ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows
Explore topics in career development and professionalism.
Orientation to BRET Resources for Postdocs (offered quarterly) provides an overview of the Office of Career Development ASPIRE programs and helps postdoctoral fellows find out how to become involved in our activities. This session should only be attended once, as the content will be repeated each time.
All other sessions will feature specific career development or professionalism topics, such as converting your CV into a powerful résumé, networking strategies, writing a winning cover letter, informational interviewing, finding funding for your research, Leveraging LinkedIN, Preparing for a teaching demo, and grant resources at Vanderbilt. This will be an informal session where conversation and questions are encouraged. Since this topic will change each meeting, feel free to attend as often as you wish.
All past session handouts can be found via the special Vanderbilt Box ASPIRE Cafe folder
Session schedule archives are located here
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ASPIRE Cafe 2019-2020
| Date | Title | Speaker | Location |
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | Orientation to ASPIRE Resources for Postdocs | Ashley Brady, PhD | 350 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | Preparing a Faculty Position Application Package | John Karijolich, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Richard O’Brien, Ph.D. Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Rebecca Ihrie, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology | 407 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | Grant Resources at Vanderbilt | Abby Brown, Ph.D., BRET, Director, Outcomes Research | 350 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | K Awards: Which One is Right for You? | Abby Brown, Ph.D., BRET, Director, Outcomes Research | 350 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | What to Expect from a Faculty Interview | Nancy Carrasco, M.D., M.S., Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Katherine L. Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biological Sciences Ian Macara, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Louise B McGavock Chair | 415 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | How to Give a Chalk Talk | Katherine L. Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biological Sciences Borden Lacy, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Edward and Nancy Fody Chair in Pathology, Professor of Biochemistry Chris Wright, D. Phil., Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Louise B. McGavock Chair | 415 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, January 8 2020 | Negotiating Your Faculty Compensation and Start-Up Package | Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Orientation to ASPIRE Resources for Postdocs | Ashley Brady, PhD | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | Nontenure Faculty Track | TBD | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | A Fair Look: How to Review A Paper | Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | Developing Your Mentoring Style | Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Exploring and Preparing for Faculty Careers | Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Writing the Science of a Grant | C. Michael Stein, M.B. Ch.B., Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology Dan May Chair of Medicine &Pharmacology Associate Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Director of Fellowship Program, Division of Clinical Pharmacology | 419 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, May 13 2020 | Setting up and Running a New Lab | Faculty Panel | 419 Light Hall |
Questions or suggestions for other topics? Email Ashley Brady at ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu