Bioengineering for Global Health Conference
Aug. 24, 2023—Nature Conferences and Vanderbilt University are partnering together to sponsor a new conference on “Bioengineering for Global Health” from Nov 13-15. There is an exciting line-up of invited speakers from across the globe. Students or trainees may submit an abstract if you work in this important area. The abstract / early registration deadline is Sept...
Incyte Medical Information and Medical Affairs Fellowship Program Information Session
Aug. 24, 2023—Incyte is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on finding solutions for serious unmet medical needs through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel medicines. The company’s portfolio includes Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) and Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD), General Hematology/Oncology, Dermatology and other Inflammation & Autoimmunity (IAI), and Partnered Programs. The Incyte Medical Information and Medical Affairs team...
PhD Career Stories: Industry Postdocs
Aug. 22, 2023—Join us virtually for our December PhDCS featuring a panel of Vanderbilt alumni who have a career path point that includes an industry postdoc. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link Salma Cruz, Ph.D. Dr. Cruz received a B.S. in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. She joined the Delpire Lab at Vanderbilt studying the effect...
Job opportunity: Director, Research Portfolio, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Aug. 22, 2023—MDA is hiring a Portfolio Director to focus on ALS and other neuromuscular diseases of neurological origin in our program (Spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Friedreich’s ataxia, myasthenia gravis etc). We are looking for someone at the PhD level with a big picture understanding of the field and with particular knowledge of the ALS space. This...
Guidehouse Life Sciences Virtual Information Session
Aug. 22, 2023—We invite undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates interested in learning more about Guidehouse Life Sciences Consulting to register for an upcoming information session “Careers in Consulting: Spotlight on Life Sciences”. The information session will provide an overview of the Guidehouse Life Science practice, including an inside look at “a day in the life” of a...
Job opportunity: Office of Federal Relations Vanderbilt University
Aug. 21, 2023—The Office of Federal Relations is currently accepting applications for a Fall semester student worker! Position Information Some responsibilities a student worker with OFR could expect: Researching public policy initiatives related to the university’s federal policy priorities. Tracking federal legislation related to the university’s priorities. Watching virtual congressional hearings and other relevant briefings and preparing memo summaries....
Peak Performance Fall 2023
Aug. 21, 2023—Join the Peak Performance Series for graduate students and postdocs. Register for the whole series or for individual sessions. If you have questions, please contact Samantha York at the Center for Student Wellbeing (samantha.york@Vanderbilt.Edu).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow- Quantitative Biosciences
Aug. 17, 2023—The Quantitative Biosciences department is looking for a passionate and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to join the in vivo Quantitative Biosciences team based in West Point, PA. Our company seeks to drive innovation and accelerate pre-clinical research and development by employing data and digital approaches. Towards this goal, the successful candidate will develop a bioinformatics workflow incorporating language and...
Job opportunity: Postdoctoral Associate in Diabetes and Liver Disease Research at UMass Chan Medical School
Aug. 17, 2023—A postdoctoral associate position is available in the laboratory of Prof. Jason Kim, Program in Molecular Medicine, for a highly motivated candidate with a Ph.D. and/or M.D. to conduct NIH-funded research investigating the pathogenesis of metabolic liver disease and type 2 diabetes using physiologic, molecular, and cell-based approaches in transgenic mice. The ideal candidate should...
ORISE Opportunities
Aug. 17, 2023—The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) currently has over 300 opportunities for STEM, policy, and technical research and non-research postdoc fellows at 20+ federal agencies. Check out the opportunities at: https://www.zintellect.com/ORISECatalog Interested in learning more – contact Leslie Fox at leslie.fox@orau.org
Stanford PRISM Baker Fellowship
Aug. 17, 2023—The application for Stanford PRISM’s Baker fellowship is now open! PRISM is a recruitment initiative from the Stanford Office of Postdoctoral Affairs designed to support late-stage graduate students interested in pursuing a postdoc at Stanford. The PRISM Baker fellowships are a fellowship program for postdoctoral candidates that took part in a PRISM recruitment event. For a current list of...
Job opportunity: Assistant professor in biochemistry, Amherst College, Amherst MA
Aug. 16, 2023—The Amherst College Department of Chemistry invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in biochemistry at the rank of assistant professor, beginning July 1, 2024. Applicants with expertise in any sub-discipline of experimental biochemistry are encouraged to apply. Description The position requires a Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field and calls for teaching...
PhD Career Stories: Medical Writing
Aug. 16, 2023—Please join us for November PhD Career Stories session with Dr. Chastity Bradley and Dr. Emily Woodward *Please note updated location to Light Hall 411 Registration is requested Dr. Bradley is the Lead Medical Writer at BioMed Writers and has over 20 years experience in biomedical research and writing/editing scientific documents. She has a Bachelor...
BRET celebrates Postdocs
Aug. 16, 2023—The BRET Office invites all postdocs to join the celebration!
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program
Aug. 14, 2023—The PMF Program dates for the upcoming PMF Class of 2024 Application, are as follows: opening Noon (Eastern Time), Tuesday, September 12th and closing Noon (Eastern Time), Monday, September 25th, 2023. These dates have been posted at https://www.pmf.gov/become-a-pmf/2024-application/. The updated “2024 PMF Applicant Handbook” can be found on the PMF website. The Handbook can be found under the...
Application open for Fall 2023 Scipreneur Challenge
Aug. 14, 2023—Applications are officially OPEN for the BioTN Fall 2023 Scipreneur Challenge. The challenge is open to graduate students, Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral researchers attending a Tennessee-based academic institutions to join the 10-week long entrepreneurship-based program that engages students to develop commercialization plans for untapped intellectual property. Program participants are tasked to develop commercialization plans, a...
Job opportunity: Scientific Communications Manager, Autism and Neuroscience
Aug. 14, 2023—The Simons Foundation is seeking a strategically minded scientific communications manager to develop and manage all website content for its autism and neuroscience programs. The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is a scientific initiative within the foundation’s suite of programs. SFARI’s mission is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism by funding...
Workshops and peer review sessions for applicants to the 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Aug. 11, 2023—The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a prestigious fellowship opportunity for early-stage STEM graduate students, including PhD students in the biosciences. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Fellowships provide 3 years of funding for graduate education in a STEM field, and PhD students must apply no later than fall of the second year in their PhD...
PhD Career Stories: Research Development
Aug. 11, 2023—Please join us for the September PhD Career Stories session with Dr. Janice Ascano, Associate Director, and Dr. Phil Ko, Associate Director, Vanderbilt Research Development and Support. Registration requested Janice Ascano, PhD Janice joined the Research Development and Support team in October 2020. With the goal of mapping Vanderbilt University research strengths to external...
Biological and Infectious Agent Health and Safety Training in Emerging Technologies
Aug. 10, 2023—Click on the link to sign up and register for the Biological and Infectious Agent Health and Safety Training in Emerging Technologies. BIOSTET2023-Registration2