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Volunteer Opportunity: Layout Editor for BRET Newsletter, “Results and Discussion”
Dec. 4, 2015—Do you enjoy making figures for all of your lab colleagues? Do you have an eye for designing attention-grabbing power point slides and posters? Would you like to improve your skills and versatility by learning Adobe InDesign while also helping to create a tangible product for your portfolio? The BRET Office of Career Development is seeking a...
ASPIRE Module: Practical Strategies for Strong Writing
Dec. 4, 2015— The ASPIRE Modules are short, non-credit bearing electives that broaden the training experiences of biomedical sciences trainees. These elective modules provide efficient exposure to topics in three theme areas: Business/Entrepreneurship, Communication, and Clinical research.The ASPIRE Modules are optional and open to any biomedical sciences PhD student or postdoctoral fellow who wishes to take them to supplement their research training....
Call for Bloggers for NIH BEST Consortium
Dec. 2, 2015—Your school’s BEST career development program is part of a national effort to help biomedical PhDs and postdocs prepare for a variety of career options. Only a handful of schools have programs like yours and we want to give others a taste of your experience. We are looking for bloggers to write diary-style entries about...
2016 Summer Mentorship at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine
Dec. 2, 2015—The American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic is offering a unique, highly integrated 7-week research internship to pre-med and medical students this summer from June 13 to July 29, 2016. This program strives to expose students to the fundamentals of clinical research as well as provide training in scientific writing and offer shadowing opportunities....
ASPIRE Internship: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Scientific Advisor
Nov. 20, 2015—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program Scientific Advisor Vanderbilt University Campus The SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program (sybbure.org) supports the year-round research of a diverse group of students and provides a culture of creativity, innovation, and teamwork that serves to incubate the minds of the next generation of scientists, engineers, researchers, and inventors. Positions...
Info Session: STEM Teaching for K-12
Nov. 20, 2015—Join us as we learn about career options for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to students in a grade K-12 environment. Also learn more about the STEM K12 ASPIRE Module offered this Spring. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:00am Light Hall 350 Registration is requested. Jennifer A. Ufnar, PhD, is the current director...
ASPIRE Internship: Life Science TN Policy Internship
Nov. 20, 2015—Life Science Tennessee Policy Internship 217 Fifth Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee Life Science Tennessee (LifeSciTN) will be offering an internship opportunity for winter/spring 2015-2016. The position is paid and will provide meaningful experiences for an individual interested in life science policy, as well as a unique opportunity to network and learn more about the industry in...
Results and Discussion newsletter: Fall 2015, Issue 2
Nov. 19, 2015—Please enjoy the second issue of the BRET newsletter, "Results and Discussion," devoted to highlighting the research accomplisments and activities of our PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Read the issue here.
AIMBE Scholars Program looking for expert advisors for FDA
Nov. 18, 2015—The AIMBE Scholars Program enables distinguished postdoctorates in the medical and biomedical engineering fields to serve as expert advisors to policy makers at the FDA. Scholars learn how to apply their experiences from the lab bench to inform regulatory policy decisions. AIMBE Scholars work side-by-side with the most influential decision makers at the agency–from reviewers...
Job Posting: Research Assistant, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Nashville, TN
Nov. 13, 2015—CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS Position Description PART I. Position Title: Research Assistant Department: Operations Reports To: Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Date: November 2015 PART II. – BROAD FUNCTION: To conduct and coordinate literature search activities in support of product safety surveillance. Secondarily, log, track and maintain the flow of Clinical and...
Job Posting: Scientist, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Cumberland Pharmaceutical, Nashville, TN
Nov. 13, 2015—Position Title: Scientist Department: Operations Reports To: Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs Date: November 2015 PART II. – BROAD FUNCTION: To assist in non-clinical, clinical, and regulatory responsibilities, primarily researching, coordinating and drafting regulatory packages for new product candidates. Researches, writes, and edits nonclinical, clinical, and/or regulatory documents for submission to regulatory agencies...
Job Opportunity: Health Information Systems Project Manager I, VICTR, Nashville, TN
Nov. 9, 2015—The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) is seeking a qualified professional to fill the role of Health Information Systems Project Manager I. VICTR provides a broad spectrum of modern data and project management support services for research studies, quality improvement initiatives, and operational projects. Under direct supervision, the Project Manager oversees small...
Course for Audit: Enterprise System Design with Dr. Bers, Spring 2016
Nov. 9, 2015—Dr. John Bers — who administered this past summer’s Business Intensive ASPIRE Module — is offering audit space for a Spring 2016 class, Enterprise System Designs. If you want to learn more about the class, please attend the info session: Thursday, November 19 2:30-3:30pm Light Hall 350 Enterprise Systems Design addresses an area that companies often...
Internship Opportunity: US Dept of Homeland Security STEM Internship
Nov. 5, 2015—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2016 HS-STEM Summer Internships Graduate students receive a $7,000 stipend plus travel expenses. 10-week research experiences are offered at: Coast Guard Research and Development Center ● Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute ● Customs and Borders Protection ● Engineer Research and Development Center ● Federal Emergency Management Agency ●...
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Job Opportunity: Program Director, Postdoc & Predoc Education, The Jackson Laboratory
Nov. 4, 2015—Program Director, Postdoc & Predoc Education Tracking Code 5148 Job Description The Program Director for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Education (PD, P&P) is a leadership position with the responsibility of fostering a robust and dynamic predoctoral and postdoctoral program and community. Located at The Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) Bar Harbor, Maine campus, the Program Director is responsible...
Job Posting: Scientist II, R&D, Insight Genetics, Nashville, TN
Nov. 3, 2015—INSIGHT GENETICS CULTURE Insight is proud of its culture, which focuses on providing a meaningful and challenging work environment where individuals are part of a team and are recognized for their creativity and ability to meet company goals. We offer a competitive salary, as well as medical and life insurance. SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENT Insight Genetics is...
ORISE Fellowships…. a great opportunity!
Nov. 3, 2015—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS), is seeking Summer ORISE Fellows to focus on public health issues related to the environment. Candidates will join projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemical markers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases. The fellowship carries a stipend of approximately $2,700 per month for full-time undergraduate student fellows and $3,400 for full-time graduate student fellows. Qualifications...
Fall 2015 events for Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership
Nov. 3, 2015—The Cal Turner Program endeavors to educate students and professionals about moral intelligence, ethical commitments and leadership abilities. A primary means of achieving this mission is our Leadership Development program of experiential workshops. We seek to integrate research-based theory, rich conversation and practical skills in each session to facilitate professional formation. Further, we hope to...