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Job Opportunity: Legislative Aide, FASEB
Apr. 21, 2015—The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) seeks a Legislative Affairs Officer to assist in FASEB’s research advocacy program. The individual will track legislative and policy developments affecting FASEB member societies, draft congressional and correspondence, position papers and testimony, support the Director of Legislative Relations and Director of Public Affairs, represent FASEB and...
Job Opportunity: Data Scientist positions
Apr. 17, 2015—Multiple Data Scientist positions are available in a large, publicly-traded healthcare organization. Data Scientists will work with the business to understand business problems, analyze relevant data, interpret the results, and provide reports. Knowledge areas include, but are not limited to, Root cause identification, Clustering, Regression, Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning, Hypothesis Testing etc. Candidate should exhibit strong passion for empirical...
Career Case Session with Omari Bandele
Apr. 16, 2015—Join Omari Bandele, PhD, FDA, as he discusses in-depth his daily work-life activities. Wednesday, May 6 11:30am-1pm Light Hall 415 A&B Registration is required. The closed group will have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Bandele about his role with the FDA and skills needed to obtain and maintain the position. Event limited to 25 people. ...
BRET Newsletter: Results and Discussion, Spring 2015 edition
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Job Opportunity: Managing Editor, Congressional Budget Office
Apr. 15, 2015—The Congressional Budget Office is a small nonpartisan agency that provides economic and budgetary analysis to the Congress to aid in policy decisions. The Management, Business, and Information Services Division seeks an experienced editor to manage the day-to-day operations of editing and publishing—helping to ensure that CBO’s reports are clear and accessible to a broad...
Writing Your Federal Resume: a Virtual Presentation
Apr. 14, 2015—Writing Your Federal Resume: This FREE virtual presentation will explain each section of the job opportunity announcement (JOA) in an effort to better inform applicants and to assist them in selecting the right job. The presentation will highlight a 3 part process to assist applicants in writing their Federal resume. Attendees will be shown a real JOA and...
Learn Coding: courses and schools in Nashville
Apr. 13, 2015—The BRET Office of Career Development does not endorse these opportunities, nor do we know the effectiveness of the programs. That said, here are a few options to learn more with your interest coding. The Iron Yard (Nashville) The Iron Yard works directly with Launch Tennessee to bring tech education to the already-robust ecosystem they...
2015 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
Apr. 8, 2015—The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past three years. Prize money: US$ 25,000 For more information, visit the site. The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology acknowledges the increasing...
Short-term Faculty Opportunity, Bard College Citizen Science Program
Apr. 6, 2015—Attention postdocs, advanced PhD students, and other research scientists: please see below the short-term faculty position at Bard College. Bard College, located in New York’s Hudson River Valley, is seeking scientists for short term faculty positions for next January 10-27, 2016. They are looking for scientists with PhDs (but this is a great opportunity to...
2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium: Science Careers That Put Your Communication Skills to Work!
Apr. 3, 2015—The BRET Office of Career Development, in partnership with the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association and training grants in biomedical sciences, are happy to announce the annual Career Symposium – “Science Careers That Put Your Communication Skills to Work!” — on Friday, May 29, 2015, at the Student Life Center on the Vanderbilt University campus. Explore many...
Adjunct Needed June 1-Aug 7, Nashville State Community College
Apr. 2, 2015—There is a specific adjunct need for Anatomy & Physiology II class that meets this summer from June 1-Aug 7th on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights from 6-9 PM. Adjuncts have to have an earned masters or doctoral degree and need at least 18 graduate hours in biology. Experience with A&P is a plus. There is an...
Job Opportunity: Associate Director, Research, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Apr. 1, 2015—*Note: this job is looking to hire advanced postdocs and early alumni.* Good luck! THE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH TITLE: Associate Director, Research DEPARTMENT: Research LOCATION: New York REPORTS TO: Vice President and Director, Research amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the...
Job Opportunity: Microscopy Imaging Sales Specialist, Hunt Optics & Imaging
Apr. 1, 2015—Hunt Optics & Imaging has a Microscopy Imaging Sales Specialist available for Tennessee and Arkansas. Ability to travel throughout the two states is required. Nashville based is preferred. Experience with Confocal Microscopy, MPE, Digital Cameras, Image Analysis, Lasers, and Motorized Microscope Hardware is preferred. Confocal, MPE, and Spinning Disc Confocal experience is Highly Desirable. ...
Job Opportunity: Senior (Regulatory) Medical Writer, BMS
Mar. 27, 2015—Job Title: Senior (Regulatory) Medical Writer Status: fulltime/on-site Location: Princeton, NJ or Wallingford, CT At BMS, we're committed to helping physicians and patients fight serious diseases. The success of our endeavor depends on people who are bold, focused, innovative and passionate-people who can work as a team, yet bring unique and individual talents to bear in a...
CTTC Driving Innovation Forward newsletter highlights alumna Wenyue Du
Mar. 26, 2015—Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office highlighted BRET alumna Wenyue Du in her new role with Cedars-Sinai. Check out the full article on page 6.
Science Education and Outreach Summer Internship Opportunity at the Broad Institute
Mar. 20, 2015—The Office of Education and Outreach at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT is seeking an Education and Outreach intern from June 1-August 15, 2015. This position has typically been geared toward undergraduate students, but the Director is flexible in entertaining the possibility of a filling the position with a graduate student or postdoc. If you...
2015 Nashville Area Teacher Recruitment Fair
Mar. 17, 2015—Career Fair Date: March 31, 2015 (10:00AM – 3:00PM) Location: Ag Expo Park, Williamson County, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN Overview: Public and private school systems and graduate schools from across the U.S. will participate. With over a 20 year history, this event continues to be one of the largest and most successful in the mid-South ...
Job Opportunity: Upper School Chemistry Teacher, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, FL
Mar. 13, 2015—Upper School Chemistry Teacher to teach college prep level Chemistry classes. This is a ten month, benefited position. The ideal candidate will have a Masters degree, and a minimum three years classroom teaching experience. The perfect candidate would also have some Physics background (enough to teach an Intro to Chem/Physics class.) This is a great opportunity...
Apply now for the ASCB short course on Managing Science in the Biotech Industry
Mar. 12, 2015—The American Society of Cell Biology will again be offering a 2015 course for PhD students and postdocs called Managing Science in the Biotech Industry: An Intensive Course for Students and Postdocs. The course will be held July 12-24, 2015, at the Keck Graduate Institute in California. The course will introduce PhD scientists to the culture...
Apply now for the Insight Data Science Fellows Program
Mar. 10, 2015—Applications for the Insight Data Science Fellows Program starting June 1 in NYC and Silicon Valley are open! The deadline is March 16th, i.e. next Monday! Apply at http://www.insightdatascience.com/apply.html Insight now has grown to over 200 alumni, with the Data Science Fellows Programs going strong in both New York and Palo Alto, and the Data Engineering Fellows Program...