Social Innovation Bootcamp
Sep. 15, 2022—Social Innovation Bootcamp gives Vanderbilt and the Nashville community the opportunity to explore social innovation through an introduction to the social innovation landscape from design thinking to field application. Participants will engage in a 5-week course where they will experience hands on learning and expand their social innovation network. For more information about the Social Innovation Bootcamp, click...
Women in the Academy-Advice from Advanced Graduate Students
Sep. 15, 2022—Dear graduate students and post- docs, you are reminded of the upcoming event. Details are as follows: Spilling the Tea: Advice from Advanced Graduate Students Whitney Frierson, Ph.D. student, Department of Sociology Lucinda Pastora, Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering Victoria Stephens, Ph.D. student, Department of Molecular Pathology and Immunology Thursday, September 22 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m....
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week from the OPA!
Sep. 15, 2022—Save the Date! National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 19 – 23, 2022. Be on the lookout for a calendar of this year’s events. Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has sponsored National Postdoc Appreciation Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdocs make to research and discovery. Each year, the OPA curates several events in appreciation of...
Next VPA “Speak Easy” is September 22
Sep. 15, 2022—Are you a post-doctoral researcher interested in polishing your “lay” scientific communication skills by giving a short 10-minute presentation to your peers and others in the Vanderbilt community in a fun and casual setting? If so, we invite you to join our Talk Series Speak Easy. This event will include a cocktail hour with appetizers. The Vanderbilt...
ASPIRE Internship: Data Analyst Intern, BioCentury, Inc. (remote)
Sep. 15, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: BioCentury Inc. Data Analyst Intern October 2022-March 2023 BioCentury (www.biocentury.com) is pursuing numerous initiatives involving machine learning, big data, data science, target science, and more, and is looking for interns in a part-time data entry and analyst role to interpret and validate business data as well as scientific content. This work will...
Call for Nominations for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate Student Symposia
Sep. 12, 2022—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently seeking nominations for students to be considered for the 21st annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS) and the 8th annual Future Fellow Research Conference (FFRC). The NGSS and FFRC are exceptional academic and professional development opportunities for Ph.D. students and will be held...
Job Opportunity: DARPA Innovation Fellowship
Sep. 8, 2022—What is the DARPA Innovation Fellowship? The DARPA Innovation Fellowship is a two-year position at DARPA for early career scientists and engineers. The fellows will develop and manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory efforts to identify breakthrough technologies for the Department of Defense. Why become a DARPA Innovation Fellow? Fellows will push the limits of...
Job Opportunity: Two tenure-track Asst Professor positions in Chemical Education and Biochemistry at San Francisco State University
Sep. 8, 2022—Assistant Professor, Chemical Education, Job no: 518395 Links to job ad on SF State Careers: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/518395/assistant-professor-chemical-education Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Job no: 518397 Links to job ad on SF State Careers: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/518397/assistant-professor-biochemistry Assistant Professor, Chemical Education Apply now Job no: 518395 Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track Location: San Francisco Categories: Unit 3 – CFA – California Faculty Association,...
Job Opportunity: Project Lead: for HRA’s Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative, Civic Science Associate Position
Sep. 8, 2022—HRA-IGI-Program-Lead-Position-09072022 Position Background The Health Research Alliance (HRA) is seeking a Project Lead for our new Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative (IGI). The Project Lead will also be a Civic Science Associate and part of the Rita Allen Foundation’s Civic Science Program. HRA has long been committed to increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce and decreasing...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Faculty, Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Sep. 8, 2022—Vanderbilt University: Basic Sciences: Biochemistry Location Nashville, TN Open Date Sep 01, 2022 Deadline Oct 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Basic Sciences. The Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University (https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biochemistry) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor; exceptional applicants at the rank of...
Bi-weekly support group at the UCC
Sep. 7, 2022—TUESDAY 4-5 PM (In-person at the UCC) Bi-weekly starting 9/6 Are you a graduate student in BRET or another STEM department? Join us! This support group will provide an opportunity to share, listen, and connect with other BRET students in a safe and private space. A support group often helps members feel less alone and...
Job Posting: Research Fellowship, COVID-19 pathogenesis and innate response to adjuvanted vaccines, FDA/Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Silver Springs, MD
Sep. 7, 2022—Position Type A research fellowship position on Viral Pathogenesis and Immunobiology is available in the Laboratory of Retrovirus Research, CBER, FDA at the White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. Position Description The postdoc will investigate the mechanisms of inflammatory response in severe COVID-19 disease. Severe COVID disease is associated with dysregulated immune responses...
ASPIRE Seminar: The Art of Giving Scientific Presentations
Sep. 7, 2022—The Art of Giving Scientific Presentations with Dr. Houra Merrikh Professor, Biochemistry, PMI, VI4 Wednesday September 28, 2022 2:30pm Light Hall 214 Learn how to engage your audience, how to tailor your talk for different audiences, how to organize scientific material into an effective presentation, and maximize on your scientific presentations. Registration is requested ...
Join the Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program!
Sep. 7, 2022—About the club: The Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program is a nonprofit, volunteer, multidisciplinary student consulting organization with diverse team members from across the Vanderbilt community including MD, MBA, PhD, and MPH students working to create and foster opportunities to work on significant healthcare management, operations, quality, and performance improvement consulting projects. What you can expect: Meet...
NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research 2022-2023 Course now open!
Sep. 7, 2022—The National Institutes of Health has developed the Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course, a free online course which teaches registrants on how to conduct clinical research effectively and safely. Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, medical, dental, pharmacy, and nursing students and other health professionals are encouraged to enroll. The 2022-2023...
HMX Pharmacology Curriculum Lead, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Sep. 6, 2022— HMX Pharmacology Curriculum Lead HMX HMX is an educational initiative at Harvard Medical School dedicated to creating fully online courses on foundational and cutting-edge topics in medical science. These courses are led by Harvard Medical School faculty, working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of experts in biomedical visualization, assessment, and the science of learning....
Job Opportunity: 2 open positions- Research Project Manager and Science Project Manager, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Alliance, Silver Spring, MD
Sep. 2, 2022—Research-Project-Manager-Job-Description-8.2022 Science-Project-Manager-Job-Description-8.2022Science-Project-Manager-Job-Description-8.2022 lives of people with TSC. We drive research, improve quality care and access and advocate for all affected by the disease. The TSC community is our strongest ally. The collaboration of individuals and families, along with the partnership of other organizations, fuels our work to ensure people navigating TSC have support—and hope—every...
DARPA Unveils New Program to Recruit Early Career Scientists, Engineers
Sep. 2, 2022—A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort aims to recruit standout scientists and engineers beginning their careers for a two-year position at the agency. The DARPA Innovation Fellowship Program will select fellows to develop and manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory research efforts to help identify breakthrough technologies for the Department of Defense. “During their...
Job Posting: Postdoctoral Position, Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sep. 2, 2022—A post-doctoral position is available in Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, to study cellular mechanism of HIV infection-induced host cell signaling for potential development of antiviral therapies. In particular, the lab is interested in targeting potential host genes and pathways to facilitate HIV-induced viral release. The...
Tenure Track Teaching Position, Biology Department, Elon University, Elon, NC
Sep. 1, 2022—Elon University A&P and Neurobiology Search Fall 2022 Elon University and the Biology Department invite applications for a tenure-track position teaching courses in support of the biology and neuroscience programs, beginning in August 2023. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in a biological science with an active neuroscience research program, preferably utilizing a non-mammalian...