Cold Spring Harbor Fellows Program
Nov. 17, 2025—Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is now welcoming applications for a full-time CSHL Fellow position in the field of NEUROSCIENCE (experimental and/or computational), and I’d like to ask for your help in identifying strong candidates. The CSHL Fellows Program fosters research independence for recent Ph.D. graduates. Early career scientists pursue high-risk/high-return research in biology. CSHL Fellows Program aims to...
ASPIRE Internship: Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science), Decode Health, remote
Nov. 14, 2025—ASPIRE Internship Decode Health Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science) Nashville, TN (remote) Reports to: Lukasz Wylezinski, PhD – Sr. Dir. Research & Data Analytics Decode Health Decode Health is an AI-driven healthcare analytics company with a proprietary platform that unifies real-world evidence, multiomic data, and deep scientific and clinical expertise to power...
AdvancED Teaching Statement Office Hours
Nov. 12, 2025—AdvancED is hosting two Teaching Statement Office Hours sessions. Anyone working on a teaching philosophy for job applications is welcome and encouraged to stop by! These sessions will begin with an optional 30-minute mini-workshop on teaching statement best practices; the rest of the time will be dedicated to collaborative working sessions and individual consultations with...
Explore MD Anderson Postdoc Recruitment Event
Nov. 12, 2025—Announcing a call for applications for Explore MD Anderson, a new, two-day, in-person recruitment event at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Explore MD Anderson Postdoctoral Recruitment Event February 26-27, 2026 | Houston, TX Explore MD Anderson introduces a small group of motivated prospective postdoctoral candidates to our institution. Participants will have opportunities to: Learn about MD Anderson’s...
Round-table Coffee Chat with Zaid Temrikar, PhD
Nov. 11, 2025—Coffee Chat with Zaid Temrikar, MS, PhDFriday, December 510:00AM–11:00AMLight Hall 415 Curious about careers in industry drug development? Join us for a casual, round-table coffee chat with: Zaid Temrikar, PhD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaidtemrikar/)Associate Director, Quantitative Clinical PharmacologyEMD Serono (Merck KGaA) Dr. Temrikar has built his career across several major biopharma companies, including Gilead, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, and Boehringer...
Job Search Navigator
Nov. 11, 2025—Whether you are just getting started or in the process of negotiating for your dream job, check out these resources for any step along the way. Each page contains blog posts, ASPIRE presentations, frequently asked questions, and more! These resources are primarily geared towards those interested in pursuing a non-academic biomedical career path. If...
PhD Career Stories: Careers in Clinical Trials
Nov. 11, 2025—Careers in Clinical Trials Thursday, December 1110:00 AM (CT) | Virtual Event Curious about career opportunities in clinical trials, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance? Join us for a conversation with two Vanderbilt alumni who have built dynamic careers in clinical research. Featured Speakers: Barry Crawford, PhDSenior Director, Quality Assurance and ComplianceThermo Fisher Scientific Trenis Palmer,...
Career Exploration
Nov. 11, 2025—Career Exploration Not sure where to start, or have no idea what you can do with a PhD after you graduate? As you begin thinking about your career, consider the things that are important to you. What do you enjoy doing? What do you not enjoy doing? What kind of work-life balance do you want...
Offers and Negotiations
Nov. 11, 2025—Offers and Negotiations Receiving a job offer is exciting, but it’s also the time to think carefully about your next steps. An offer is more than just a salary. It may also include benefits, professional development opportunities, work-life balance, and growth potential. Negotiation is a normal part of the hiring process and is often expected....
Professional Documents and Marketing Yourself
Nov. 11, 2025—Professional Documents and Marketing Yourself Your professional documents, like your CV, resume, and cover letter, are often the first impression you make on a potential employer. Think of them as your professional marketing tools – they tell a story, highlight your strengths, and show how your skills align with the position. A strong CV or...
Interviewing
Nov. 11, 2025—Interviewing An interview is your chance to bring your application to life and show an employer why you are the right fit for the role. Beyond reviewing your skills and experience, interviews give employers a sense of your personality, communication style, and enthusiasm for the position. But it also gives you the opportunity to learn...
ASPIRE Up: Negotiating your Faculty Startup
Nov. 11, 2025—Negotiating Your Faculty Startup Thinking about applying for faculty positions? Already interviewing? One of the most critical—and often most intimidating—steps is negotiating your offer. Join Kathy Gould, PhD, Louise B. McGavock Chair, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, for a practical and supportive workshop that breaks down the negotiation process for new faculty hires....
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Trauma Research – UTHealth Houston
Nov. 7, 2025—The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is now accepting applications for its prestigious T32 Trauma Research Fellowship, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). This two-year, full-time fellowship offers exceptional postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge clinical and translational research in the following high-impact areas:...
ASPIRE Down the Road- Inotiv Site visit December 3, 2025, 11am-1pm, Nashville, TN
Nov. 6, 2025— ASPIRE on on the Road is keeping it local this December and heading down the road to visit Inotiv, located nearby on the edge of the Green Hills neighborhood on the David Lipscomb college campus! As a leading contract research organization (CRO), Inotiv supports discovery and nonclinical development through investigational new drug (IND) and beyond. By...
Richard M. Caprioli Award for Technology Education
Nov. 5, 2025—Richard Caprioli, Ph.D., Stanford Moore Chair in Biochemistry and Director Emeritus of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center, pioneered technological advances that enabled research in diverse fields. For more than 50 years, Dr. Caprioli mentored and trained the next generation of scientists to apply state-of-the-art methodologies and instrumentation to their research. To honor and continue this...
Flow Chart of NIH Fellowship Submission Process
Oct. 31, 2025—The flow chart below provides a high-level overview of the fellowship submission process for Vanderbilt and VUMC applications. You will need to work closely with your Grant Manager throughout this process. Click here to go back to the main Fellowship Project Management blog series.
Job Opportunity: Adjunct teaching, Biology Department, Belmont
Oct. 28, 2025—The Belmont Biology department is looking for an adjunct for the spring. If you are interested in teaching experience you can contact the chair, Dr. Chris Barton (chris.barton@belmont.edu). More about Belmont can be found here https://www.belmont.edu/about/ The classes looking to be filled are below (to help with knowing the teaching time commitments) Biological Science Lecture:...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Law and Policy Research (2026)
Oct. 28, 2025—The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics within the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Law and Policy Research About PORTAL Established in 2012, PORTAL is one of the nation’s largest non-industry-funded academic...
Conquer Your Fellowship: A Project Management Tool and Guide for Your NIH Fellowship
Oct. 24, 2025—Applying for an NIH fellowship can feel overwhelming, but the right guidance makes all the difference. This collection of resources walks you through every stage of the process – from identifying the right funding opportunity to preparing your application and understanding what happens after review. Whether you’re just getting started or refining a resubmission, these...
NIH Fellowship Grant Pacing Project Management Trello Board
Oct. 24, 2025—How to use and customize the ASPIRE Grant Planner Trello Board Applying for an NIH fellowship can feel like you are juggling dozens of moving parts at once. The ASPIRE grant planning Trello board helps you manage these tasks in one visual, flexible workspace. Throughout this blog, we will walk through how the board is...