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Medical Communications Happy Hour, 2/12/16
Jan. 15, 2016—The Vanderbilt Editor's Club will be hosting a happy hour at the Flying Saucer at 6-8 pm on Friday, February 12th. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about science and medical writing as a career, as local members of the American Medical Writer's Association will be attending. Validated parking provided. For more...
JAX Laboratory short courses
Jan. 15, 2016—The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with more than 1,700 scientists and staff in Bar Harbor, Maine; Sacramento, California; and a new genomic medicine institute in Farmington, Connecticut. Short courses are available and may be of interest to trainees. For a list of courses, please see: https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/course-and-conferences
Clinical & Public Health Research Fellowships, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance
Jan. 15, 2016—The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its Clinical and Public Health Research Fellowships 2016. India Alliance invites applications for three Fellowship schemes: Early Career Fellowships, Intermediate Fellowships and Senior Fellowships. Eligibility *Eligibility limit covers the entire range of Clinical and Public Health Research Fellowship schemes ❖ No age or Nationality restrictions. ❖ The candidates need not be resident...
The Job Search for International Students
Jan. 15, 2016—The search for internships and post-graduate employment can be quite challenging for international students. This workshop, sponsored by the Graduate School, will help you understand the process and will address how to use all available resources to help you compete effectively in the job market. Registration requested: http://goo.gl/forms/vommx92dGO This workshop will focus on graduate students, but...
Resume 101 is back for 2016!
Jan. 15, 2016—In this seminar led by Dr. Kim Petrie, you’ll learn how to craft a compelling résumé that showcases your professional skills and accomplishments. We’ll discuss the differences between CVs and résumés, strategies for turning your CV into a résumé, and tips for clearly and concisely presenting your experience. Then, in a mock hiring exercise, you’ll...
PhD Career Connections: Academic Clinical Research
Jan. 13, 2016—PhD Career Connections presents: Academic Clinical Research panel Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:00am-10:00am Light Hall 208 REGISTRATION REQUESTED. featuring Mallory Hacker, PhD; Tiffanie Markus, PhD; and Courtnee Melton, PhD Speaker Bios Mallory Hacker, PhD, Research Instructor, Department of Neurology Mallory Hacker is a member of the research faculty in the Division of Movement Disorders, Department...
NCTR Summer Student Research Program, FDA
Jan. 13, 2016—Opportunity NCTR Summer Student Research Participation Program 2016 Organization U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Program National Center for Toxicological Research Summer Program (NCTR Summer Student Research Program) Reference Code FDA-NCTR-2016-0036 How To Apply A complete application consists of: An application Transcripts – Click here for detailed information about acceptable transcripts A current resume/CV, including academic...
Negotiation Workshop featuring Dr. Laura Rees
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Volunteer Opportunity: VSVS… Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
Jan. 11, 2016—Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science is a service organization in which Vanderbilt students go out in groups of 4 or 5 to teach middle school children in metro Nashville schools science lessons. These lessons are quite simple and are all detailed in a manual which is provided for every team member. VSVS requires a VERY...
Internship Opportunity: Tech Transfer Spring 2016 Internship Program
Jan. 7, 2016—Technology Transfer Summer Internship Program The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a 13 week technology transfer internship that runs from January 18th to the end of the semester. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an...
Postdoc Fellowship via Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA)
Dec. 28, 2015—The announcement below is about a post-doc fellowship award through the Lilly Foundation. For more information, see the website below and attached documents. Eli Lilly and Company is pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA) program, a competitive post-doctoral fellowship award. This program is designed to foster post-doctoral...
Join the VU Advanced Degree Consulting Club
Dec. 11, 2015—Interested in management consulting? Want to improve your resume for management consulting? COME JOIN VUADCC Recruiting for: VP of Finance VP of Technology VP of Communication VP of Education Want to apply PhD training and research skills in solving real-life business problems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Learn more about Management Consulting at ...
Job Posting: Part-time Instructor, Biochemistry I, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN
Dec. 10, 2015—We have an urgent need for a part-time instructor to teach Biochemistry I (CHEM 4500) next semester at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). This is a lecture-only course that we normally have not offered in the spring, but the growth of our program is starting to dictate a need for this class. The course is already...
ASPIRE Teaching Intern, Anatomy and Physiology II, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Dec. 10, 2015—ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity: Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 8:00-8:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Wednesday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities to assist in a gross anatomy laboratory OR Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00-9:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Thursday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities...
ASPIRE Teaching Internship at Fisk University: Developmental Biology
Dec. 10, 2015— ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Developmental Biology Course Class Lecture/Discussion: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9:20- 10:10 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesday from 2:50- 5:20 Fisk University 1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208 Fisk University is a small, historically black liberal arts university with a history of excellence in academics through teaching, research, and service. It is Nashville’s oldest institution...
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: STEM Teaching in K-12 Schools, Spring 2016
Dec. 4, 2015—The ASPIRE Program is excited to announce the STEM Teaching in K12 Schools ASPIRE Module, offered once again, this Spring 2016. Each participant will have the opportunity to experience the K-12 classroom through a volunteer placement in a middle or high school setting. The placements will be tailored to each participant and will range from one...
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....