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Bioinformatics Data Scientist, Nashville Biosciences, Nashville, TN
Feb. 28, 2018— Seeking business-minded bioinformatics / data science experts to join an exciting Nashville biotech startup Job Title: Bioinformatics Data Scientist About Nashville Biosciences (NashBio): NashBio’s business harnesses a unique genetic database linked to de-identified electronic medical records (EMRs) with years of longitudinal clinical data. The dataset is the largest and highest quality of its...
Term Assistant Professor of Biology, STEM Accelerator Program, George Mason University, Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2018— The George Mason University, Department of Biology and STEM Accelerator in the College of Science invites energetic and enthusiastic individuals with a dedication to improving undergraduate STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to apply for our joint-appointment Term Assistant Professor position. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology – Genetics, The Biology Department of The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Feb. 28, 2018—The Biology Department of The University of the South seeks a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor with demonstrated talent for teaching and expertise in Genetics. Teaching responsibilities in the fall and spring semesters are an upper level Genetics course with a lab and a section of our introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics course. The successful candidate...
Clubes de Ciencia Peru seeking instructors for summer science outreach program
Feb. 27, 2018—Clubes de Ciencia Perú is a recently established scientific program aimed at recruiting highly-trained researchers to share their expertise, knowledge and passion for science. Access to cutting-edge technologies is limited in Latin America. Clubes de Ciencia Peru seeks to overcome these limits by serving as a platform for young students to experience the world of...
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is offering a summer biotech course
Feb. 27, 2018—The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), in partnership with the Keck Graduate Institute, is offering a one-week intensive course from July 9-14, 2018, at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. This course will accommodate 50 graduate students and postdocs (international and domestic). The course registration fee is $525, with an additional, optional accommodations...
PhD Career Connections: Medical Science Liaisons
Feb. 27, 2018—PhD Career Connections presents: Medical Science Liaisons Friday, March 16, 2018 2:00-3:00pm Light Hall 214 featuring a panel with: Josh Neuman, PhD, Pediatric Endocrinology and Growth Hormone Disorder Medical Liaison at Novo Nordisk Tom Plucinak, PhD,Medical Science Liaison at GlaxoSmithKline Molly Seale, PhD, Medical Science Liaison Manager, Abbvie Registration is requested Josh Neuman, PhD Pediatric Endocrinology...
Educator Community Leader, Science Friday, Manhattan, New York or remote
Feb. 26, 2018—At Science Friday, we’ve spent nearly 25 years exploring everything from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies. We’re great at broadcasting science, but we don’t stop there. We also make cool videos, publish original web reporting, and produce podcasts. Science education is core to this mission, and that’s why...
Insight Fellows Program Applications open!
Feb. 22, 2018—The Insight Data PM Fellows Program is a professional training fellowship that bridges the gap between traditional product management and a career building products in machine learning, data infrastructure, and analytics. This seven week, full-time, in-person program enables experienced product managers, data-focused MBAs, and cross-functional data scientists and engineers to apply their existing skills to...
March eI2 Innovators series talk: Respecting expertise – how humility and a decade of effort built the best antibody discovery platform, with Dr. Dane Wittrup
Feb. 22, 2018—Innovator’s Series Talk Friday March 23: 3-4pm 214 LH The ei2 (Enabling Innovation Initiative) program exists both to lower barriers and to actively support efforts to move basic science discoveries forward into technology commercialization opportunities. The March Innovator's series talk will feature Dr. Dane Wittrup: Dr. Dane Wittrup C.P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering and...
Genomic Scientist, Nashville Biosciences, Nashville, TN
Feb. 22, 2018—Seeking business-minded genomics / human genetics experts to join an exciting Nashville biotech startup Job Title: Genomic Scientist About Nashville Biosciences (NashBio): NashBio’s business harnesses a unique genetic database linked to de-identified electronic medical records (EMRs) with years of longitudinal clinical data. The dataset is the largest and highest quality of its kind, providing...
Congressional Internship with the office of U.S. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Feb. 22, 2018—Want to gain valuable work experience and learn about important issues facing the world, our country, our state, and our local communities? Check out U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper's (TN-05) intern program for opportunities available in the Nashville and Washington, DC offices. Internships are highly competitive. The majority of those selected are from Middle Tennessee, but in...
Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year Talk on March 1st
Feb. 21, 2018—Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year Thursday, March 1st 201 Alumni Hall; 4:10 – 5:30 pm Guest Speaker: Dr. James M. Lang Presented by the Graduate School REGISTER HERE Dr. Lang is a professor of English and the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College in Worcester, MA. ...
Director of Movement Capacity Building, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Palo Alto, CA
Feb. 20, 2018—The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is dedicated to advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunity through technology, grantmaking, impact investing, policy, and advocacy work. We look for bold ideas — regardless of structure and stage — and help them scale by pairing world-class engineers with subject matter experts to build tools that accelerate the pace of social progress....
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...
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...
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,...
Communications and Community Manager, The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education, Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2018—The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is dedicated to advancing the fields of informal science education (ISE) and science communication by supporting and building on the rich diversity of projects supported by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Under a cooperative agreement with the NSF, the Center...
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...
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...