Women in the Academy: Dangers Seen and Unseen: Navigating the Socio-political & Emotional Landscape of Academia
Jan. 21, 2025—Join the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and friends for our January Women in the Academy session, Dangers Seen and Unseen: Navigating the Socio-political & Emotional Landscape of Academia on Tuesday, January 28th at NOON on ZOOM. This month’s panel will feature Drs. Lauren Campbell, Jenny Davis, and Rich Milner. Register and share today by clicking here or using the link below....
NASA Virtual Info Session for Grad Students and Postdocs
Jan. 21, 2025—Join the Vandy GPS Team for a Virtual Info Session with NASA! Exciting news for grad students and postdocs! The Vandy GPS Team is hosting a virtual info session with NASA to provide valuable insights into the Pathways Internship Program. This event is an incredible opportunity to learn about internships that can pave the way...
ASPIRE Up: ChatGPT for Job-Seekers: The Right Way to Use AI to Accelerate Your Search
Jan. 17, 2025— The ASPIRE Program, in partnership with the Career Center GPS and Vanderbilt Graduate school, is excited to host Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders to discuss ChatGPT and the job search! Thursday February 6 1:00-2:00pm Watch the recording here! Workshop description ChatGPT for Careers: The...
ASPIRE Up: K Awards-From K12 to K99!
Jan. 17, 2025—Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:00am Zoom registration. (updated as of 2/18/25) Description: Please join Abigail Brown PhD, BRET Director of Outcomes Research, to learn the basics about the different types of K awards, from institutional (K12) to K99 awards Co-sponsored by BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association (VPA)
ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2025
Jan. 17, 2025—ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2025, San Diego, CA Agenda Alumni Networking Happy Hour ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2025, San Diego, CA ASPIRE on the Road will be taking trainees to visit San Diego, CA. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will spend time with area biotechnology and pharma companies learning about career paths, hearing from key leadership, touring the facilities,...
Join the 2025 Academic Laboratory Management & Leadership Symposium (ALMLS)
Jan. 16, 2025—Join the 2025 Academic Laboratory Management & Leadership Symposium (ALMLS) We’re thrilled to share an exciting opportunity for postdocs and senior graduate students: the Academic Laboratory Management & Leadership Symposium (ALMLS). This course is organized by postdoc career development administrators from The Torrey Pines Training Consortium (TPTC), which includes the Salk Institute for Biological Studies,...
Virtual Postdoc Preview with Brown University
Jan. 16, 2025—Virtual Postdoc Preview: Discover Postdoctoral Training at Brown University The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is excited to announce an upcoming Virtual Postdoc Preview for those interested in learning more about postdoctoral training at Brown University. This event will take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time...
Networking Huddles
Jan. 16, 2025—Now in its fifth symposium iteration, Networking Huddles are small-group networking opportunities with structured rotations for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to meet with alumni and employers for 15-20 minutes at a time. These Huddles have previously been very successful and a meaningful personal experience for attendees.
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ASPIRE Up: Negotiation
Jan. 1, 2025—Thursday January 9, 2025 10:00am-11:30am Light Hall 208 with Ashley Brady, PhD, Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships As a graduate student or postdoc you are by definition in a training role and thus will be moving into a position within the near future. When you finally get that first job offer,...
2025 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium: “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers”
Dec. 13, 2024—Join us in-person explore the many paths a biomedical science PhD can take! A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers Friday, May 30, 2025 Student Life Center Registration is now open!Please complete the registration survey by April 30th. Once you’ve submitted the survey, we’ll contact you in early May to make your huddle selections. It’s important...
Professional Development through Leadership Alliance
Dec. 6, 2024—The Leadership Alliance Graduate Student Virtual Professional Development Bootcamp: January 8-10, 2025 Come hone your professional skills with The Leadership Alliance! This three-day virtual professional development bootcamp will provide you with the opportunity to develop skills that will lead you to success in graduate school and beyond. Interactive workshop sessions will be led by expert...
Biogen Worldwide Medical Ph.D. Fellowship
Dec. 6, 2024—Biogen’s two-year Ph.D. fellowship in Worldwide Medical (WWM) provides recent doctoral graduates a hands-on opportunity to learn the ins and outs of medical affairs and the pharmaceutical industry within the walls of a cutting-edge biotech company. The fellowship serves as an accelerated and practical introduction to a career in medical affairs. During the first year,...
The Knight Science Journalism Program apps open for 2025-2026 Cycle
Dec. 4, 2024—KSJ Opens Application Cycle for 2025-26 FellowshipsThe Knight Science Journalism Program opens applications for two of its fellowship programs. Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers fellowships to science journalists from around the globe, giving them an opportunity to learn at some of the top research universities in the world and explore...
Recruitment Summit for Postdoctoral Scholars in Cell Biology and Genomics
Dec. 4, 2024—Late-stage graduate students and junior postdoctoral fellows are invited to attend the 2025 Recruitment Summit for CHOP/Penn Postdoctoral Scholars in Cell Biology and Genomics. Meet expert faculty who are recruiting postdocs to work in cutting-edge research labs at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). To qualify for this event,...
Resources available at the VU English Language Center
Dec. 3, 2024—The Vanderbilt English Language Center (ELC) supports the internationalization of the university and the School of Medicine Basic Sciences through academic support programming for international students, faculty, and postdocs. Our approach is to teach how language is contextualized within a given context. We find that our international community members with even the most advanced language...
Internship Opportunity: Project Management with EverGlade
Dec. 3, 2024—Project Management Internship EverGlade is seeking two (2) interns for the summer of 2024. Interns will be assigned to a role in either pre-award focused project management (government proposals and pre-award strategy) OR post-award focused project management (project management for clients that are under a contract with the US Government). Responsibilities and Duties: General...
Job Opportunity: Biopharma Analyst, Editorial group, BioCentury
Dec. 3, 2024—BioCentury, a global business intelligence company serving the biopharmaceutical industry and investors, is seeking a Biopharma Analyst to create written content analyzing trends, breakthroughs, challenges and opportunities related to innovation in drug development and the forces shaping the industry KEY JOB OBJECTIVE The analyst will work within the Editorial group to create value-add intelligence on...