Launch Tennessee Specialist Program
Oct. 24, 2016—The Launch TN Specialist Program kicked off in May 2014, providing students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee's entrepreneurial community. Students work with Entrepreneurship Centers, specialized cohort programs and individual teams to make their own unique mark in Tennessee's entrepreneurial landscape. The 13-week program gives students real-life exposure to what it's like to work for an early-stage...
PhD Career Connections: Teaching and Education Landscape in High Schools
Oct. 24, 2016—Join us as we welcome Dr. Paulianda Jones, PhD, former postdoctoral fellow in the Conn Lab, for PhD Career Connections. Dr. Jones is a science teacher for the Upper School of Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Bronx, NY. Monday, November 14, 2016 11:00am-noon Light Hall 411 A-D Registration is requested. Dr. Paulianda J. Jones is...
Senior Medical Writer, Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Durham, NC
Oct. 21, 2016—Senior regulatory writer The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) Regulatory Writing group has an opening for a Senior Medical Writer with regulatory writing experience. The position is full time permanent, and is located in the DCRI offices in downtown Durham, North Carolina, although remote work is a possibility. The Senior Medical Writer will be responsible...
NCI Senior Investigator Dr. Munira Basrai to speak on career options at the NIH
Oct. 19, 2016—Dr. Munira Basrai, Ph.D. (Senior Investigator, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute) will hold an informal discussion about training and career opportunities at the National Institutes of Health. Programs/positions encompassing every level of experience will be discussed. Please note that this session will follow the conclusion of Dr. Basrai’s research presentation (4:10pm in 1220...
New F32 fellowship opportunity for postdocs through the BRAIN Initiative
Oct. 17, 2016—The NIH last month announced multiple funding opportunities under the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, originally launched in FY 2014. The opportunities include BRAIN Initiative Fellows, NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32), Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24), Standards to Define Experiments Related to the BRAIN Initiative (R24), Integration and Analysis of...
NIH to Hold Online Briefings on the Peer Review Process for Fellowship Applicants
Oct. 17, 2016—The NIH September 28 published a notice announcing three online video briefings the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will host in the coming weeks for NIH grant applicants, their mentors, and reviewers. The first two briefings (November 2 and December 1) will provide fellowship and R01 grant applicants key information to navigate the NIH...
Young Scientist call for Reviewers in 2017
Oct. 17, 2016—Young Scientist Call for Reviewers in 2017 If you are a post-doctoral fellow or graduate student in a science-related field, we invite you to visit www.youngscientistjournal.org and sign up (under the CONTACT US tab) to become a reviewer for this upcoming year. If you have any questions about Young Scientist, please email the editor, Hadley...
Job Opportunity: Research Coordinator at St. Thomas Health/Ascension
Oct. 13, 2016—Title: Research Coordinator City, State: Nashville,TN Location: Saint Thomas West S&E Bldg Department: Other Research 001 Additional Job Details: Full Time Day Work Schedule: M-F 8-4:30 Job Summary: The Research Coordinator coordinates administrative and clinical aspects of multiple research projects. Responsibilities: Collaborates with primary investigator, sponsor and research staff to plan, conduct and evaluate project protocols. Monitors and reports on progress...
Job Opportunity: Research Coordinator at St. Thomas Health/Ascension (part time)
Oct. 13, 2016—Title: Research Coordinator City, State: Nashville, TN Location: Saint Thomas Research Institute Additional Job Details: Part Time Days (Tues-Fri, 6a-10a) Job Summary: The Research Coordinator coordinates administrative and clinical aspects of multiple research projects. Responsibilities: Collaborates with primary investigator, sponsor and research staff to plan, conduct and evaluate project protocols. Monitors and reports on progress of projects. Assists...
Job Opportunity: Inside Sales Representative, Cell Signaling Technology
Oct. 12, 2016—Inside Sales Representative Danvers, MA Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (CST) is a worldwide leader in the development and commercialization of antibodies, assays and research tools. As a company of scientists for scientists, we have developed PTMScan®, a technology to discover protein post-translational modifications, PhosphoSitePlus®, an online resource for investigation of post-translational modifications, and XMT® technology, a...
Versatile PhD online panel, Medical Writing
Oct. 11, 2016—PhD Careers in Medical Writing October 17-21, 2016 STEM PhDs, particularly in life sciences, can make a difference as medical writers, crafting documents that convey research results, product uses, and other medical information clearly and effectively. Clarity in the medical industry has never been more important, and PhDs are well-equipped to provide it. Versatile PhD will host a free...
Data Science in Industry featuring Insight Data Science
Sep. 30, 2016—Katie Amrine, a Program Director and Data Scientist at Insight Data Science, will discuss the growing demand for data scientists in industry, why PhDs are uniquely positioned to fill these roles, and some tips and strategies for how to make the transition into industry. Katie will also give a brief overview of the Insight Data...
STEM Pedagogy Club welcomes Dr. Kelli Kazmier
Sep. 29, 2016—The STEM Pedagogy Journal Club first journal club meeting this semester will be on Thursday, Oct. 13th from 4-5pm in MRBIV 11455. We will be joined by Dr. Kelli Kazmier, a Vanderbilt alum and assistant professor at Hillsdale College. Our topic will be quiet students, and you can read more on the subject here: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Whats-the-Problem-With-Quiet/124258/ No previous...
Job Opportunity: Pharmacology Faculty Position, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Tyler
Sep. 28, 2016—The Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Tyler invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The position offers an exciting opportunity to join an innovative, student-centered academic Pharm.D. program. Integrated courses are taught...
Hanna H Gray Fellow Program seeks to increase diversity
Sep. 23, 2016—The Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program seeks to increase diversity in the biomedical research community by recruitment and retention of individuals from groups underrepresented in the life sciences. Through their successful careers as academic scientists, Hanna H. Gray Fellows will move science forward and inspire the next generation of scientists from America’s diverse talent pool....
New Tool for Building Mentor/Mentee Connections
Sep. 22, 2016—We’re pleased to announce the launch of MyNRMN, a free, web-based platform designed to help biomedical researchers and students across the United States connect professionally. MyNRMN is part of the National Research Mentoring Network, which NIGMS manages for the NIH Common Fund’s Diversity Program Consortium. MyNRMN is designed for scientists at every career level. Faculty in more senior roles...
2016 SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Sep. 19, 2016—The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships to begin in August 2017. SESYNC emphasizes synthesis research, an approach that accelerates knowledge production by distilling or integrating existing data, ideas, theories, and methods to draw more reliable conclusions and to reveal novel areas of study. The fellowship provides an annual...
Adjunct Opportunity, Belmont University, Spring 2017
Sep. 19, 2016—Belmont University is looking for an adjunct to teach a Microbiology for Pharmacy students course for Spring 2017 on an adjunct basis. Preference is for someone with a PhD. Contact Marilyn Odom marilyn.odom@belmont.edu for inquiries.
HHMI Launches New Program for Early-Career Scientists
Sep. 19, 2016—The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced a new program to recruit and retain early-career scientists who are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through an open competition, HHMI plans to select scientists early in their training to become Hanna H. Gray Fellows. Each...
Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship Opportunity
Sep. 15, 2016—The Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship program aims to encourage creative and highly-trained recipients of doctoral degrees in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematical disciplines to engage in hands-on research projects in their areas of expertise at the kind of small innovative businesses that historically have fueled the nation’s economic regime. This fellowship program...