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Application & Fees
Applications
The ASM requires applications from all prospective participants. Once accepted into the program, participants will be given approximately two weeks to register for the program. Once registered, participants will receive the pre-institute assignments that begin the yearlong residency.
Eligibility
The Residency is directed to STEM faculty who teach undergraduate courses at community colleges, 4-year colleges, and research universities and who consider themselves true beginners when it comes to understanding and using bioinformatics tools. Preference will be given to faculty with limited or no previous training in bioinformatics and the genomic sciences.
Participation in the Residency is by application. Applicants must be currently teaching full time at an institution of higher education.
The Bioinformatics Residency encourages applications from teams of three to five faculty members from one institution on the same campus, but from diverse disciplines (e.g., math, computer science, biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, etc.). More information about submitting a team application is below.
Selection Criteria
Applications are required for participating in the Residency. Individuals will be selected based upon evidence of the following:
For those submitting team applications, preference is given to:
- Teams from one institution
- Faculty from community colleges or minority-serving institutions
- Faculty from underrepresented groups in science
- Faculty in early- or mid-career tracks (e.g., 5 to 15 years of full-time teaching)
Efforts will be made to select a cohort that represents (i) diversity in the life sciences, (ii) diversity by institutional type, (iii) ethnic and racial diversity, and (iv) geographical diversity. Special consideration will be given to institutions serving significant numbers of students that are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
Once applicants have been accepted and have confirmed their participation in the Residency, they will be required to pay registration fees. Registrants will assume their own travel and hotel expenses in Washington, DC.
Application Guidelines
Applications must include:
- 2012 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Residency Individual Application Form
- 2012 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Residency Institutional Form
- Curriculum vitae, limited to two pages and containing information relevant to the program
- Statement confirming applicant's availability to participate in all aspects of the yearlong residency including:
- ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute, March 7-10, 2012, Washington, DC
- Pre- and post-Institute readings and assignments
- Follow-up session at ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators
- Poster presentation at ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators within two years of completing the Institute
- Submission of a curriculum resources to MicrobeLibrary within three years of completing the Institute
- Bioinformatics Scholars listserv community
- Five-year tracking of your professional development by ASM
- Proposal with applicant name and institution in header. Limit responses to five total double-spaced, numbered pages:
- Description of teaching responsibilities in the previous three years, including course titles and levels and number and types of students (biology majors, microbiology majors, nursing/allied health, biotechnology, nonscience majors, etc.) enrolled
- List of professional development activities in the previous three years. Describe the goal, length, and nature of these activities
- Description of your professional goals for attending the Institute. Be sure to describe any future research projects that may benefit from the inclusion of bioinformatics/genomics training. Describe how training will benefit undergraduate students and be incorporated at the institution
- Description of outreach activities in the previous three years, including the number and types of people reached
- A letter of support from an institutional administrator advocating applicant's participation in the program and detailing infrastructure and institutional support available to applicant to incorporate bioinformatics and genomic sciences into the curriculum. The letter should describe plans to expand the applicant's work across the undergraduate curriculum in order to encourage interdisciplinary training on campus and regionally or nationally. The letter must be sent electronically and originate from the administrator’s e-mail account. Send letter to facultyprograms@asmusa.org with the following subject line: ASM-JGI Bioinformatics Residency - [insert applicant name here].
Please note:
The Residency is directed to STEM faculty who teach undergraduate courses at community colleges, 4-year colleges, and research universities and who consider themselves true beginners when it comes to understanding and using bioinformatics tools. Preference will be given to faculty with limited or no previous training in bioinformatics and the genomic sciences.
Team Applications
Applying as a team requires individual applications from each team member. However, team applications must adhere to the team guidelines and practices as outlined below. Please note that additional criteria, such as synergy and collaboration, will be reviewed for team applications. If accepted into the Residency, each team member must participate in all components of the yearlong program (e.g., pre- and post-institute assignments, research project, participation/presentations during the Capstone experience, and follow-up surveys).
Research suggests that team applications are effective if the teams are carefully formed. In higher education reform efforts, it is best to construct diverse teams with both junior and senior faculty members rather than all junior or all senior faculty. The Residency reserves the right to accept entire or partial teams into the Program. If you have additional questions, please contact facultyprograms@asmusa.org.
Team Application Guidelines
Individual Application Requirements:
Each team member must indicate on the Residency Application Form that they are part of a team and list their team members. Individuals need to submit:
1. Residency Individual Application Form
2. Residency Institutional Form
3. Curriculum vitae
4. Statement of participation
5. Five page essay describing teaching responsibilities, professional development activities, professional goals, and description of outreach activities.
Team Application Requirements:
1. Letter of support -
If all members of the team are from the same institution and work in the same department, they may submit a joint letter of support. If teams are interdisciplinary, each applicant should submit a letter of support advocating the applicant’s participation and describing institutional/departmental support as described in the application requirements.
2. Required Additional Team Essay -
Teams must submit an additional 1 page essay which outlines each team member’s role on the team. Copies of the essay should be attached to each individual application. The names of all team members should be listed on the essay page.
Submitting the Application
All application materials must be submitted electronically as attached documents to facultyprograms@asmusa.org with the following subject line: ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Residency [insert applicant name here].
Questions about the application process should be directed to ASM Education Programs and Resources at facultyprograms@asmusa.org
Fees - Residency Registration
The registration fee for the on-site training and yearlong residency, excluding the capstone experience, is $529 for ASM members and $729 for nonmembers.
If you are not a member of ASM, we encourage you to join prior to applying for the Bioinformatics Residency in order to receive discounted registration.
Team registration fees for multiple faculty members from one institution at the same location (e.g., same campus in a multi-campus arrangement) are:
• 1st member – $529 and $729 (member and nonmember rates, respectively)
• 2nd and 3rd members – $479
• 4th and 5th members – $429
The fee includes course materials and most lunches and dinners, plus follow-up networking. Participants must make their own housing and transportation arrangements to Washington, DC. Information about nearby housing and discounted rates for participants will be available after acceptance into the program.
Budgeting for the Capstone Experience
Please plan to budget between $159 and $199 (before taxes) per night/per person for hotel accommodations associated with the on-site training and between $1,800 and $2,000 (e.g., registration, lodging, and airfare) for the capstone experience at the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (www.asmcue.org). Team applications may designate a single representative to participate in the capstone experience.
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