VU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office offering free workshops: RStudio, Python/Juypter notebooks, GitHub, data visualization etc…
Aug. 25, 2021—The Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office will be offering several series of free workshops and lessons to help you build your technical skills. There are beginner lessons in R using RStudio and Python using Jupyter notebooks. There is also an intermediate lesson series on data visualization using R and ggplot. For those interested...
Webinar: Learning about the VECD Fogarty Global Health Research Fellowship Application
Aug. 24, 2021—If you are interested in learning more about the application process or have any questions about building a competitive application, please register for the next application process webinar scheduled for September 2021 https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=D37E9JNHW7KHXNAR Application information webinar Wednesday, September 15, 8:00 am US Central Time. This will be an opportunity to learn about the application requirements and to...
VECD Fogarty Global Health Research Year-Out Fellowship Applications are open
Aug. 24, 2021—The application portal is now open for the Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) Fogarty Global Health Fellowship (Twitter: @VECDFellows) 2022-2023cohort. This outstanding program offers a year-abroad opportunity for US and LMIC postdocs and US doctoral students to develop research skills in a global health setting. The entire spectrum of science is possible and relevant in LMIC settings, including...
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program Fellowship
Aug. 19, 2021—NBBTP/IRTA is a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH Bethesda, MD campus. NBBTP/IRTA offers two-year post baccalaureate and postdoctoral fellowships. The mission and vision of the NBBTP/IRTA Fellowship is to prepare biosafety and...
Associate Medical Writer, Ashfield Health- Allegro training program for PhDs starts Jan 2022, apply now through Sept 2021
Aug. 19, 2021—Are you passionate about science and medicine and a first-class communicator or storyteller? If so, then we want to hear from you… We’re looking for high-caliber, well-rounded, aspiring medical writers to join our award-winning training program, allegro.WRITE. allegro: learn, practice, consolidate, excel allegro.WRITE is a 12-month, fast-track training program with proven results. Successful candidates will...
Job Opportunity: Project Manager, Research & Grants, Additional Ventures, REMOTE
Aug. 16, 2021—Job Opportunity, Project Manager, Research & Grants, Additional Ventures, REMOTE Additional Ventures seeks a Project Manager, Research & Grants with a scientific background to be an integral part of its small team that is focused on single ventricle heart defects. We utilize high-touch, responsive request for proposal (RFP) and post-award processes that support investigators &...
ASPIRE Internship: Data Analyst Intern, BioCentury, Inc. (remote)
Aug. 13, 2021—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: BioCentury Inc. Data Analyst Intern September- December, 2021 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. Now in its...
Teaching Assistant opportunity on VU campus: Biostats for first year IGP students
Aug. 13, 2021—Are you interested in teaching? Are you into statistics? “Who isn’t?” you might ask. I am looking for a graduate student or postdoc with a strong understanding of fundamental statistic concepts (probability, t tests, anova, etc) to work with me on my 3-week biostatistics course for first-year IGP students (Aug 23-Sept 10 from 1-2:30). In...
Vanderbilt Writing Studio: Resources for Graduate Students
Aug. 11, 2021—As the fall semester starts, be sure to check out the writing studio and the resources they provide specifically to graduate students!
Raising the BARS: Becoming A Resilient Scientist offered this Fall
Aug. 11, 2021—Raising the BARS: Becoming A Resilient Scientist A program modeled from the NIH OITE Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series, sponsored by the BRET Office and UCC-BRET Liaison Vanderbilt Course Facilitators: Beth Bowman, PhD (BRET) and Tamaki Silver, Psy.D. HSP (UCC-BRET Liaison) Dates: Mondays, 2:00-3:00pm: September 20, October 11, November 1, November 22, and December 13 Audience:...
Rock Your LinkedIn Profile Online Tutorial
Aug. 10, 2021—“Rock Your LinkedIn Profile” is a LinkedIn Learning course that helps you optimize your LinkedIn profile to make you stand out. This hour-long series of videos covers everything from the basics of getting started, the importance of a good profile picture, and getting the most out of recommendations. This is an excellent professional development opportunity...
PhD Career Stories: Sarah Petersen, PhD
Aug. 9, 2021— Our September PhD Career Stories session will feature Sarah C. Petersen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Kenyon College.Dr. Petersen received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt, and joined the faculty of Kenyon College in 2016. Come hear about her career in College Teaching. September 10, 2021 2pm Registration is required to receive Zoom login information REGISTER HERE Sarah...
Job Opportunity: Knowledge Management Fellowship, Center for Knowledge Management (CKM), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Aug. 9, 2021—The Center for Knowledge Management (CKM) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) offers a one-year Knowledge Management Fellow appointment. This one-year term position is designed to provide training in a dynamic health care environment where fellows have unique opportunities for advanced knowledge management training in precision medicine, evidence provision, and biomedical informatics. It also offers...
Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Aug. 5, 2021—Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY Introduction We are seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors for tenure track, Regular Title Series, full-time (12 month) positions in the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) in the College of Medicine at the University...
Teaching opportunity for the newly designed first-year IGP curriculum
Aug. 4, 2021—Are you interested in gaining teaching experience? Opportunity for postdoctoral trainees to act as assistant facilitators for a 9-week period. The newly-designed first-year IGP* curriculum includes 2 discussion sessions each week, under the direction of a faculty facilitator and based on the scientific theme of the week. The themes will span genetics, the central...
ASPIRE Cafe: Informational Interviewing
Aug. 3, 2021—Thursday February 24, 2022 11:00am Light Hall 214 Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational...
ASPIRE Bistro: Informational Interviewing
Aug. 3, 2021—Thursday February 3, 2022 11:00am Light Hall 214 Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational interview...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Exploring and Preparing for Faculty Careers
Aug. 3, 2021—Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:00am Light Hall 214 Kathy Gould, Ph.D.,Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research Education and Training and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Do you know the different types of academic faculty positions that are available in the U.S.? What skills do you need for each type? What...
NSF GRFP resources for Vanderbilt applicants
Jul. 30, 2021—The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a prestigious funding opportunity for students pursuing research-based graduate degrees in STEM fields, including life sciences. To be minimally eligible, you must be a US citizen or US national or permanent resident. You must apply no later than the fall of your second year of graduate...
Versatile PhD Innovation Challenge: The Air You Wear
Jul. 29, 2021—The Versatile PhD is excited to launch their first PhD-level innovation challenge sponsored by NHLBI, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NASA Tournament Lab. This “Air You Wear” challenge is an exceptional career development opportunity for graduate students and post-docs who are motivated to solve an important medical and technological challenge...