Path to Career Resources
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Course
Dec. 8, 2023—Are you eager to revolutionize your problem-solving skills and drive better business outcomes? Do you want to get hands-on experience with Design Thinking practices and boost your professional toolkit? Apply to the Spring 2024 cohort of IBM Enterprise Design Thinking today! This 10-week program follows a hands-on learning approach with 30% lectures and 70% group...
Apply for the L’ Oreal USA for Women in Science Fellowship Program
Dec. 5, 2023—L’Oréal USA partners with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to manage the program’s application and peer-review process. Each year, the program attracts talented applicants from diverse STEM fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. Celebrating its sixteenth year in the U.S., the For Women in Science program...
Finding Funding for your Research- databases you have access to from Vanderbilt University subscriptions
Nov. 29, 2023—Did you know that Vanderbilt University maintains two subscriptions to grant search databases that you can use to find funding for your work? SPIN To access SPIN, you will need to create a profile. If you have a Vanderbilt email it will be approved by the Provost’s office and you will be given access. A...
Alumni Career Story: Gabrielle Rushing, Science Program Director at CSNK2A1 Foundation
Nov. 15, 2023—This article is originally published on ASBMB Today, written by a current postdoctoral trainee Elizabeth Stivison, PhD. Gabrielle Rushing is the science program director at CSNK2A1 Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for Okur–Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome and supporting patients and families affected by the rare disease. A new employee at a new foundation...
Vault Career Guides available at the VU library
Nov. 13, 2023—The Vanderbilt University library has a wealth of career-related resources, including access to Vault’s industry and career guides. In addition to guides on job search skills topics like, “Behavioral Interviewing,” Vault has topical guides on a range of fields from the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry to Consulting. If you are interested in delving deeper into...
Yale University Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event
Nov. 9, 2023—Yale University’s Office for Postdoctoral Affairs is hosting its Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event on February 15, 2024 from 1-4pm Eastern Time on Zoom and engages scholars interested in pursuing postdoctoral training at Yale University. Our goals are to support potential postdocs in their career exploration and identifying next steps, engage with potential postdocs from underrepresented and historically excluded groups,...
Gladstone Fellowship Program
Nov. 7, 2023—Applications are now open for the NOMIS–Gladstone Fellowship Program at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND). This interdisciplinary training and research program offers exceptional postdoctoral scientists the freedom to address big unanswered questions at the intersection of two or more scientific disciplines. Gladstone provides an ideal environment for training in integrative neuroscience with dedicated...
St. Jude Research Virtual Career, Education and Training Fair
Oct. 24, 2023—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will be hosting a virtual Research Career, Education and Training Fair on Wednesday, November 8, from 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT on the CareerEco platform. Registration is FREE through THIS LINK. This event is geared towards students, trainees and professionals in biomedical research, clinical research and research information technology looking for a career that makes...
Postdoctoral Associate – Bhaduri-McIntosh Lab, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Oct. 24, 2023—Job description: The Bhaduri-McIntosh lab at the University of Florida, U.S.A. is seeking a motivated post-doctoral candidate to pursue recently discovered novel components of the cellular DNA replication machinery driven by the cancer-causing Epstein-Barr virus. This research combines standard molecular biology, immunology, genetic, and biochemical approaches as well as cutting edge approaches such as DNA...
ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program
Oct. 18, 2023—Earlier this year, the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) announced a new partnership that strengthens and substantially expands the organizations’ joint genomics fellowship programs. The new Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program provides training and career development in public policy, education and engagement, science communications and scientific administration....
Available positions at Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
Oct. 12, 2023—Arc Institute has launched open calls for Core Investigators and Science Fellows to join Arc in 2024. Arc’s Core Investigators are independent group leaders based at our headquarters in Palo Alto, CA, who may also hold a faculty appointment at one of our university partners. Science Fellows are exceptional early-career scientists who have transitioned to...
From Concept to Commercialization: Translational Entrepreneurial Journeys
Oct. 4, 2023—Plan to attend the next From Concept to Commercialization in-person seminar featuring Dan Liebler with “Protypia: A Late-Career Biotech Game That Paid Off” on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 4pm in 202 Light Hall. With over 30 years of experience at the interface of analytical technology, chemical biology and disease research, Dr. Liebler is an internationally recognized research...
Common Sense Oncology Fellowship in Cancer Policy
Oct. 4, 2023—The Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology at Queen’s Cancer Research Institute (QCRI) invites applications for the Patricia A. Wood MD PhD/ Baruch Spinoza Common Sense Oncology Fellowship. This Fellowship will provide hands-on methodologic training in health services research and cancer policy. The Fellow will be based at the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute (Kingston, Canada)...
Technology Transfer Professional Development Program
Sep. 28, 2023—The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a technology transfer internship and is currently looking for interested applicants. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an interesting blend of science, business, and law. The internship begins with...
Employer Panel and Networking: Career Paths for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Sep. 28, 2023—Panelists will include: Jennifer Oldham Communications Director, The Healing Trust https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-oldham-o22/ VU Alumna – MTS Theology Kavya Sharman, PhD Founder and CEO Phase Capital https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavyasharman/ VU Alumna – B.A. Neuroscience and PhD, Chemical and Physical Biology John Vick, PhD Director, Office of Primary Prevention, TN Department of Health https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-vick-ph-d-a5375915/ VU Alumnus – M.S....
S Phase Biofund Research Analyst Training Program
Sep. 28, 2023—As a part of S Phase’s mission to educate STEM students and trainees on biotechnology investing, an 8-week training program is open to non-partners. The program includes 8 virtual sessions that include both lectures and hands on experience with biotech markets, public investing, and due diligence that culminates in giving a pitch at an S Phase meeting....
Lilly’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship (VSF) program
Sep. 26, 2023—Description Lilly’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship (VSF) program exposes recent Pharm.D., M.D./D.O., and relevant Ph.D. or master’s degree graduates to a myriad of pharmaceutical functions and experiences, providing hands-on involvement with the drug development process. As a VSF, you will use your skills to make a positive impact on global patient care and medicine development. With...
Special issue of Developmental Biology devoted to career paths in science
Sep. 22, 2023—Are you exploring career options in science? Check out this special “Careers Beyond the Bench” issue of Developmental Biology. It features short, first-person perspective articles about different career paths. What makes this special issue “special” compared to other career exploration resources is that the writers describe their career path and career decision points in detail,...
Merck Rising Stars in Measurement Sciences Symposium
Sep. 14, 2023—