Education & Career Development
The Center for Education and Career Development (CECD) trains the entire translational research workforce through more than 14 programs, allowing early career faculty, post-doctoral fellows, scholars, trainees, and clinical research professionals to advance Northwestern's research enterprise.
Connecting You to the Resources You Need
For Investigators
We offer a number of educational opportunities, workshops, & seminars to support early-career faculty members in their work as:
- Principal Investigators
- Sub Investigators
- Clinical Fellows
- Post-doctoral Fellows
For Research Staff
Our staff development programs & resources help create a skilled, efficient clinical research workforce made up of:
- Research Coordinators
- Research Nurses
- Research Assistants
- Regulatory Staff
NIH Opportunities
We have programming for three National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards: TL1, KL2, & SIP. We also offer resources for the NIH diversity supplements. These opportunities are available to:
- Early Career Faculty
- Clinical Fellows
- Post-doctoral Fellows
- Masters Students