Resume 101 is back for 2016!
Jan. 15, 2016—In this seminar led by Dr. Kim Petrie, you’ll learn how to craft a compelling résumé that showcases your professional skills and accomplishments. We’ll discuss the differences between CVs and résumés, strategies for turning your CV into a résumé, and tips for clearly and concisely presenting your experience. Then, in a mock hiring exercise, you’ll...
PhD Career Connections: Academic Clinical Research
Jan. 13, 2016—PhD Career Connections presents: Academic Clinical Research panel Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:00am-10:00am Light Hall 208 REGISTRATION REQUESTED. featuring Mallory Hacker, PhD; Tiffanie Markus, PhD; and Courtnee Melton, PhD Speaker Bios Mallory Hacker, PhD, Research Instructor, Department of Neurology Mallory Hacker is a member of the research faculty in the Division of Movement Disorders, Department...
NCTR Summer Student Research Program, FDA
Jan. 13, 2016—Opportunity NCTR Summer Student Research Participation Program 2016 Organization U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Program National Center for Toxicological Research Summer Program (NCTR Summer Student Research Program) Reference Code FDA-NCTR-2016-0036 How To Apply A complete application consists of: An application Transcripts – Click here for detailed information about acceptable transcripts A current resume/CV, including academic...
Negotiation Workshop featuring Dr. Laura Rees
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Volunteer Opportunity: VSVS… Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
Jan. 11, 2016—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...
Internship Opportunity: Tech Transfer Spring 2016 Internship Program
Jan. 7, 2016—Technology Transfer Summer Internship Program The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a 13 week technology transfer internship that runs from January 18th to the end of the semester. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an...
Postdoc Fellowship via Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA)
Dec. 28, 2015—The announcement below is about a post-doc fellowship award through the Lilly Foundation. For more information, see the website below and attached documents. Eli Lilly and Company is pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA) program, a competitive post-doctoral fellowship award. This program is designed to foster post-doctoral...
Join the VU Advanced Degree Consulting Club
Dec. 11, 2015—Interested in management consulting? Want to improve your resume for management consulting? COME JOIN VUADCC Recruiting for: VP of Finance VP of Technology VP of Communication VP of Education Want to apply PhD training and research skills in solving real-life business problems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Learn more about Management Consulting at ...
Job Posting: Part-time Instructor, Biochemistry I, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN
Dec. 10, 2015—We have an urgent need for a part-time instructor to teach Biochemistry I (CHEM 4500) next semester at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). This is a lecture-only course that we normally have not offered in the spring, but the growth of our program is starting to dictate a need for this class. The course is already...
ASPIRE Teaching Intern, Anatomy and Physiology II, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Dec. 10, 2015—ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity: Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 8:00-8:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Wednesday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities to assist in a gross anatomy laboratory OR Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00-9:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Thursday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities...
ASPIRE Teaching Internship at Fisk University: Developmental Biology
Dec. 10, 2015— ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Developmental Biology Course Class Lecture/Discussion: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9:20- 10:10 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesday from 2:50- 5:20 Fisk University 1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208 Fisk University is a small, historically black liberal arts university with a history of excellence in academics through teaching, research, and service. It is Nashville’s oldest institution...
Volunteer Opportunity: Layout Editor for BRET Newsletter, “Results and Discussion”
Dec. 4, 2015—Do you enjoy making figures for all of your lab colleagues? Do you have an eye for designing attention-grabbing power point slides and posters? Would you like to improve your skills and versatility by learning Adobe InDesign while also helping to create a tangible product for your portfolio? The BRET Office of Career Development is seeking a...
ASPIRE Module: Practical Strategies for Strong Writing
Dec. 4, 2015— 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....
Call for Bloggers for NIH BEST Consortium
Dec. 2, 2015—Your school’s BEST career development program is part of a national effort to help biomedical PhDs and postdocs prepare for a variety of career options. Only a handful of schools have programs like yours and we want to give others a taste of your experience. We are looking for bloggers to write diary-style entries about...
2016 Summer Mentorship at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine
Dec. 2, 2015—The American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic is offering a unique, highly integrated 7-week research internship to pre-med and medical students this summer from June 13 to July 29, 2016. This program strives to expose students to the fundamentals of clinical research as well as provide training in scientific writing and offer shadowing opportunities....
ASPIRE Internship: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Scientific Advisor
Nov. 20, 2015—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program Scientific Advisor Vanderbilt University Campus The SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program (sybbure.org) supports the year-round research of a diverse group of students and provides a culture of creativity, innovation, and teamwork that serves to incubate the minds of the next generation of scientists, engineers, researchers, and inventors. Positions...
Info Session: STEM Teaching for K-12
Nov. 20, 2015—Join us as we learn about career options for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to students in a grade K-12 environment. Also learn more about the STEM K12 ASPIRE Module offered this Spring. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:00am Light Hall 350 Registration is requested. Jennifer A. Ufnar, PhD, is the current director...
ASPIRE Internship: Life Science TN Policy Internship
Nov. 20, 2015—Life Science Tennessee Policy Internship 217 Fifth Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee Life Science Tennessee (LifeSciTN) will be offering an internship opportunity for winter/spring 2015-2016. The position is paid and will provide meaningful experiences for an individual interested in life science policy, as well as a unique opportunity to network and learn more about the industry in...
Results and Discussion newsletter: Fall 2015, Issue 2
Nov. 19, 2015—Please enjoy the second issue of the BRET newsletter, "Results and Discussion," devoted to highlighting the research accomplisments and activities of our PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Read the issue here.