# Recruitment Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2022 · $445,799

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The major goal of the Faculty Recruitment Core is to establish the necessary workforce to meet the mission of
PHSU of advancing the field of in minority health and health disparities through competitive research. This goal
will be accomplished by recruiting highly competent research faculty in the targeted RCMI areas (Cancer
Biology/Oncology, Neurosciences, Infectious Diseases, Human Genetics, and Cardiovascular/Hypertension
research) through the implementation of effective strategies and guidelines. These new faculty recruits must
have the necessary experience, potential, and expertise to secure mainstream funding from the NIH as other
federal and non-federal agencies. Furthermore, these faculty members are expected to significantly contribute
to progress in their disciplines through the development of highly visible peer-reviewed manuscripts and other
scholarly activities. The intention is to recruit 2 faculty members every year during the 2019-2024 funding period.
All positions will be open to National competition to recruit and retain the most promising and talented
investigators. We propose to target a pool of junior and mid-career faculty candidates with strong professional
credentials in our target areas. Importantly, these candidates must possess the necessary expertise and
experience to be competitive for mainstream funding (R-type of grants through NIH and other mechanisms). The
credentials of candidates will be assessed by a Faculty Recruitment Committee designated by the corresponding
Dean of each PHSU School and approved by the Chancellor. Faculty Recruitment Committees are comprised
of faculty members from the different PHSU Schools (Medicine, Public Health, and Behavioral & Brain Sciences)
as well as key members of the staff. The committee evaluates the credentials of the applicants, deliberates, and
ranks the three top candidates. Candidates will be invited to PHSU for formal interviews, and an employment
offer will be issued indicating duties of the position and an attractive compensation package by experience and
training of the candidate. The recruitment package will contain salary and fringe benefits according the current
salary policy, reallocation expenses ($5,000 negotiable), laboratory and office space, accessibility to PHSU
existing Core research facilities, and start-up research funds ($50,000 to $100,000/year for two years). Since
cost of competitive research is constantly increasing, we request in the application an additional $100,000 per
investigator for maximum of two years. Funding newly recruited faculty with $100,000 for a second year will be
conditional to their research progress. RCMI funds will supplement the recruitment package offered by PHSU,
for acquisition of key equipment, research supplies, salary for a post-doctoral fellow or other key personnel, and
specialized consultants/collaborators, etc. Recruits will also benefit from the STrategic Academic Research
Training (START) Core of this ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10343803
- **Project number:** 5U54MD007579-37
- **Recipient organization:** PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Jose A Torres-Ruiz
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $445,799
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-08-25 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10343803

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10343803, Recruitment Core (5U54MD007579-37). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10343803. Licensed CC0.

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