As the current NICHD Basic Sciences Institutes and Centers (IC) Representative, I represent NICHD postdoctoral fellows at the NIH Fellows Committee (FelCom) meeting every month and share the latest news with you here. Do you have a concern or question that you want brought up at the next meeting? Contact me, Hyo Won Ahn, at hyowon.ahn@nih.gov.
FelCom has several open positions —Check them out and get involved!
- FelCom Liaisons
- Health and Recreation Committee Co-Chairs (2 positions)
- FelCom Clinical Fellows Subcommittee (1 position)
For more information about these positions, please email Vasty Osei Amponsa (vasty.oseiamponsa@nih.gov).
If you are interested in running for one of the positions, please submit a statement of interest to both FelCom Co-Chairs: Vasty Osei Amponsa (vasty.oseiamponsa@nih.gov) and Marja Brolinson (marja.brolinson@nih.gov).
Need tips about drafting a statement of interest? Have questions about the overall selection procedure? Please reach out to me directly (hyowon.ahn@nih.gov), and I will be happy to help!
The Visiting Fellows Committee (VFC) is recruiting for the following positions. If you have any questions about these positions, contact Sanam Yaghoubi, graduate student at NCI (sanam.yaghoubi@nih.gov).
- Country Support Group representatives
- Institute-specific reps for VFC. Currently, the spot for NICHD is open.
Did you know that there are several ways to stay informed on postdoc activities and events?
- Fellows listserv is the main source of FelCom event advertisements, so don’t forget to sign up.
- Visiting fellows can also sign up for the Visiting Fellows listserv.
- There is an NIH postdoc Slack channel to connect with other postdocs and join social events (sign up with a non-NIH email).