The Division of Epidemiology & Community Health 
and the Nutrition Graduate Program of the 
University of Minnesota is seeking candidates for 
a postdoctoral training fellowship in Nutrition 
and Cancer beginning immediately. This National 
Cancer Institute sponsored training program 
supports each trainee up to three years including 
stipend, health care and related costs.

The emphasis of this training program is on cross-
disciplinary training, i.e., requiring trainees 
to be exposed to fields of at least one 
discipline outside the discipline of their Ph.D. 
This field should be relevant to nutrition and 
cancer etiology and prevention research, 
including population-based studies on cancer 
epidemiology and etiology, laboratory-based 
nutritional studies in animals, clinic based 
experimental studies in human nutrition, 
molecular epidemiology studies of genetic and 
biochemical markers on cancer susceptibility, 
cancer prevention and survivorship studies.

Upon successful completion, graduated trainees 
will be highly qualified to accept entry level 
research positions in academic departments of 
epidemiology, preventive medicine, human 
nutrition, or community health; or in public or 
private agencies engaged in cancer epidemiology 
and prevention research, especially tailored to 
dietary components. In short, we train fellows in 
research to pursue research careers.

Those without formal epidemiologic, statistical 
or nutrition training are required to take 
supplemental coursework, or get an MPH in 
epidemiology or MS in Nutrition. The primary aim 
of this training program is to develop 
individuals with competence in research skills in 
nutrition and cancer with an emphasis in cross-
disciplinary training.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have either an MD or a PhD 
degree, and must be either a U.S. citizen or 
permanent resident. Qualified and interested 
minority candidates are particularly sought.


TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should visit the fololowing 
site for specific application and contact 
directions-

http://www.epi.umn.edu/research/training/t32training.shtm