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One-week intensive bioscience course, July 9-15, 2017, at the Keck Graduate Institute
Apr. 10, 2017—The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), in partnership with the Keck Graduate Institute, is offering a one-week intensive bioscience course from July 9-15, 2017, at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. The course will introduce PhD scientists to the skills they need to thrive in industry and will expose them to the culture,...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences-Physiology, Nutrition and Pharmacology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Apr. 6, 2017— Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences-Physiology, Nutrition and Pharmacology The Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI is seeking applications from individuals devoted to a career involving biomedical-related instruction to undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and health professional students to fill a full-time non-tenure track faculty position. Specific areas of...
Apply now for business module for scientists: Summer Intensive for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
Apr. 6, 2017—This summer, the BRET Office of Career Development is offering a module for PhD students and postdocs in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and biomedical engineering who are interested in entrepreneurship and commercialization of scientific innovations. The 2017 Summer Intensive for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization module will meet Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., June 15 –...
Insight Data Science Fellows Program Expands to Seattle!
Apr. 5, 2017—Insight Data Science Fellows Program Expands to Seattle! Insight is expanding to Seattle this summer. The first session of the Insight Data Science Fellows program based in Seattle will begin in July, with mentorship from data teams at Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and many more data teams. This Insight Fellows Program, like...
Rita Allen Fellowship for Science Communication, Boston, MA
Apr. 5, 2017—The Rita Allen Foundation and WGBH Boston are pleased to announce the Rita Allen Fellowship for Science Communication. This new program will provide a year's support for one fellow to study the field of science media, experiment with successful media formats and work to expand science literacy in the general public. The fellow will embed at WGBH, one of the...
Perspective on ‘Communicating through teaching’ from VU Biological Sciences Ph.D. Alumnus, Edward van Opstal
Apr. 5, 2017—Edward van Opstal’s second blog post for the NIH BEST’s PhD/Postdoc blog series has posted! This month he discusses Communicating Through Teaching. Check it out at the link below: Communication through teaching – Edward van Opstal, Ph.D. (wordpress.com)
Job Opportunity: Clinical Assistant Professor-Human Anatomy, Marquette University in Wisconsin
Apr. 5, 2017—The Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI is seeking applications from individuals devoted to a career in instruction of anatomy to health professional, post-baccalaureate and undergraduate students to fill a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position. Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit, university located on a...
2017 Spring Women in the Academy
Apr. 1, 2017—Women in the Academy series, sponsored by the Graduate School and coordinated by the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center, offers PhD students a chance to reflect on the ways that gender affects their experience as they begin their professional journey in the academy.
Internship Opportunity: Nashville Public Radio Reporting and Digital Media Internships, Apply now for Fall 2017
Mar. 31, 2017—Want To Intern At Nashville Public Radio? Nashville Public Radio is hiring interns for Fall 2017. In our reporting internship at WPLN, you will get hands-on, intensive experience producing stories for an award-winning newsroom. You'll cover daily news, gather sound like a pro and build a substantial portfolio of radio scripts and web posts. We're looking for...
Writing Opportunity: Angelman Biomarkers/Outcomes Measures Alliance
Mar. 31, 2017—The Angelman Biomarkers/Outcomes Measures Alliance (ABOM) is seeking volunteer writing support for their organization. Barbara O'Brien (current Neuroscience graduate student) is working with Dr. Terry Jo Bichell (Vanderbilt University graduate school alum, Bowman Lab, Neuroscience) on building the Angelman Biomarkers/Outcome Measures (A-BOM) Alliance Reports page (http://www.angelmanbiomarkers.org/reports.html). The reports are intended to be a way for...
ASPIRE Internship: BioTN Foundation, Enterprise Development Intern, Nashville, TN
Mar. 29, 2017—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: BioTN Foundation, Inc. Market Research Analyst Nashville, TN BioTN Foundation, Inc is a non-profit 501c3 foundation formed to facilitate and inspire Tennessee children and adults to explore the sciences. BioTN launched with three goals: 1) to enhance and improve STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) K-16 education in Tennessee; 2) to...
Attend The Whole Scientist course to build skills for your career
Mar. 28, 2017—Am I prepared for the next step in my scientific career? What skills do I need to work in academia? Industry? Other careers? What if I don’t want to do research? How can I find a job? The Jackson Laboratory and partners are pleased to host The Whole Scientist workshop in New York on...
“Creativity in the Shadows: Working Beyond the Tenure Track” Wednesday, April 5th
Mar. 27, 2017—Kim Petrie, from the BRET Office of Career Development will be a featured panelist in the final event in the Women in the Academy Series. This program sponsored by thr Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center offers PhD students a chance to reflect on the ways gender affects their experience as they begin their professional journey in...
“PhD Careers in Think Tanks,” VersatilePhD panel discussion, April 3-7
Mar. 27, 2017—PhD Careers in Think Tanks April 3-7, 2017 STEM PhDs can positively impact society by working in "think tanks", non-academic research organizations that influence public policy around an important issue or cluster of issues. Think tanks hire PhDs to conduct and evaluate studies and help develop policy recommendations. Versatile PhD will host a free AMA-style...
Science Careers 2017 Career Handbook available for download
Mar. 24, 2017— Science Careers has teamed up with some great organizations to bring you information about the latest career opportunities in many different fields. The profiles included in this booklet give you a sense of the types of organizations that are accepting resumes and the kinds of positions they offer. We've also included some articles with...
Registration now open for the 2017 Career Symposium: Alumni Career Trajectories
Mar. 23, 2017—The BRET Office of Career Development and the Training Grants in Biomedical Sciences are excited to announce the 2017 BRET Annual Career Symposium, "Alumni Career Trajectories: Blaze Your Own Trail." Thursday, June 1, 2017 9:00am-4:15pm Student Life Center This career symposium will be held in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary BRET Reunion, and the symposium...
Job Opportunity: Lab Technician, CardioCreate Inc., San Diego, CA
Mar. 23, 2017—Lab technician CardioCreate Inc. Immediate Supervisor: Mark Sussman, PhD Effective: March, 2017 FUNCTION OF THE UNIT The visionary goal of CardioCreate is to develop therapeutic treatments for damaged heart tissue using regenerative medicine platforms. The breakthrough therapy research pursued by the company represents a critical and fundamental step toward realization of moving regenerative medicine therapeutic...
Job Opportunity: Research Analyst, Human Capital Research Corporation (HCRC), Evanston, IL
Mar. 22, 2017—Human Capital Research Corporation (HCRC), an Evanston based research consultancy specializing in higher education enrollment, finance and market development is seeking individuals with outstanding quantitative and creative talents to join our group of analyst-consultants. Professional staff at HCRC work in a team setting in close collaboration with institutional clients on a wide variety of applied...
3-D Retina Organoid Challenge, National Eye Institute
Mar. 22, 2017—We would like to inform you of a new challenge prize competition, the 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge (3-D ROC) that the National Eye Institute is launching in Spring 2017. The focus of the challenge is to develop 3-D human retinal organoids that recapitulate human physiology and can be used for disease modeling and drug screening....
Webinar about NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate Program, Tuesday, March 28 at 12:00 PM Eastern
Mar. 22, 2017—Tips for Preparing Your Application to the NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate (PRAT/Fi2) Program Tuesday, March 28, 2017 12:00-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time The NIGMS PRAT Program is a three-year program providing outstanding laboratory research experiences in the NIH Intramural Research Program, access to NIH's extensive resources, mentorship, career development activities and networking. The program places special emphasis on training...