ASPIRE Travel Scholarship Program
Oct. 18, 2018—The ASPIRE program has travel scholarships available for qualifying Ph.D. graduate students and postdocs who need to travel to another city to conduct an ASPIRE externship (short-term professional learning experience) or internship. These scholarships help offset the cost of career exploration or internships in your field of interest. ASPIRE Travel Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis throughout...
ASPIRE on the Road
Oct. 18, 2018— ASPIRE on the Road is an initiative aimed at broadening the training experiences of biomedical Ph.D. graduate students and postdocs by organizing site visits to companies and organizations to help our trainees make well-informed career decisions. These site visits provide postdoctoral fellows and graduate students the opportunity to learn about different career options by touring...
ASPIRE Internship: Utilize Health Marketing and Sales Operations Intern, Nashville, TN
Oct. 15, 2018—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Utilize Health Marketing and Sales Operations Intern Nashville City Center Building (1st Tennessee Bank Building) 511 Union Avenue Nashville, TN ABOUT US: At Utilize Health, we’re focused on creating a better healthcare experience for patients and a cost savings for health plans. We do this by providing health plans with a specialized...
Upcoming Events
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ASPIRE Module: Technology Commercialization, Fall 2018
Oct. 5, 2018—9/25/2018 Evolution and Impact of Technology Commercialization – Mike Villalobos 10/02/2018 An Intellectual Property Primer – Tom Utley 10/09/2018 Technology Commercialization 101 – Jody Hankins 10/16/2018 Intellectual Property 2.0 – Tom Utley 10/23/2018 Start-up company considerations – Chuck Haines 10/30/2018 Funding a startup company – Kelley Dantoulis...
2018 ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 4, 2018—Orientation to BRET Career Development Resources for Postdocs Thursday, January 11, 2018 350 Light Hall “Negotiating Your Faculty Compensation and Start-Up Package” Thursday, January 25, 2018 419 Light Hall Join Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as she shares tips and strategies for how to negotiate your salary and start-up...
2017 ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 4, 2018—Orientation to BRET Career Development Resources for Postdocs Tuesday, January 10, 2017 306 A&B Light Hall “Mastering the Art of Job Talk” Tuesday, January 24, 2017 306 A&B Light Hall Join us as we explore Story Mason (TM), an interactive tool developed to help you prepare for interviewing. Learn through peer-to-peer feedback how to instantly connect and develop rapport, handle...
2016 ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 4, 2018—Orientation to BRET Resources for Postdocs Tuesday, January 12, 2016 306 A&B Light Hall “Writing a Better Cover Letter” *Tuesday, January 19, 2016 306 A&B Light Hall Learn cover letter basics such as general cover letter structure, what should be/should not be included, & what it means to tailor your letter to the position. We will explore tips for...
2015 ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 4, 2018—Thursday, January 22nd , 2015 “Finding Funding: An Introduction to Community of Science’s PIVOT” Learn how to put a Vanderbilt resource, COS PIVOT, to work for you in finding funding for your endeavors. Learn how to establish your personal profile, do funding searches, set up saved searches to receive weekly updates, use COS PIVOT to...
ASPIRE Internships
Sep. 28, 2018— The ASPIRE Program is excited to offer ASPIRE Internships, which will be advertised on a rolling basis throughout the year. Please check back regularly! For a curated list of internships available outside of ASPIRE, please see: Internships Outside of ASPIRE. Eligibility requirements Applicants must be a current Vanderbilt University Ph.D. student or a current postdoctoral fellow....
2018 Fall ASPIRE Networking Pacing Module
Sep. 28, 2018—Fall 2019 9-10:30am, Light Hall 350 Syllabus Directed by Ashley E. Brady, PhD, BRET Office of Career Development (ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu) Pre-workshop survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Networking_Presurvey_2018 Tuesday September 24, 2019 Session 1: Overview of Networking and Introduction to Elevator Pitches Readings: Networking: How Leaders Create and Use Networks, Ibarra and Hunter, Harvard Business Review, Jan 2007. How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Where Are Our Alumni?
Sep. 27, 2018—The mission of the BRET Office of Outcomes Research is to provide program evaluation and program outcomes analyses to biomedical Ph.D. training program directors at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. We encourage you to visit the BRET Outcomes website for more information on our research Beyond the Lab YouTube Video Series (alumni interviews) Curious...
For Alumni
Sep. 27, 2018—The Office of Career Development serves as the main contact for biomedical Ph.D. and postdoctoral trainees once they leave Vanderbilt. Beyond asking alumni to volunteer their time at career exploration or professional development events, the office facilitates connections to current trainees. Furthermore, access to alumni helps us better understand career outcomes and informs our career...
The Biomedical Research Workforce
Sep. 21, 2018—Career and professional development trends and best practices are constantly changing. To continue to provide outstanding services and be at the forefront of graduate and postdoctoral career development, we cultivate partnerships and engage in professional organizations to share our work. The BRET Office of Career Development maintains many relationships with external partners at the local...
In the Press
Sep. 19, 2018— News, presentations, and papers about the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program. Biomedical PhD Alumni Career Goals and Outcomes Revealed in New Research Vanderbilt Research News October 24, 2023 From goal to outcome: Analyzing the progression of biomedical sciences PhD careers in a longitudinal study using an expanded taxonomy....
General FAQs
Sep. 19, 2018— Where is the BRET Office located? How can I best prepare for my individual advising session? How can I get involved with the BRET Office of Career Development? Where can I learn more about the career field I am most interested in? Can you connect me to an alumnus? How can I tap the BRET alumni...
ASPIRE Module 2019: Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Sep. 14, 2018—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 four theme areas: Business/Entrepreneurship, Communication, Teaching, 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....
Job Posting
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Faculty
Sep. 13, 2018—The BRET Office of Career Development is available to advertise your postdoc position, share a colleague’s job posting, and assist with training grant text. How to advertise your open Postdoc Position To advertise an open postdoc opportunity in your lab through BRET Career Development social media, complete THIS ELECTRONIC FORM. Current postdocs and graduate students will see the opening on...
Annual Report
Sep. 13, 2018—The Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) Office of Career Development provides career and professional development enrichment activities for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The office was recognized in 2013 for its commitment to career development for biomedical sciences PhD students and postdocs through a BEST award, a $1.2 million,...