ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: ASPIRE for Career Planning
Sep. 1, 2022—Thursday, January 5, 2022 11am TBD with the ASPIRE Team Kick off your professional development for the spring semester with the ASPIRE team! In this special session on career planning, the ASPIRE team will provide an overview of ASPIRE programs and services for the upcoming semester, including new programs and changes to existing initiatives....
PhD Career Stories: Medical Communications
Aug. 31, 2022—The ASPIRE program will be hosting Dr. Claudia Low, SVP, Medical Director, Scientific Operations Lead, Cadent. If you have ever considered this career path or just want to learn more, be sure to attend! Are you a storyteller who likes to challenge convention? Do you like turning the complicated into the accessible—not just to inform, but to surprise and...
NIH recruiting Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators
Aug. 30, 2022—The NIH is recruiting Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators which is starting for the Fall cycle. The Cancer & Developmental Biology Laboratory is one of the Laboratories (mini-departments) that will also be recruiting through this mechanism. They are looking for strong cell and developmental biologists to add to their complement of investigators (https://ccr.cancer.gov/cancer-and-developmental-biology-laboratory). The laboratory is located...
Vanderbilt Career Center: Career Discovery Series
Aug. 30, 2022—The Vanderbilt Career Center has announced their Career Discovery Series dates for the fall. To register, log in to handshake
VU Data Science Institute (DSI) Fall 2023 Data Science Workshops
Aug. 30, 2022—The DSI offers a series of workshops to get students, faculty, and community members familiar with data science tools. Workshops are open to the entire Vanderbilt community. Fall 2022 Offerings This year, the DSI is offering two series of workshops; The Knowledge series – which will cover critical concepts and skills in Data Science and AI, covering...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Efficiency of information transfer – how to present a poster for interest and understanding
Aug. 30, 2022—Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 Christopher V. Wright, D. Phil. Louise B. McGavock Chair Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Vanderbilt University Program in Developmental Biology Associate Director, Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology Join Dr. Wright as he discusses important points in effective poster presentation, including: Making an...
Job Posting: Post-doctoral Fellow, Ayala Lab, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Aug. 26, 2022—The Ayala lab is seeking a post-doctoral fellow interested in mechanisms regulating feeding behavior and body weight. Research in the lab focuses on mechanisms by which the incretin hormone Glucagon-like peptide-1 (Glp1) and Glp1 receptor (Glp1r) agonists target the central nervous system to regulate caloric intake, feeding behavior, and body weight. We approach this using...
Job Opportunity: Executive Director, Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s to PhD Bridge Program (FVBP), Nashville, TN
Aug. 23, 2022—We are searching for a new Executive Director for the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-PhD Bridge Program (FVBP). Since its creation in 2004, the FVBP works to identify and foster underrepresented minority (URM) talent at the PhD level in Materials Science, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, and Biomedical Science. The Executive Director is responsible for the day to day...
ORISE is hosting a virtual career fair on August 31
Aug. 23, 2022—Join the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 12 to 3 p.m. ET for a virtual career fair showcasing STEM internship and fellowship opportunities offered at U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) facilities around the country! Attendees will have the chance to: Explore paid internships and fellowships with DoD research facilities...
Academic Communication for Postdocs
Aug. 23, 2022—The Vanderbilt University English Language Center (ELC) will be offering Academic Communication for Postdocs during the fall semester of 2022. The course is offered as a service of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the ELC. There is no additional charge to you for the class. This course will offer postdoctoral scholars and researchers opportunities to practice academic communication...
VU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Fall Workshops
Aug. 23, 2022—The Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office will present a variety of workshops and lesson series this fall to help you build your technical skills. New offerings this fall include an introductory workshop on the popular Jupyter and Colab code notebooks platforms, a lesson series on Pandas and Matplotlib, and an introduction to text...
S Phase Biofund Venturing into Biotech Seminar Series, Wed August 24th, 2022
Aug. 23, 2022—See more at Sphasebiofund.com
New ASPIRE seminar series for fall 2022: Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit
Aug. 19, 2022— The ASPIRE Program is launching a new career development seminar series this fall called the ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit. This series is focused on equipping biomedical PhD students and postdoctoral fellows with the skills and insight to achieve their highest potential during their training period and beyond. This new series will take place on...
Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Aug. 19, 2022—Description The Neuroscience Department at Wellesley College invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level to begin in July 2023. We seek candidates who share our strong commitment to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM undergraduate research and education. We are especially interested in a broadly trained neuroscientist whose teaching,...
Postdoctoral Positions at Cincinnati Children’s
Aug. 17, 2022—Cincinnati Children’s Research and Training at a Glance: Among the top in NIH funding for pediatric research institutions Over 1.4 million square feet of research laboratory space 900+ scientists conducting basic, translational, and clinical research Over 2000 publications annually in top-tier journals Access to Employee Resource Groups and Mentorship programs Postdocs have gone on to...
NIH OSP Now Recruiting for Multiple Job Opportunities
Aug. 16, 2022—Do you like a fast-paced environment where your work has a direct impact on the health of the Nation? If so, a career in the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) might be the place for you. OSP leads in the development of new research policies and programs for some of the most pressing biomedical...
CDC Fellowships Available in Atlanta, GA – Apply Now!
Aug. 11, 2022—Please see the below openings for fellowships with the CDC: CDC Fellowship in Asthma Epidemiology and Health Disparities Location: Atlanta, GA Application Deadline: September 22, 2022 CDC Postdoctoral Health Equity Fellowship Location: Atlanta, GA Application Deadline: September 28, 2022 CDC Microbiology and Immunology Postdoctoral Fellowship – Enterovirus Virology Location: Atlanta, GA Application Deadline: October 4,...
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Is Recruiting Postdocs – Apply Now
Aug. 11, 2022—Are any of your senior biomedical sciences graduate students interested in pursuing postdoctoral training? Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is actively recruiting talented researchers to join us for the next phase of their career. MSK is a top-ranked cancer center that consistently produces innovative research aimed at preventing, controlling, and ultimately curing cancer among...
Fall course offering: “Introduction to Clinical Research Methods for Basic Scientists”
Aug. 10, 2022—“Introduction to Clinical Research Methods for Basic Scientists” Catalogue Description This course will use didactic and case-based approach to demonstrate practical tools to facilitate translational research. There will be 12 topics taught each over one-hour blocks coordinated by a basic scientist or physician scientist with experience in translational research. The last session will conclude with...
Enabling Innovation Initiative (Ei2) Seminar Series 2022 kick-off seminar Friday, Sept 9, 2022, 2pm
Aug. 8, 2022—Read more about the Ei2 Seminar Series here: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/ei2/ Friday, September 9, 2022, at 2:00 pm in the Light Hall 2nd floor auditorium (room TBA) “So you want to be an entrepreneur . . .” Chuck Haines, Ph.D., CEO IDBiologics So you think you want to be an entrepreneur… I am an entrepreneur, an eternal...