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 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 | Panel | 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 | Panel | 415 Light Hall |
| Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | How to Give a Chalk Talk | Panel | 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 | TBD |
| Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Orientation to ASPIRE Resources for Postdocs | Ashley Brady, PhD | TBD |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | Nontenure Faculty Track | TBD | TBD |
| 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 | TBD |
| 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 | TBD |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Informational Interviewing: Your Most Powerful Networking Tool | Ashley Brady, PhD | TBD |
| 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 | TBD |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | Setting up and Running a New Lab | Panel | TBD |
Questions or suggestions for other topics? Email Ashley Brady at ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu