Michigan Otolaryngology Research Education (MORE): R25 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

A centerpiece of the educational mission of the Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery is to train the next generation of leaders in the field. The MORE program will provide the research education necessary to enable participating residents and medical students to develop successful careers as clinician-scientists.

Program

We offer two dedicated 9-month research positions for medical students per year (start/end dates flexible so long as the experience concludes by June 30 of the subsequent year). A stipend is provided, as well as discretionary support for research materials, meeting attendance/presentation, training and coursework. The program also includes didactic experiences in research ethics and other fields, and mentorship and career support.

Research Projects will offer comprehensive research opportunities in the fields of Hearing and Deafness; Balance; Taste Disorders; Voice, Speech, Swallowing and Language; and Head and Neck Cancer.

This position must have submitted an R25 MORE Pre-Doctoral application and received approval.  

• Perform basic or applied research in an area of considerable scope and complexity, in which existing theory or methods may be limited or lacking.
• Identify and select problems to be studied.
• Perform experiments, collect and analyze data.
• Prepare research results for publication in reports, papers, journals, books and other media.
• Prepare seminars, talks or lectures for dissemination of knowledge, particularly the results of research undertaken.
• Develop working relationships with sponsors or potential sponsors.
• Assist in the preparation of detailed research proposals to funding agencies.

• NIH requires that by the time of the appointment to the program, individuals must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Care USCIS Form 1-551, or other legal verification of such status).
• Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled in medical school.
• Applications for predoctoral positions are considered on a rolling basis.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.