ASPIRE on the Road is headed to Boston, Spring 2024 application now open!
Jan. 24, 2024—We will spend time with area biotechnology and pharma companies learning about career paths, hearing from key leadership, touring the facilities, and meeting with alumni. Read more about past trips here: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/aspire-on-the-road/ A maximum of 12 trainees will be selected to participate. Airfare and hotel accommodations will be covered by the ASPIRE Program for those selected to participate. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt...
2023-2024 Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant
Jan. 22, 2024—Consider applying for the Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship with Danone North America, who is awarding two graduate students a grant of $25,000 each. The successful candidates should excel in science and have an interest in studying the gut microbiome, probiotics and yogurt in human health and wellness (the “Field”). Applicants are encouraged to...
Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine (PRISM)
Jan. 17, 2024—Stanford PRISM, created in 2017, connects advanced graduate students from a broad range of backgrounds with potential postdoctoral mentors at Stanford. Through PRISM, students visit campus to explore the postdoc training environment, build relationships with faculty, and determine whether advanced training at Stanford would support their career goals. With one of the largest postdoc populations...
PhD Career Stories: Entrepreneur, Scientific Advisor and Product Manager
Jan. 12, 2024— Registration is requested Amicia Elliott is a Product Manager at Form Bio. Dr. Elliott received her B.S. n Genetics at Purdue University and progressed through a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics at Vanderbilt University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH in systems neuroscience. Dr. Elliott has co-founded two life sciences companies, and led a...
PhD Career Stories: Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Jan. 12, 2024— Join us virtually for our January PhD Career Stories session on Clinical Laboratory Medicine Registration is required to receive Zoom login Dr. Tiffany Guess received her M.Ed. from Tennessee State University, and received her PhD in Molecular Biosciences from MTSU. She completed a postdoc in Hematology & Oncology here at Vanderbilt, and...
Postdoctoral fellow position, Enamorado’s lab, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Jan. 10, 2024—Scientific Interests Within the Enamorado Lab, a focal point of investigation lies on understanding the neuroimmune regulation of injury and repair at the barrier tissues, in the context of the microbiota. Dr. Enamorado’s research aims to unravel the 1) Peripheral Neuroimmune Regulation of Injury and Repair at Barrier Tissues. 2) Brain Sensing of Tissue Injury...
Peak Performance Workshops
Jan. 10, 2024—Attend the Peak Performance workshop events for graduate and postdoc students. Find the dates and event details on the attached flyer. Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.
Digital Lab Spring Events
Jan. 10, 2024—The Digital Lab is sponsoring a variety of events this spring around building digital skills. They include lesson series on Introduction to Python with an AI assistant, Introduction to Network Analysis, Introduction to Bibliometric Networks, and a number of individual sessions related to geospatial topics: ArcGis Pro, QGIS, PolicyMap, geocoding, spatial statistics, remote sensing, and...
Editorial positions with Journal of Life Sciences (JoLS)
Jan. 10, 2024—The Journal of Life Sciences (JoLS) is currently expanding and renewing its editorial board and is seeking qualified candidates (Early career PIs, Postdocs) to join its editorial team. Launched as Postdoc Journal (PDJ) in 2013, the journal evolved into JoLS in 2019 to direct its focus on publishing exclusively in the life sciences domain. Collectively,...
Office of Federal Relations Summer Internship, Washington DC
Jan. 9, 2024—The Office of Federal Relations invites students with ties to Vanderbilt University or Tennessee who are interested in higher education or science public policy issues to apply for our summer internship. The summer intern will support our office’s efforts to promote Vanderbilt University’s priorities, which include research policy and higher education policy. The ideal candidate would have...
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship, application open
Jan. 9, 2024—The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship is based at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD The NBBTP is a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH. This is a rare opportunity for individuals seeking...
Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences Virtual Info Session
Jan. 8, 2024—Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences practice will be hosting a virtual information session for advanced degree students on February 1st, 2024. The information session seeks to provide advanced degree students and postdocs with valuable insights into upcoming exciting opportunities within the Health and Life Sciences practice. This info session will offer the opportunity to hear...
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Successful Academic Careers in Stem Cell Biology (IRACDA at UCSC and CSUMB)
Jan. 1, 2024—This NIH-sponsored IRACDA program provides training in rigorous research that is guided by purposeful mentoring by UCSC research mentors and complemented by career skill development through workshops in grant writing, pedagogy, leadership, the responsible conduct of research, and job application training. Fellows also engage with mentors at our partner university, California State University at Monterey...
Job Opportunity: Fellowship Affairs Manager, Schmidt Science Fellows Center, Washington DC
Dec. 23, 2023—The Schmidt Science Fellows Center is seeking an experienced Fellowship Affairs Manager to join their team. The postholder will have the opportunity to work closely with their growing Fellowship community, delivering high-quality support, driving forward initiatives to facilitate collaboration and connection, and having a central role in curating Fellowship community-focused activities and platforms. As the...
Partnership with Decode Health Expands Opportunities for Interns to Impact the Healthcare AI Industry
Dec. 19, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Dora Obodo, Graduate Student Graduate school internships are a relatively new idea. However, the ASPIRE Program within Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s BRET Office of Career Development is leading the way in fostering these invaluable opportunities for its biomedical PhD graduate students and postdoctoral...
From anecdote to evidence: ASPIRE publishes collaborative study showing participation in career development activities does not impact time-to-degree or productivity in grad school
Dec. 19, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report Written by Elizabeth Woods and edited by Kim Petrie, PhD The landscape of graduate education and postdoctoral training in the biomedical sciences has changed dramatically in the last decade as PhD programs have had to grapple with the demands of a diversifying economy. PhD scientists...
2022 ASPIRE Mock Interview Day
Dec. 18, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Leah Mann, Graduate Student The BRET Office of Career Development’s ASPIRE Program hosted its second annual Mock Interview Day on March 28, 2022. Although this year’s platform looked different than that of the first Mock Interview Day held prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, the event...
Job Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-Track), University of Florida
Dec. 18, 2023—The Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy invites applications a two full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D. degree or similar academic training in pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, pharmaceutical health services research or related fields. Appointment requires demonstration of or potential for an extramurally funded research...