Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Any fellow is eligible who has completed all requirements for his or her doctoral level degree before the program start date (the first of July).

Yes. The Fellowship Committee encourages applications from individuals with a strong interest in tobacco control. Lack of extensive backround in tobacco control will not disqualify you.  If you have no prior tobacco experience, please discuss how your prior experience is relevant to tobacco control in your application personal statement.

Yes.

The ideal candidate for the postdoctoral fellowship has not yet completed another postdoctoral fellowship program or held a faculty position. However, the committee reviews applications on an individual basis and has made exceptions to this general rule.  In your personal statement, you should describe your reasons for applying after having completed another fellowship or secured a faculty position.

The ideal candidate for the postdoctoral fellowship has not yet completed another postdoctoral fellowship program or held a faculty position. However, the committee reviews applications on an individual basis and has made exceptions to this general rule.  In your personal statement, you should describe your reasons for applying after having completed another fellowship or secured a faculty position.

At this time, we are considering only candidates with doctorate level degrees, for this program. To find positions at UCSF that do not require doctorate degrees, please visit the UCSF Careers website.

Yes, although there is usually only one international position each year, so the competition is especially high. 

No. The NIH grant that supports the program does not have a budget allocated to cover relocation expenses.

Postdoctoral trainees will receive an annual salary commensurate with full years of experience since they were awarded their doctoral degrees. This salary is currently $51,000 - $61,000 - in compliance with the most recent collective bargaining agreement from the UAW Local 5810 (the Union representing all postdocs at UC). Please visit the UCSF Postdoc Scholar’s website for the most up to date info on the contract most recently signed. Please note that the stipend scale is subject to change in the period between application and the start of the program.

Yes, Postdoctoral Scholars are eligible for PSBP (Postdoctoral Scholar Benefit Plan) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability plans.  Postdocs also receive 24 days of paid Time Off and 12 days of paid Sick Leave per appointment year.

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If none of these steps help,  please contact the fellowship assistant at [email protected], who will assist you or refer you to the website manager for resolution.

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If none of these steps help,  please contact the fellowship assistant at [email protected], who will assist you or refer you to the website manager for resolution

The Fellowship Committee will meet in February, March and April to review the applications. The Committee expects to finalize appointment decisions no later than early May.

Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Please feel free to submit, as writing samples, articles on which you are not the “single or primary author”, or a chapter of your dissertation, if those are all that are available. Please note this exception in your application. You may list, under “Other publications” in the “Publications” section, any article that was not published in a peer-reviewed journal. 

Please feel free to submit, as writing samples, articles on which you are not the “single or primary author”, or a chapter of your dissertation, if those are all that are available. Please note this exception in your application. You may list, under “Other publications” in the “Publications” section, any article that was not published in a peer-reviewed journal. 

Once you are accepted to the program, the program director and Fellowship Committee will work with you to select a primary and secondary mentor, typically within the first 3 months of the fellowship. In the interim, it may be helpful to review the webpages of the current faculty members and their research interests and projects.

Once you are accepted to the program, the program director and Fellowship Committee will work with you to select a primary and secondary mentor, typically within the first 3 months of the fellowship. In the interim, it may be helpful to review the webpages of the current faculty members and their research interests and projects.