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TechTransfer Fellowship

Understand the ins & outs of intellectual property

We have partnered with Ithe UC Davis Technology Transfer Office to offer a Technology Transfer Fellowship for PhDs or Postdocs interested in the legal questions around commercializing university research.

Selected fellows utilize their technical background and prior experience with entrepreneurship, innovation and/or use-inspired research to further build expertise in the areas of technology licensing, intellectual property, and business development related to the fields of agriculture, food and health. Projects relate specifically to intellectual property and technology transfer and may include:

  • Prior art searches
  • Contract/grant analysis
  • Technology assessments
  • Market analyses
  • Term sheet support
  • Invention harvesting
  • IP strategy

Fellows will help scout potential technologies for commercialization, assess commercial potential through market research, learn valuation and deal making, and support IP processes. Fellows will be provided with regular guidance and mentorship through the Technology Transfer Office’s professional staff.

Applications are currently closed. Please check back again in late January.
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Details

Commitment & Eligibility

  • Flexible Start Date
  • 6 months
  • 50% flexible, remote appointment (~20 hrs/week)
  • Must be PhD candidate or Postdoc in technical field, preferably broadly related to food or metabolic health
  • Preferred, but not required: Documented evidence of interest in commercialization activities in food and health (eg. completion of IIFH Innovator Fellowship or IIE Business Development Fellows, experience working at a startup, etc)

Compensation

  • 50% appointment stipend coverage by IIFH for duration of fellowship, covering full tuition and stipend for 50% FTE GSRs, or 50% salary for Postdocs during the six months of commitment.

Application Deadline: TBD

For consideration, please submit the following in a combined PDF to [email protected]:

  • CV/resume,
  • One-page statement of intent
    • Statement of Interest should detail existing research appointment, relevant experience and desired learning outcomes for the fellowship.
  • Letter of recommendation
  • Note of approval for participation from your PI
    • note: if your letter of recommendation is from your PI, you don’t need this second document.
Applications are currently closed. Please check back again in late January.

Questions? Want to learn more?

Email [email protected].

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