St. Jude virtual research career, education, and training fair, September 25th
Sep. 9, 2024—10:00am – 6pm Central Main Event hours will be from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Extended 1:1 meetings will start at 3:00pm and go until 6:00pm. View Event Schedule Here Registration is FREE through THIS LINK For questions please contact manali.ghosh@stjude.org Who is invited? Undergraduate and Master’s students interested in a PhD degree in biomedical sciences Doctoral students seeking...
Teaching Opportunities with VU Programs for Talented Youth
Sep. 4, 2024—Please note that these opportunities are for those who are post-qualifying exam and with PI approval! This information is from the Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth, a unit within Peabody College, that has many compensated opportunities for teaching students on campus or virtually during the summer: During a typical summer, we operate academic focused day and...
Unique Opportunity: Takeda Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Sep. 4, 2024—The Takeda/Northeastern Fellowship Recruitment Team welcomes you to apply for the Takeda Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: We are excited to share that Takeda, in collaboration with Northeastern University, is accepting PhD candidates for Takeda’s Post-doctoral Fellowship Program. This offers a unique opportunity for PhD students to explore various functional areas within: Global Medical Affairs (GMA) Clinical Science...
Presidential Management Fellowship program application open- great for transitioning to government
Sep. 4, 2024—The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Class of 2024 Application opens September 4, 2024, and runs until September 18, 2024 (opening and closing at Noon Eastern Time). The application will be accessible via an announcement on USAJOBS (www.USAJOBS.gov) once the application opens. Changes effective with the 2025 Application will be listed under the “What’s New for...
NIH Loan Repayment Programs Now Accepting Applications
Sep. 4, 2024—Fiscal Year 2025 NIH Loan Repayment Program Cycle Is Open Until November 21, 2024 The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and...
HOLOBIOME Film Screening Opportunity
Sep. 3, 2024— Following an introduction by Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and two short documentary films, a panel of experts in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance will discuss the crisis of antibiotic resistance and what we can do to curb this threat.
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: TSC Alliance, International Research Conference Intern (Remote)
Aug. 29, 2024—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: TSC Alliance® International Research Conference Intern (Remote) 8737 Colesville Road, Suite 400 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 About the TSC Alliance: The TSC Alliance is an internationally recognized nonprofit that does everything it takes to improve the lives of people with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). TSC is a rare genetic disease that causes...
Merck Showcase: an Info Session with Virtual Speakers and an In-Person Discussion
Aug. 28, 2024—Join us on Friday, September 20, in Light Hall 419, for an in-person information session with host and alumnus Dave Westover, PhD, who will be virtually hosting other colleagues at Merck who will describe their team and the work they do there. Attend all or some sessions throughout the two hours. Come and go as...
PhD Career Stories: Industry Science with Dave Westover, PhD
Aug. 28, 2024— Join us on Friday, September 20, at 10am in Light Hall 214 to learn more about alumnus Dave Westover, PhD, a Senior Scientist, Analytical Research and Development, at Merck. Registration requested for this event. During his visit to Vanderbilt, Dr. Westover will be choosing six trainees to meet individually for a 20-minute one-on-one visit...
Beyond the Professoriate career and professional development resource- available to Vanderbilt trainees!
Aug. 23, 2024—What is Beyond the Professoriate? Beyond the Professorate offers an extensive range of resources to help PhDs graduate student and postdocs understand and evaluate career options at any stage of your career journey. They provide assessment tools to help identify your career options or if you are further along, they provide resources including writing your...
Job opportunity: Student Worker, Part-time, Office of Federal Relations Vanderbilt University, remote
Aug. 16, 2024—Details about the opportunity and how to apply are here and on the Student Employment Portal (Job #7030); also copied below for quick reference! Important note: the deadline for submitting applications is August 25, 2024. Student Worker Opportunity The Office of Federal Relations invites Vanderbilt University students who are interested in higher education or science policy...
Register today for the 2025 Mirzayan Fellowship Informational Webinar!
Aug. 16, 2024—Register today for the 2025 Mirzayan Fellowship Informational Webinar to learn more about the 2024 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program! This is an opportunity for potential applicants to learn and ask questions about the application and selection process, the fellowship program, this year’s host units, the alumni network, and more. The webinar will...
Applications Open: Space-Edge Biomedical Accelerator- Vanderbilt Mid-South hub, deadline: Sept 8, 2024
Aug. 16, 2024—Are you curious about how you could make an impact in Space? Have you considered how the new space economy can open markets for your innovations? Vanderbilt University, in collaboration with leading academic and industry experts, is launching the Space-Edge Accelerator for biomedical innovators. Any innovator in the Mid-South Hub and/or involved with a Mid-South REACH institutional partner is...
NIH National Cancer Institute – Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
Aug. 16, 2024—Deadline: September 30, 2024, 5pm URL: NCI F99/K00 Award – NCI (cancer.gov) Vanderbilt will be submitting an NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-23-042.html. This is a great opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students completing their dissertation within the next one to two years who are interested in pursuing a career as an independent cancer researcher....
Job Opportunity: Science Manager, American Brain Tumor Association, Chicago, IL, Remote
Aug. 16, 2024—The American Brain Tumor Association is hiring a Science Manager. The full job description is attached and can be found at https://www.abta.org/careers/. Full job description: Science-Manager-072424 Reporting to the Director of Research and Grants, the Science Manager will be an integral member of the ABTA Research Programs team: Applies scientific expertise to Research Programs for...
Job Opportunity: Equity Research Associate-Biotechnology, Raymond James, New York, NY
Aug. 14, 2024—Equity Research Associate-Biotechnology–2402607 Apply here: https://www.raymondjamesconnect.com/lp4TwE We are looking to add to our NYC based Raymond James Biotech Equity Research team! We aim to produce academically inspired in-depth research across our Neurology, Hematology, and Autoimmune SMID cap coverage under the direction of Danielle Brill. We are looking for someone with a background in biological science and...
STEMPeers Global Career Development Org- Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 5, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024—STEMPeers-Chicago-2024-poster Registration is open for STEMPeers conference in Chicago, register here or scan the QR-code in the attached flyer. Join us for exciting panels covering a wide range of academic and non-academic STEM careers. The Midwest is emerging as a burgeoning bio-hub with numerous future opportunities. What better way to get all the information you need under...
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health
Aug. 7, 2024—The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health are offered through a partnership between the Fulbright Program and the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. These awards were established to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings. The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships were inaugurated in July 2011 with...
Write On! Fall 2024 Application Open
Aug. 6, 2024—The beginning of the Fall term is rapidly approaching and as you start to think about your goals and plan your responsibilities we hope you will consider prioritizing your writing by participating in Write On!. Write On! is an interdisciplinary writing accountability group designed to pair you with other scholars at Vanderbilt. We understand the...
Volunteer Opportunity: BioCentury Grand Rounds Conference, Sept 9-11, 2024, Nashville, TN
Aug. 2, 2024—BioCentury Grand Rounds | Nashville Sept. 9-11, 2024 Conference organizers are seeking student and postdoc volunteers to help with conference set-up, registration, and session Q&A moderation throughout the 3-day conference in exchange for access to the conference sessions when not in a volunteer role. All volunteers will need to attend a training session from 3:00 -4:00...