How to Complete Your Grad Student or Postdoc Tax Return and Understand It Too
Mar. 2, 2023—Do you have questions about how to file taxes, or questions about taxes generally? Join the Tax Workshop presented by Dr. Emily Roberts of Finance for PhDs. This workshop is sponsored by the Graduate School. The workshop, How to Complete Your Grad Student or Postdoc Tax Return (and Understand It, too!) is available in three versions, each containing...
Job Opportunity: University Ambassador, Prime Education, remote
Mar. 2, 2023—University Ambassador Editorial Remote – Florida APPLY Description Position at Everyday Health – Professional Everyday Health Group (EHG) is a recognized leader in patient and provider education and services attracting an engaged audience of over 74 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes...
Job Opportunity: Full Time Medical Writer, The Med Writers, United States (Remote)
Mar. 1, 2023—A small medical writing company is looking for a doctorate-level writer with a medical or biomedical degree, and above-average writing skills who is looking for a long-term job to call home. This position is flexible and can be part-time or full-time depending on your availability. We write for medical, scientific, educated and non-educated audiences, and...
Research Assistant Professor for Whole-Genome Sequencing in Alzheimer’s disease
Mar. 1, 2023—The Cruchaga Lab, member of the Neurogenomics and Informatics Center (NGI) at Washington University School of Medicine, invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor to develop a project to identify novel genes and pathways in Alzheimer’s Disease utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing. The Cruchaga lab has pioneered the use of...
Job Opportunity: Research Scientist – HIV Clinical Virology
Feb. 28, 2023—Gilead is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative Scientist to support the development of novel therapeutics aimed at treating, preventing and eradicating HIV. The successful candidate will function as a team member in HIV Clinical Virology, focused on the characterization of HIV medications and other therapeutic interventions through in vitro assays, translational models, and clinical studies. The scientist will...
Data Science Institute hosting Women in Data Science Conference March 7, Alumni Hall
Feb. 28, 2023—Women in Data Science Mini-Conference next Tuesday, March 7th in Alumni Hall! In our celebration of women in data science, our presenters will cover a myriad of applications of data science – from education, archaeology, and assistive technology – to cell biology, antibiotic discovery, and disaster resilience. Attendees of all backgrounds and genders are welcome...
Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Networking Happy Hour open to grad students and postdocs, Omni Hotel, Nashville, TN
Feb. 28, 2023—The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is holding their annual conference in Nashville this year from March 26-30th. The conference coordinator has agreed to allow Vanderbilt graduate students and post-docs to attend the networking event on the evening of Tuesday, March 28th for free MAPS Opening Doors Meet and Greet Are you new to Medical Affairs,...
Understanding the Media: A Starter Guide for Scientists
Feb. 28, 2023—Join SciLine for a free training opportunity, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). SciLine has facilitated thousands of interactions between scientists and journalists, always with the goal of adding research-backed evidence and context to news stories. We know that “the media” can seem like a black box to scientists and...
Raising Influence in Science and Engineering (RISE) Virtual Conference
Feb. 27, 2023—3M RISE is primarily intended to introduce emerging underrepresented science and engineering graduate talent to the wide range of rewarding careers in research and development at one of the world’s most recognized innovation companies. Underrepresented groups* in the STEM field encompass several dimensions of identity, including women, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Intramural Research Fellowship, Gene Therapy Development Unit, Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, Bethesda, MD
Feb. 27, 2023— Postdoctoral Intramural Research Fellowship Position Gene Therapy Development Unit, Genetic Immunotherapy Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology Bethesda, MD Gene Therapy Development for treatment of Genetic Immunodeficiency Diseases Position Description: The Gene Therapy Development Unit is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral position to work on novel genome editing studies for potential...
Introduction to Open Science Framework (OSF) Workshop
Feb. 24, 2023—Managing data for complex projects is always a challenge. Funders are increasingly requiring that data be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) as well as archived for the long-term. The new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy is a notable example of such a requirement. In this workshop, we will introduce...
Event: Career Opportunities with the FDA
Feb. 23, 2023—Join us as we welcome Dr. La’Nissa Brown-Baker discuss career options at the Food and Drug Administration. Thursday, March 23 1:30pm Light Hall 202 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program Featuring Dr. La’Nissa Brown-Baker, Associate Director for Scientific Staffing, Office of the Commissioner, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco (OMPT), FDA,...
NIH Summer Internship Program application open
Feb. 22, 2023—Are you searching for an internship for summer? Apply to the summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research (At the NIH “biomedical research” includes...
Job Opportunity: Tenure-Track Investigator, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, MD
Feb. 22, 2023—The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—one of the largest Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—is seeking to recruit outstanding, highly creativescientists for positions at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) as tenure-track investigators (equivalent to assistant or associate professor-level academic...
McKinsey Insight Program
Feb. 21, 2023—Experience working at McKinsey For students with advanced professional degrees, come see what it’s like to work in management consulting at a two-day workshops this spring, with opportunities to further engage after the program. Insight offers a program tailored to participants with academic backgrounds in STEM and healthcare. Immersive exercises and learning will give you...
Vanderbilt/Leipzig Partnership: Peptide Therapeutics Short Course
Feb. 17, 2023—Learn more about: VU/LU Short Course in Peptide Therapeutics Available – Vanderbilt / Leipzig University (uni-leipzig.de) Through the Meiler lab partnership with the Max Kade Foundation, Jens has organized a short course titled “Current Developments in Experimental and Computational Engineering of Peptide Therapeutics.” It will be taught in person from February 27th through March 3rd at...
Exploring Career Paths: Biogen’s PhD Fellowship Program
Feb. 17, 2023—Wondering what it is like transitioning from academia to industry? Join the PhRMA Foundation’s upcoming webinar to find out. In this webinar, the director of Biogen’s PhD Fellowship Program will provide an overview of the program and how to apply, and current and former fellows will discuss their experiences and answer questions. Biogen’s two-year PhD fellowship provides...
S Phase Biofund Business of Biotech Forum, Wednesday, Feb 22, 5-7 pm West End Tower
Feb. 17, 2023—Vanderbilt grad student and postdocs, join S Phase BioFund for a Business of Biotech Forum on Wed, Feb 22 at 5-7pm! We’re bringing together some major players in the Nashville biotech space, including founders, entrepreneurial faculty, and former biomedical graduate students who transitioned into the biotech industry. It’s going to be a great event, not...
Job Posting: Director of Commercialization, LaunchTN
Feb. 16, 2023—The LaunchTN Director of Commercialization will lead commercialization activities for LaunchTN, which includes a high level of direct support and collaboration with deep tech founders in Tennessee. Currently, the LaunchTN Commercialization Portfolio consists of over 100+ deep tech startups and as of FY23 more than $7M in funding for commercialization support. This position will report...
Sponsors and Support
Feb. 15, 2023—Please thank the following groups for their generous support of this event: Biomedical Research Education and Training A special thank you to our 2023 Career Symposium Planning Sponsors: Biochemical and Chemical Training for Cancer Research Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences Training Program Chemical Biology of Infectious Diseases (CBID) Training Program Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant...