinary medical profession. ACLAM was founded in 1957, and its active membership comprises over 1,100 diplomates (formerly called fellows). The mission of ACLAM is to advance the humane care and responsible use of laboratory animals through certification of veterinary specialists, professional development, education, and research.
University Research Week, November 8-12
University Research Week is an annual celebration of Carolina’s research excellence and an effort to increase participation by students, of all levels, in research activity. This year’s theme is Research Perseveres. Through keynote presentations, symposiums, workshops, and more, we will be highlighting the tenacity and dedication of our researchers and students and the strategic initiatives that make Carolina one of the top research institutions in the world.
New for this year, we will be hosting the Health of Our State and Beyond speaker series, presented by the Creativity Hubs initiative. During the series, presentations will be given by interdisciplinary teams of researchers who, after winning Creativity Hubs funding, are now tackling some of the greatest challenges facing our state by building coastal resilience, identifying the causes of deadly obesity, developing antiviral therapeutics to stop the next pandemic, and providing affordable, sustainable access to clean drinking water.
Additional events include workshops hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research for students interested in pursuing research activities; a pan-campus symposium on structural racism, with an award presentation for racial health equity at the Gillings School of Global Public Health; and a three-minute thesis competition hosted by The Graduate School.
Please check the website often as new events are being added daily.