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This eight-week course explores effective teaching strategies for college or university STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) classrooms This course will provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) who are planning college and university faculty careers with an introduction to evidence-based teaching practices. Read More

The Eberly College of Science office of Outreach and Science Engagement (OSE) invites candidates to apply for the position of Education Program Associate to contribute across the full spectrum of the science outreach programs. This position reports to the Director of Outreach and Science Engagement. The successful candidate should, in… Read More

Please see the message below from Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG) Did you know that there is a fascinating industry that offers an exciting career alternative for PhD candidates and post-docs in life sciences, as well as for MDs?    You may remember a recent presentation by Denise Bottiglieri, a Vanderbilt… Read More

 The Nashville Vanderbilt Chapter and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are bringing together the principals of five companies who have their finger on the pulse of founding startups in Nashville. These experts will discuss presenting an idea and raising money for a new company as well as navigating the angle,… Read More

Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science is a service organization in which Vanderbilt students go out in groups of 4 or 5 to teach middle school children in metro Nashville schools science lessons. These lessons are quite simple and are all detailed in a manual which is provided for every team member. VSVS requires a… Read More

Interested in a career in science policy? A policy fellowship or internship is a great stepping stone to a career in this area. This blog post from Discover has a list of science policy internship and fellowship opportunities for scientists and engineers.  http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/04/09/policy-fellowships-for-scientists-engineers/#.Ve8OSxFVhBe… Read More

Interested in a career in science policy? Congressman Jim Cooper, who represents Tennessee's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, has internship opportunities in Nashville and Washington, D.C. for college students, graduate students, and recent graduates. The application deadline for the spring internship session (runs from January to May) is… Read More

ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity:   Anatomy and Physiology I course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00-8:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 am -12:50 pm Includes opportunities to assist in a gross anatomy laboratory OR Anatomy and Physiology I course… Read More

Are you interested in learning more about teaching? Join us at the inaugural meeting of Vanderbilt’s STEM Pedagogy Journal Club– a student-driven initiative for graduate students and postdocs interested in teaching science at the undergraduate level. We will discuss teaching theory, teaching techniques, and the latest in research on science education. Read More