ComSciCon 2017
Jan. 11, 2017—Check out the information about ComSciCon 2017, the 5th annual Communicating Science Conference.
AAAS ScienceCareers Job Fair to be held in Boston in conjunction with 2017 Annual AAAS meeting
Jan. 11, 2017— Science Careers Job Fair A Day of Job Opportunities and Career Workshops Date: Friday – February 17, 2017 Location: Hynes Convention Center, Room 210; Boston, MA Time: 11:00 am – 4 pm Learn More JOB SEEKERS! Science Careers and AAAS offer an exciting career event at the 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts....
Join Life Science TN for a Day on the Hill and Legislative Reception, Feb 15, 2017, Nashville, TN
Jan. 10, 2017—Join Life Science Tennessee members for this important annual event where our industry joins together in Nashville to advance our state policy agenda. During this legislative "Day on the Hill" at the Tennessee General Assembly, members meet one-on-one with state legislative leaders about the impacts and opportunities for industry growth in Tennessee. To Register,...
Volunteer Opportunity: Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
Jan. 9, 2017—Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science is a service organization in which Vanderbilt students go out in groups of 4 or 5 to teach middle school children in metro Nashville schools science lessons. These lessons are quite simple and are all detailed in a manual which is provided for every team member. VSVS requires a VERY...
Writing a Teaching Statement and Philosophy
Jan. 9, 2017—The Graduate School Career Development office is sponsoring this workshop, which will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. This workshop is open to Vanderbilt graduate students & Postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. All teaching experience levels are welcome. Sponsored by...
Crafting an Effective Teaching Statement
Jan. 9, 2017—Crafting an Effective Teaching Statement, Monday, January 30, 3:00–4:30pm in the CFT Classroom online In this workshop we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. This workshop is open to Vanderbilt graduate students & postdocs from across disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. All teaching experience...
Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences (CQS) Summer Institute
Jan. 5, 2017—This summer the Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences (CQS) is hosting their 4th annual Summer Institute from August 7-18, 2017. The CQS Summer Institute provides graduate students, research fellows, faculty and investigators the opportunity to gain fundamental skills to apply the theory and methods behind the design and conduct of clinical research studies, covering core...
Life Science Tennessee podcast episode features BRET Office of Career Development team
Jan. 5, 2017—New episode of Life_Science.FM is now available for download! Interested in how one Tennessee university connects graduate students and post docs to industry experiences? Kathy Gould and Ashley Brady of Vanderbilt University talked to Life Science Tennessee about the nuts and bolts of Vanderbilt's BRET office and how they're encouraging students to look beyond academia....
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – STEM Education Center, Exec Dir position
Jan. 3, 2017—The STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking candidates for the Executive Director position. The STEM Education Center supports WPI faculty with their BI efforts, is home to the Central MA STEM Network, oversees teacher professional development programs and the undergraduate teacher prep program. This is a full time, staff position that requires...
Graduate Student Conference, The Aesthetics of Surveillance: Biomedical Ethics & Privacy
Dec. 22, 2016—Interdisciplinary Roundtable Discussion The Aesthetics of Surveillance: Biomedical Ethics & Privacy Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 24–25 March 2017 Graduate Student Conference “The Aesthetics of Surveillance: German Perspectives” offered by the Department of German, Russian, and East European Studies Keynote: William G. Staples Paul and Helen Roofe Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of...
Negotiation Workshop
Dec. 21, 2016—Join us for the Negotiation Workshop led by Elliott Kruse, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. Dr. Kruse will talk about critical concepts to use in your daily life, for negotiations big and small. You will hear about the research behind effective negotiation and learn practical tactics to help in almost any negotiation scenario. In the...
The Calculated Risk of a Cold Email
Dec. 21, 2016—In a job search, some unsolicited requests for information over email are much more effective than others. Robert D. Pearson gives advice on how to make yours one of them. Read more: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/12/12/how-send-cold-emails-pay-job-search-essay
Utilizing Versatile PhD over the Holidays
Dec. 19, 2016—Vanderbilt has a partnership with the helpful resource, Versatile PhD. As we head into our winter breaks, consider these ideas for how to take advantage of downtime: USE THE PHD CAREER FINDER TO EXPLORE NON-ACADEMIC CAREERS Anyone can read the descriptions in the PhD Career Finder, even without institutional access. Each description is short, clear and...
Job Opportunity: STEM Education Outreach Specialist, Center for Science and the Schools, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Dec. 16, 2016—The Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) at The Pennsylvania State University is hiring a STEM Education Outreach Specialist. Details are below, and the full announcement, including how to apply can be viewed at: https://psu.jobs/job/68241. Applicants should submit a letter of application describing their qualifications for the position, current curriculum vitae, university transcripts, and at...
Technology Transfer Internship Program: Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University
Dec. 16, 2016—The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a technology transfer internship that runs from January 16th to April 24th. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an interesting blend of science, business, and law. The internship begins...
Science Policy Analyst – American Institute of Physics
Dec. 16, 2016—The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is seeking a Science Policy Analyst. The successful candidate will actively monitor and analyze developments in federal science legislation, budgets, policy actors, and related matters, for FYI, an authoritative news and resource center for federal science policy. Under the guidance of the Director of Science Policy, writes, edits, and...
STEM Conference for Girls in 9th to 12th Grade
Dec. 15, 2016—Saturday, February 11, 2017 | 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. TWISTER (Tennessee Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Research) is a daylong professional conference for high school girls, presented by women working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Research, and Mathematics – related professions. TWISTER is seeking female role models currently working in a STEM-related field who...
ASPIRE Module: STEM Teaching in K-12 Schools, Spring 2017
Dec. 14, 2016—The ASPIRE Program is excited to announce the STEM Teaching in K12 Schools ASPIRE Module, offered once again, this Spring 2017. Each participant will have the opportunity to experience the K-12 classroom through a volunteer placement in a middle or high school setting. The placements will be tailored to each participant and will range from one...
ASPIRE Module: Practical Strategies for Strong Writing, Spring 2017
Dec. 14, 2016—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 three theme areas: Business/Entrepreneurship, Communication, 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. Class...