ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Belmont University, General Biology , Nashville, TN
Aug. 3, 2017—Fall 2017 ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: General Biology course for nonscience majors Class Lecture/Discussion: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00-9:15 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesdays 9:30-11:20 am Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd Nashville, TN 37212 Ranked No. 5 in the Regional Universities South category, Belmont University consists of approximately 7,700 students who come from every state and more than...
Perspective on ‘Communication with your supervisor’ from VU Biological Sciences Ph.D. Alumnus, Edward van Opstal
Aug. 2, 2017—Edward van Opstal’s final blog post for the NIH BEST’s PhD/Postdoc blog series has posted! This month he discusses communicating with your supervisor. Check it out at the link below: Communicating with your supervisor – Edward van Opstal, Ph.D. (wordpress.com)
Employment-based Immigration Options: Options for employment after Post-Doctoral Programs
Aug. 2, 2017—Monday, Aug 28; 4:00 – 5:15 pm 201 Alumni Hall Come discover employment options for international scholars beyond the post-doc years: H-1B, O-1, L-1, permanent residency and more will be covered. Sarah Hawk and Marissa Cwick from the law firm of Ogletree Deakins will talk about visa options and the permanent residency application. Vanderbilt...
Job Opportunity: Neuroscience Program Analyst, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Jul. 31, 2017—The Neuroscience Program Analyst (Health Policy/Services Analyst II) will assist with research activities, including grant and manuscript preparation, for a large NIH clinical research portfolio under the direct guidance of the Center Director. The position emphasizes human subjects research focused on investigating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors for abnormal cognitive aging, including mild cognitive impairment...
Job Opportunity: multiple openings, Synchrogenix, various cities
Jul. 28, 2017—Synchrogenix, a Certara Company Seeking: Senior Regulatory Writers, Associate Principal Regulatory Writers, and Principal Regulatory Writers Location(s): 11 Offices in the US and 3 Global Offices; Contract positions are WFH Status: Full-time, in-office, permanent positions-or remote contract positions Synchrogenix is currently seeking writers with CMC experience to join our full-time team or our contract Writers in Network. Full-time...
Job Opportunity: Account Manager, ZEISS International, Nashville TN
Jul. 26, 2017—ZEISS is looking for a life science, PhD level, research professional for one of the world's largest, most respected and most successful microscopy companies. With greater than 60% of their 25,000+ employees having been with them for over 15 years, they have managed to create a culture that attracts high quality talent for long term careers. ZEISS...
Job Opportunity: Technology Commercialization Manager (2 positions), Indiana University
Jul. 25, 2017—Job Summary: Indiana University’s Office of Tech Transfer is hiring two Technology Commercialization Managers, one on the Bloomington (IUB) campus and one on the Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. The Technology Managers will solicit, evaluate, and manage invention disclosures; and market technologies and identify potential company licensees. These positions will help secure intellectual property protection for technologies; draft...
Job Opportunity: Global Medical Liaison Officer, Indivior, Richmond, Virginia Area
Jul. 25, 2017—Title: Global Medical Liaison Officer Reports To: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Location: Richmond, VA POSITION SUMMARY: Our company is growing and we’re in need of a motivated and adaptable individual to support the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Global Medical Leadership team in facilitating and supporting a highly effective and strategic medical organization that collaborates with internal and...
PhD Career Connections: Nonprofit Administration and Program Management
Jul. 24, 2017—We welcome Maryrose Franko, PhD, Executive Director of Health Research Alliance for our August PhD Career Connections. PhD Career Connections: Nonprofit Administration and Program Management Wednesday, August 9th 11:00am – 12:00pm Light Hall 214 Registration is requested. Maryrose Franko is the Executive Director of the Health Research Alliance (HRA) a multi-national consortium of nonprofit organizations working to maximize...
Free Online Course for Postdocs and beyond-Share Your Science: Blogging for Magazines, Newspapers and More, Application due July 31st
Jul. 24, 2017—An Online Course Presented by Scientific American and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, with Support from the Kavli Foundation Expert voices are needed more than ever in conversations of national and global import—whether they’re about the inherent charm and fascination of the natural world or about creating sound, scientifically...
Expand your publication writing repertoire with CACTUS
Jul. 24, 2017—Interested in carving out a career as a Scientific Writer? Are you looking for challenging and rewarding work that combines your understanding of medical science and aptitude for writing into one unique job? If yes, the Scientific Writer role is for you! What does the role entail? You will use your scientific expertise to...
Job Opportunity: Patent Law Clerk Legal Support Services, Washington, DC
Jul. 20, 2017—Patent Law Clerk Legal Support Services 1 Opening Washington, DC Job Number: 957 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has an opening for a Patent Law Clerk in the Washington, DC office. The Patent Law Clerk will be directly supervised by an attorney and get individualized patent law training. Ideal candidates will be organized;...
Health:Further Festival August 22-25 in Nashville; Student/Postdoc Tickets only $99 for Aug 23-24.
Jul. 20, 2017—This year the Health:Further Festival takes place August 22 – 25, 2017. Join thousands of others in Music City this year as we take health further, together. Student/Postdoc Tickets ($99) and Educator Tickets ($199- faculty with a .edu address) available . The ticket mirrors the regular attendee ticket with access to all programming on the middle two...
In search of 2017 FOCUS co-leaders
Jul. 19, 2017—Anyone interested in gaining teaching experience should consider applying to serve as a FOCUS co-Leader. FOCUS sessions are small group literature discussions for first year graduate students. Two Co-Leaders will be paired with a faculty member and mentored through the process to teach small group discussion sections. The time commitment is every Monday from 11-12...
MEGAMicrobe Event Volunteers Needed
Jul. 19, 2017—Interested in outreach? Volunteers and booth presenters are needed for VI4’s MEGAMicrobe event Oct 28th. This event will showcase microbes and microbe research to kids (6-14) and adults from the Nashville community. For more information, see www.vumc.org/viiii/outreach or contact edward.j.van.opstal@vanderbilt.edu. There will be an information meeting Thursday, Aug 3rd at 2:00 in MRBIII 1220.
Skype a scientist – opportunity to connect with students around the world without having to leave your lab!
Jul. 18, 2017—Skype a scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students around the world without having to leave your lab! We match scientists with k-12 classrooms, and once matched, you will video chat into the classroom for a 30-60 minute session (you don’t have to use skype). The format is Q and A style so...
PhRMA Foundation 2018 funding opportunities – Deadline is September 1, 2017
Jul. 14, 2017—The mission of the PhRMA Foundation is to support young scientists in disciplines important to the pharmaceutical industry by awarding them competitive research fellowships and grants at a critical decision point at the outset of their careers. The aim is to encourage young scientists who will be the leaders of tomorrow to pursue careers in...
Boston Consulting Group applications due by July 23 for full-time consulting positions with 2018 start
Jul. 14, 2017—Applications may be submitted online here by July 23, 2017 for full-time consultant positions with Boston Consulting Group, to start in 2018.
Boston Consulting Group hosting numerous online and in-person events for PhDs interested in consulting
Jul. 14, 2017—Join us for a Virtual Resume Workshop on Tuesday, July 18 at 7:00 pm ET. Learn tips for transforming your CV into a one-page business style resume. ADC consultants will share their experiences both as candidates and now interviewers at BCG. BCG July 18 ADC Resume Workshop: https://bit.ly/July18ResumeWriting BCG is Going Live on Facebook! BCG goes live...
Alumni Career Stories: Akshata Udyavar
Jul. 10, 2017—The July issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Akshata Udyavar's career story. She currently works for Genentech. Check out her story here!