Job Posting: Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, Institute for Defense Analysis Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington D.C.
Dec. 5, 2014—About the Program:This highly selective two-year fellowship provides recent bachelor’s degree recipients with a unique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology (S&T) policy areas, including space, energy and the environment, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation and scientometrics, information technologies, national security,...
Job Posting: Healthcare Policy Fellow, Representative Diane Black, Washington DC
Dec. 4, 2014—Rep. Diane Black seeks a Health Care Policy Fellow in her Washington, D.C. office In this position, the Legislative Fellow will act as legislative and administrative support to the policy team as it relates to health care initiatives. The Fellow will provide research and legislative drafting support while achieving a basic understanding of health policy...
Job Posting: Tenure-Track Faculty, Molecular Biology/Systems Biology, The Geneva Foundation, US Army
Dec. 4, 2014—POSITION DESCRIPTION: The position requires skill, demonstrated expertise (by publications), and ability to provide scientific leadership in laboratory and intellectual aspects of molecular and systems biology. Work involves contributing to and development of research programs to investigate aspects of systems biology focusing on illnesses of military relevance, psychological and physiological health, host and immune responses, pathogenesis,...
P&G Student Programs
Dec. 4, 2014— P&G will host a number of unique student programs at our global headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. These workshops are designed to give top students a variety of opportunities such as: · • Learning about various careers and functions at P&G · • Providing an early opportunity to interview for intern positions Additionally, all expenses are paid....
PhD Career Connections: Health Outcomes Research
Dec. 4, 2014—Join us as Elizabeth Rula, PhD, discusses her role as a Health Outcomes Researcher at January’s PhD Career Connections seminar. Friday, January 16, 20159:15-10:15am **NOTE ADJUSTED TIMELight Hall 208 Registration is requested. Elizabeth Rula, Ph.D., is an Executive Director and Principal Investigator at the Healthways Center for Health Research. In this role, she leads a team of...
McKinsey & Company: Application Deadline Reminder
Dec. 3, 2014—McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that advises senior management of the world’s leading organizations on issues of strategy, organization, technology and operations. If you have a passion for problem solving, a drive to have significant impact in the world, and a desire to work in a supportive team-based environment, we invite...
Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Now Accepting Applications
Dec. 3, 2014—Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Now Accepting Applications! For more information, visit the CSTE Website CSTE, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), established this fellowship to train recent graduates in the...
Job Posting: Assistant Director, Research Development, UC-Irvine
Dec. 3, 2014—The Assistant Director of Research Development (ADRD) coordinates and provides support for research project, training and outreach proposals focused in the biological sciences. The ADRD works under the direction of the Director of Research Development, and has a coordinating relationship to the Dean of Biological Sciences and to the Associate Dean for Research. Specific responsibilities...
Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Biology, Wheaton College
Dec. 3, 2014—The Department of Biology at Wheaton College (IL) invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2015. The Department of Biology at Wheaton College (IL) invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2015. Requirements for the position are a PhD...
Info Session on Engineering Courses for audit, Spring 2015
Nov. 26, 2014—Postdocs and graduate students: Audit a project-based class with Dr. John Bers! Learn more about Enterprise Systems Design at the info session: Friday, December 5, 2014 11:00am Light Hall 350 Registration is requested. Enterprise Systems Design addresses an area that companies often pay less attention to than technology, marketing, strategy, and finance. ESD projects focus on designing...
Job Posting: Scientific Associate, Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain, Simons Foundation, NYC
Nov. 26, 2014—The Simons Foundation is seeking a highly motivated Scientific Associate for the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) to assist with the coordination, implementation and monitoring of the SCGB program. The Scientific Associate will report to the SCGB Scientific Officer and interact with members of the collaboration. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES Monitoring the scientific content and...
Job Posting: Biologist, Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) Physiology, National Eye Institute
Nov. 24, 2014—A contract biologist position is available at the National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute, Division of Intramural Research, Section on Epithelial and Retinal Physiology and Disease, in Bethesda, Maryland, to investigate the intracellular mechanisms that mediate retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) physiology As one example, the RPE, located in the back of the eye, transports...
Job Posting: Scientific Project Manager, Drug Discovery and Development
Nov. 24, 2014—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has an exciting opportunity for a new Scientific Project Manager for the Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN), a ‘virtual pharma’ organization enabling scientists around the world to develop novel drugs for nervous system disorders (http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/bpdrugs/index.htm). This program spans 15 NIH Institutes and Centers that support neuroscience research and represents a...
Job Posting: Scientific Project Manager, Epilepsy Drug Discovery, NINDS
Nov. 24, 2014—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has an exciting opportunity for a new Scientific Project Manager for the Anticonvulsant Screening Program (ASP), a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)-funded program for evaluating new drugs in preclinical models for their potential in treating epilepsy disorders. Researchers from academia and industry in the U.S. and...
Postdoctoral Fulbright Scholar Program
Nov. 21, 2014—Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar Awards are open to U.S. scholars who have recently completed their doctoral degrees (or other terminal degree) – typically within the five previous years. Postdoctoral awards are available in STEM fields, the arts, humanities and social sciences. These grants present an excellent opportunity for recently minted scholars to deepen their expertise, to acquire new skills, to...
Job Posting: Program Manager, Life Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences
Nov. 21, 2014—Work with the Director of Life Sciences Conferences to design, develop, and execute the New York Academy of Sciences’ (the Academy) annual portfolio of approximately 15 local, national, and international conferences across the spectrum of Life Sciences. Work as part of a team of multidisciplinary PhD scientists, along with leading academic, industry or government scientists...
Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Future Thinking and Sustainability, Arizona State University
Nov. 20, 2014—Tenure-track Faculty Position in Future Thinking and Sustainability The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, at the assistant professor level, in Sustainability Science with a focus on quantitatively integrating conceptualizations of the future into present decisions and actions. A fundamental principle of sustainability is that our present...
Job Posting: Tenure-track Faculty, Cancer Bio, University of Pennsylvania
Nov. 20, 2014—The Department of Animal Biology and the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology Research at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine are soliciting applications for a TENURE-TRACK faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. Applications from exceptional individuals at more senior academic ranks will also be considered. The Department and Center have a strong commitment to basic research in...
Use VersatilePhD to learn more about careers
Nov. 19, 2014—Thanksgiving weekend, why not dedicate a couple hours to learn about nonacademic careers and open your mind to some new possibilities? The PhD Career Finder is an excellent tool for that. Everyone can read about a wide variety of good careers for PhDs. Those at subscribing institutions get to read the “How to Break In”...
Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Nov. 19, 2014—Assistant Professor of Biology (with expertise in organismal physiology)The Biology Department at Coe College seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track position beginning Fall 2015. A PhD in the biological sciences, with research and/or teaching expertise in integrated physiology is required. For position details and application process, visit www.coe.edu/aboutcoe/employment. Full website here.