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ASPIRE Internship: Advocacy Ambassador and Congressional Team Member, Alzheimer’s Assn of Mid South Chapter
Feb. 20, 2018—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Advocacy Ambassador & Congressional Team Member Alzheimer’s Association Mid-South Chapter 4825 Trousdale Dr. Suite #220 Nashville, TN 37220 Would you like to assist the Alzheimer’s Association in building a relationship with Congressman Jim Cooper and his staff throughout the year, as well as educating them on the foundation’s federal priorities? The...
Vanderbilt Science Policy Group hosts AAAS Fellow & Vanderbilt alum Dr. Rubin Baskir
Feb. 19, 2018—The Vanderbilt Science Policy Group (VSPG) will be hosting Dr. Rubin Baskir, Ph.D., a former Vanderbilt graduate student and current NIH-AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow on March 1st, 5-6pm in Light Hall 306A/B. Rubin will discuss his current work with the NIH’s All of Us Research Program as well as his experiences navigating the...
On Writing: Writing Beyond the Academy will take place on Wednesday, March 21
Feb. 19, 2018—On Writing: Writing Beyond the Academy will take place on Wednesday, March 21, from 4:15-5:15 PM in Alumni Hall 100. For the most part, we as researchers are trained to write for specialists within our field. This event will explore how to cultivate writing skills to reach non-specialist audiences. Please join us as Dr. David Weintraub, Professor of...
BEYOND THE IVORY TOWER: A WORKSHOP FOR SCHOLARS ON WRITING FOR THE PUBLIC
Feb. 19, 2018—This three-day writing workshop, funded by The John Templeton Foundation, is for natural scientists, social scientists, and philosophers looking to communicate their ideas to the public via articles and essays in major media outlets. The workshop is designed to benefit scholars with a range of experience writing for popular audiences. Led by The New York Times editor James Ryerson,...
SciComm 2018, a Conference on Effective Science Communication, MARCH 23-25, 2018
Feb. 19, 2018—SciComm 2018 A CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MARCH 23-25, 2018 HOSTED BY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SciComm is a conference dedicated to understanding and promoting effective communication of science to diverse audiences – including students of all levels as well as the general public – across all venues. SciComm was initiated as a one-day symposium...
The 2018 Lasker Essay Contest is now open
Feb. 15, 2018—The Lasker Essay Contest engages young scientists and clinicians in a discussion about big questions in biology and medicine, and the role of biomedical research in our society today. The Contest aims to build skills in communicating important medical and scientific issues to broader audiences. The Essay Contest topics are announced annually no later than the second...
Senior Manager of Education Programs, Zukerman Institute, Columbia University, New York
Feb. 15, 2018—Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute supports interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scientists and scholars across the university and promises to be the most comprehensive institute for brain science. Reporting to the Senior Director of Scientific Programs, the Senior Manager for Education Programs is responsible for managing public education programs about...
Curriculum Specialist, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, NY
Feb. 15, 2018—Summary (*This is 1-year opportunity from date of hire) Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute supports interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scientists and scholars across the university and promises to be the most comprehensive institute for brain science. The Zuckerman Institute seeks a Curriculum Design Specialist to design a neuroscience curriculum...
Postdoctoral position, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, VUMC
Feb. 12, 2018—Post-Doctoral Fellow (Mucosal Immunology) The Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to contribute to projects pertaining to gastrointestinal immune function in health and disease. Description: There is an immediate opening for a post-doctoral fellow position in the laboratory of Dr....
LaunchTN Internship Program accepting applications until February 28th
Feb. 12, 2018—LaunchTN launched the Specialist Program, a summer internship program, in May 2014, providing undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee’s startup communities. Over the past four summers, 100+ students representing universities across the country, have interned at Tennessee’s statewide entrepreneur centers. In 2018, the internship program will evolve to include up to...
Attend ArtLab: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Science March 1-2.
Feb. 12, 2018—We invite you to attend ArtLab: Exploring the intersection of Art and Science March 1-2. Please see the schedule below and register for the event here.
PhRMA Foundation Fellowship Opportunity: Regulatory Science Fellowship (Deadline: April 1)
Feb. 12, 2018—Regulatory Science Fellowship (Deadline: April 1, 2018) Regulatory Science Fellowships provide a $70,000 stipend for a year of on-site professional experience. Fellows are provided a full year of on-site industry experience, working within a global pharmaceutical company’s regulatory affairs department. Fellows will work closely with the regulatory science team, where they will participate in...
Volunteers needed for Career Reading Pilot, Alignment Nashville
Feb. 9, 2018—We are still looking for volunteers for the Career Reading Pilot. Volunteers will bring industry related publications, texts, and artifacts and discuss them with high school students in the health science academy at Glencliff High School. The program is to help 10th graders become more proficient in reading subject matter related to their career academy....
Science Virtual Career Fair Focus on Europe, 2/27
Feb. 8, 2018—Science Virtual Career Fair Focus on Europe 27 February 2018 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET Meet Recruiters Without Leaving Your Lab! Science Careers is excited to bring you an easy and efficient way to connect with select employers in Europe. Meet with representatives to learn about positions for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in...
Program Director, Professional Development Office, The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, UC Berkeley, CA
Feb. 8, 2018—About Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s most iconic teaching and research institutions. Since 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world. Berkeley’s culture of openness, freedom and acceptance—academic and artistic, political and cultural—make it a very...
Associate Director of Museum Programs, The Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
Feb. 7, 2018—POSITION SUMMARY The Bay Area Discovery Museum—a nationally-recognized children’s museum and research center focused on STEM and creativity development—seeks a new Associate Director of Museum Programs. This results-oriented, collaborative, and strategic leader will oversee education programming offered to the public, both as part of museum admission and through special programs. S/he will oversee education elements...
Postdoctoral Position in the Lab of Dr. Christine Lovly, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
Feb. 5, 2018—Applications are being accepted for a post-doctoral fellow position in the laboratory of Dr. Christine Lovly. The Lovly Lab specializes in translational lung cancer research, signal transduction, mechanisms adaptive and acquired resistance to targeted therapies, genomics, and personalized structural biology. Recent work in the lab has been published in high impact journals, including Cancer Discovery...
ASPIRE Internship: PurSolutions, LLC, Product Development Specialist
Feb. 1, 2018—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: PurSolutions, LLC Product Development Specialist 111 10th Ave S Suite 110 Nashville, TN 37203 PurSolutions (www.puresoluble.com) is a startup biotechnology company located in Nashville, TN at the Cumberland Emerging Technologies (CET) Life Science Center. We operate under the premise that nature has devised the most powerful and efficient mechanisms imaginable, and...
Alumni Career Stories: Henry Ong, PhD
Jan. 31, 2018—The February issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Henry Ong's career story, who blends his talent for science communication with a desire to stay engaged with the research community through his current position with the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Check out his story here!
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops about employment authorization
Jan. 30, 2018—F-1 Students interested to work off campus, attend a CPT and/or OPT workshop!!! Have you ever thought about working off campus or interning for a company in the United States? Attend the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops and get the facts about how to apply for employment authorization. ...