Explainer: hard vs. soft money
Feb. 4, 2022—You may hear academics throwing around terms like “hard money” and “soft money” when talking about salaries. What do these terms mean, anyway? This blog post explains the difference.
PhD Career Stories: Marquicia Pierce, PhD, MBA
Feb. 3, 2022—March 2022 PhD Career Stories will feature Marquicia Pierce, PhD, MBA, Dr. Pierce received her PhD from Vanderbilt in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. Her experience includes program management, product development, consulting and startups. Currently, Dr. Pierce is Business Consultant at Michigan Small Business Development Center. She is also founder of Ruby Leaf Media, and Entrepreneur in...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorectal Cancer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Feb. 2, 2022—An immediate opening for a postdoctoral position exists at Vanderbilt. The project is a direct extension of recent work that identified a new cell-of-origin in human colorectal cancer associated with distinct stem cell populations, as documented in (Chen et al., Cell, 2021). The work will entail examining the role of tumor-initiating cells in mouse models...
Job Opportunity: Lecturer, Indiana University Department of Biology, Bloomington, IN
Feb. 1, 2022—Lecturer Indiana University Department of Biology The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position beginning August 1, 2022. Responsibilities include teaching two courses per semester: molecular biology (both semesters), genetics (fall), and one other course (microbiology or a non-majors course on heredity,...
Job Opportunity: Scientific Project Manager (Research Coordinator), VUMC, Nashville, TN
Feb. 1, 2022—The candidate in this position will coordinate multiple aspects of the Pancreatlas™ imaging resource (http://www.pancreatlas.org), a public platform created at Vanderbilt to bring together imaging data from human pancreas samples to accelerate diabetes-related research. The candidate will oversee project operations, including maintaining documentation and organizational structures, leading regular meetings and establishing milestones, developing data visualization...
Job Opportunity: Scientific Data Curator (Biostatistician), VUMC, Nashville, TN
Feb. 1, 2022—The candidate for this position will lead data and metadata curation for human pancreas and islet phenotyping projects. As a member of a multidisciplinary research team, they will coordinate and maintain project timelines, assess and continually improve on best practices for local metadata/data storage and annotation, and assist group members with data analysis, visualization, and...
NSF-funded fellowship opportunities for entrepreneurship
Jan. 28, 2022—The Innovative, Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellowship (IPERF) has still 10 postdoctoral positions to fill until May 2022 at 400 NSF approved, high-tech startups distributed throughout the United States. I-PERF addresses a small business innovation research by providing start-ups with doctoral level expertise in STEM while training the postdocs in high-tech entrepreneurship. Women, underrepresented minorities in...
Financial Wellbeing Week Feb 21-23 and Feb 28, 2022: Events Schedule
Jan. 28, 2022—Financial concerns are one of the top issues causing anxiety/stress in graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and it is our hope you will find one or more of these topics of interest for you. The event includes the opportunity to complete a Demystifying Taxes module at your own pace (see flyer for details) should you have...
BCG is hiring Advanced Degree Candidates! See their website for hiring opps, upcoming events and resources
Jan. 28, 2022—Are you interested in pursuing a career in business? BCG is hiring advanced degree candidates, aka ADCs (PhDs, postdocs, MDs, JDs, residents, practicing physicians). See below for hiring opportunities and upcoming events! Read more here on their website: https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/advanced-degrees Bridge to BCG Program April 2022 overview: https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-bridge-to-bcg Deadline: Feb 21, 2022 Get to Know us virtual event: https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-virtual-events...
ASPIRE Internship: Decode Health, Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science), remote
Jan. 28, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science) Decode Health, Inc. (remote) Nashville, TN Reports to: Lukasz Wylezinski, PhD, Director of Data Analytics – Research & Development (main contact) Jamieson Gray, Chief of Staff Decode Health Decode Health is a data analytics company that delivers accurate, predictive insights to fuel proactive management of...
Biogen Worldwide Medical PhD Fellowship 2022, Virtual Info session Feb 16 for applications due Mar 31, 2022
Jan. 28, 2022—Biogen Worldwide Medical PhD Fellowship virtual information session on Wednesday, February 16th from 4:00 – 5:30 PM (ET). Those who are interested in attending must RSVP using this Google Form. The event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams, and the event link will be shared via email with those who have RSVP-ed. Deadline...
Job Opportunity: Lecturer, Dept of Biology, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Jan. 28, 2022—Lecturer position at Belmont University: Full-time, non-tenure-track Teaching 12-hours of courses in fall 2022 and 12-hours in spring 2023. No service or scholarship requirements. One-year contract with the potential for renewal BS/MS required, PhD-preferred, in related biosciences field Must have authorization to work in the US Interested candidates should contact: Chris Barton, Ph.D Associate Professor & Chair...
Job Opportunity: Research Program Manager, International Rett Syndrome Foundation, remote
Jan. 28, 2022—Research Program Manager (download pdf: Rett_Research-Program-Manager) POSITION DESCRIPTION: International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) is seeking a motivated scientist to support and enhance the basic and translational science program of IRSF focused on advancing the science towards treatments and cures for Rett syndrome. The Research Program Manager is a full-time position reporting directly to the Chief...
BioTN Academic Alliance Scipreneur Challenge 2022
Jan. 28, 2022—The BioTN Academic Alliance is excited to announce our very first STATEWIDE BioTN Academic Alliance Scipreneur Challenge. BioTN-Scipreneur-2022-Flyer-1.25.22 The Scipreneur Challenge is a 10 week entrepreneurial based training program that showcases STEM-related technologies generated at the state’s premier research institutions, culminating in a mock pitch competition with a cash prize for the top 3 winners. In keeping...
Virtual Event: EURAXESS, landing a job abroad
Jan. 26, 2022—Have you ever considered working in Europe after your PhD? The ASPIRE Program is thrilled to host EURAXESS North America for a Zoom information session on Wednesday, February 9, at 11:00am Central time. EURAXESS North America is an initiative of the European Commission to highlight research opportunities in Europe and strengthen research ties between the...
Various open science policy positions at professional organizations in the DC area
Jan. 26, 2022— New Legislative Analyst, AAMC The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) seeks a Legislative Analyst who, in collaboration with the Senior Director, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, will supervise, track, and analyze activities of Congress and federal agencies primarily related to health equity, diversity, and inclusion policies as well as other education, student financial aid,...
Career Development Series for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
Jan. 26, 2022—The Vanderbilt Career Center is featuring some great events for graduate students and postdocs this spring! For more information check out DoreWays **For Biomedical PhD students and postdocs, please register for Decoding Your Story: Networking and Interview Success through here
Internships outside of ASPIRE: Computational Biologist Internships with 10X Genomics
Jan. 25, 2022—10X Genomics is currently hiring several interns in computational biology. Learn more at their career website at: https://www.10xgenomics.com/careers#openings
Internship Outside of ASPIRE: ORISE DOE Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program
Jan. 24, 2022—de omnibus dubitandum – be suspicious of everything This motto represents the newly established DOE Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program. This program seeks to provide opportunities for students to participate in programs, projects, and activities designed to secure the Nation’s energy, scientific, and nuclear technologies from malicious attackers. The ORISE DOE Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program provides paid 10-week summer...