Announcements
McKinsey & Co Diversity Connect opportunity
Mar. 4, 2020—Learn more about McKinsey & Company’s Diversity Connect event, supporting the professional interests and growth of talented Black, African-America, Hispanic, Latino, and/or Native American students who are pursuing a PhD, postdoc, MD, and/or JD degree. See more details on this flyer.
ComSciCon 2020 Application Due on March 1
Feb. 27, 2020—Applications for ComSciCon 2020 are due on March 1 at 11:59 PM! The 8th annual Communicating Science workshop will be held in Boston, MA, on June 11-13, 2020. Graduate students at U.S. and Canadian institutions in all fields of science, technology, engineering, health, mathematics, and related fields are encouraged to apply. The application will close...
Courses to Help Graduate Students and Postdocs Transition to Biotech–Deadline March 31
Feb. 27, 2020—The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is offering two week-long courses this summer to help in the transition to careers in biotech. Of 230 participants from 2014-2018, 66% now have nonacademic jobs in industry, regulatory affairs, or tech transfer; the remainder are still in training or in academia. In 2020 ASCB is offering two...
Scipreneur Challenge 2020
Feb. 27, 2020—In a “Shark Tank”-like competition setting, the Scipreneur Challenge (formerly the Tech Venture Challenge) from Life Science Tennessee’s Academic Alliance offers university students and postdoctoral fellows hands-on experiences in commercialization of research and entrepreneurship. Participants in Scipreneur are assigned to 4- to 6- person teams and granted real-life intellectual property (IP) generated at area research...
Center for Teaching: Graduate Student/Postdoc Workshop-Teaching 101
Feb. 25, 2020—Graduate Student/Postdoc Workshop: Teaching 101 Have you been thrust into an instructional role for which you feel unprepared? Are you a multi-semester teacher who wants a refresher on some of the basics? Regardless of your teaching experience, this workshop will provide practical, concrete guidance on the mechanics of teaching and classroom presence, with an eye towards small tweaks...
Applications open for 2020 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship
Feb. 19, 2020—Making ends meet on an intern’s salary can be hard. Stipends, even the more generous ones being offered, don’t always cover the full costs of temporarily relocating to a new city. To make these job opportunities accessible to a more diverse pool of talent, the National Association of Science Writers is pleased to offer a...
GCC’s PhD & Master’s Virtual Career Expo – February 26, 2020
Feb. 19, 2020—The Virtual Career Expo is an opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to interact with employers online via live-chat sessions. Share the Event! GCC’s PhD & Master’s Virtual Career Expo February 26, 2020
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Community Scholars Awards, 2020-2021
Feb. 18, 2020—MEHARRY-VANDERBILT COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH CORE COMMUNITY SCHOLARS AWARD DUE DATE: April 24, 2020 The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core announces a new round of Community Scholars Awards for the 2020-2021 school year. The Community Scholars Award provides support for two graduate or post graduate trainees to perform a community engaged research project collaboratively with a...
Postdoc Preview at Univ of Michigan Medical School
Feb. 17, 2020—Postdoc Preview is an opportunity for senior graduate students to see the extensive research and training opportunities at Michigan. During a fully-funded, two-day visit, you will have the chance to meet prospective mentors, network with our current postdocs, explore the resources at Michigan, and see life in Ann Arbor. For more information: https://medicine.umich.edu/postdoc/preview To apply:...
Medpace Recruiting Event in Nashville
Feb. 14, 2020—Interested in clinical research and/or regulatory affairs or medical writing? A clinical research organization called Medpace in Cincinnati, OH will be in Nashville, hosting a recruiting next Wednesday, February 19. The company has quite a few openings they are trying to hire for in regulatory affairs, medical communication, and clinical trials and the recruiting event...
ASPIRE Internship: Health Research Alliance (HRA) – Coordinator for Biomedical Nonprofits’ Professional Meeting
Feb. 13, 2020—Health Research Alliance (HRA) – Coordinator for Biomedical Nonprofits’ Professional Meeting ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Health Research Alliance (HRA) Coordinator, professional meeting for scientific nonprofits Reston, Virginia Are you curious about career opportunities in the nonprofit world? Many biomedical research nonprofits employ PhD scientists to manage grants portfolios, oversee scientific programs, and lead communication efforts within...
UT Southwestern Cancer Research Postdoctoral Recruitment Event
Feb. 12, 2020—The Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) is pleased to invite outstanding senior graduate students or early-stage postdocs to apply for the Cancer Research Postdoctoral Recruitment Event taking place on May 6th – May 8th, 2020. View Flyer Accepted applicants will be invited to meet faculty whose research interests match their own, connect with current UTSW postdocs, learn about the...
Workshop: Developing a Written Diversity Statement
Feb. 12, 2020—In this workshop, we will discuss evidence-based practices for writing a diversity statement for the academic job market. Increasingly, universities and colleges are requesting that faculty job applicants provide a statement addressing how they plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in their professional lives. Sometimes, a job ad will request that applicants address diversity in...
Exploring Career Diversity: Finding Satisfying Work Outside the Academy
Feb. 6, 2020—The next session in the Women in the Academy Series will be on Tuesday February 18th! Exploring Career Diversity: Finding Satisfying Work Outside the Academy 12:00–1:30 PM Sarratt 216/220 Lunch provided on a first-come basis Featuring: Tiffany Farmer, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Adventure Science Center Jason Parker, Data Scientist, HCA Health Samantha...
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) summer internship program
Feb. 5, 2020—Explore a career in higher education advancement this summer and get paid! The CASE Advancement Internship program seeks to increase and diversify the number of professionals in educational advancement. This program is designed to attract students (undergraduate and graduate) who may not have previously considered a career in institutional advancement. Internships run from June 1- July...
CRC Research Skills Workshop: Operationalizing a Multi-Center $15.2 Million Grant
Feb. 4, 2020—Feb 7, 2020 Operationalizing a Multi-Center $15.2 Million Grant (Samantha Stansel, MPH) This session will share the experiences and lessons learned from operationalizing a large scale PCORI grant that includes 20 centers and numerous partners. It will give valuable insight into the processes involved in the grant application, contract negotiations, and study launch. All workshops...
Level Up @ Amicus Summer Internship Program
Jan. 31, 2020—Amicus Therapeutics is a global, patient-dedicated biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and delivering high-quality medicines for people living with rare metabolic diseases. Level Up @ Amicus is our Summer Internship Program, created to give students an opportunity for experiential learning in a corporate environment. This is a meaningful, mutually beneficial program where students will...
Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program
Jan. 31, 2020—The Wond’ry is the innovation and entrepreneurial epicenter of Vanderbilt University. From engineers to scientists to entrepreneurs to artists, the Wond’ry is the primary point of connection for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Visit the website to learn more- https://www.vanderbilt.edu/thewondry/ The Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program is a venture-focused initiative for all graduate students interested in...
Data Science Institute Spring Workshops
Jan. 31, 2020—The Data Science Institute has planned a number of exciting workshops this semester! The topics span tutorials on applying state-of-the-art methods in data science to seminars on bolstering research project workflows. Below is the flyer for the schedule for Spring 2020
The Vanderbilt Healthcare Consulting Group is recruiting for spring projects
Jan. 29, 2020—What is the Healthcare Consulting Group (VHCG)? We are a nonprofit, volunteer, multidisciplinary consulting organization that aims to create and foster opportunities to work on significant healthcare management, operations, quality, and performance improvement projects. Our purpose is to improve patient care and to support training and development of healthcare innovators and leaders. Last semester, one...