Volunteer Opportunity

AMS Recruiting Volunteers for Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill The American Meteorological Society Policy Program is recruiting volunteers to participate in Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill on March 20 and 21. The purpose of the visits is to provide members of Congress the best possible access to… 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… Read More

Call for Bloggers Your school’s BEST career development program is part of a national effort to help biomedical PhDs and postdocs prepare for a variety of career options. Only a handful of schools have programs like yours and we want to give others a taste of your experience. We are… Read More

Are you looking for opportunities to have your writing published? The Atlanta BEST Magazine is seeking submissions for articles for inclusion in the Winter 2017 issue! The Atlanta BEST Magazine is a trainee run magazine that features articles for, by, and about BEST trainees. We welcome articles on a range… Read More

The BRET Office of Career Development is seeking a volunteer Content Editor to assist in the preparation and publication of the biannual newsletter, "Results and Discussion".  This newsletter highlights research accomplishments of BRET graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and features stories on activities and resources available to BRET trainees.  See… Read More

Adventure Science Center's annual TWISTER (Tennessee Women in Science Technology Engineering and Research) is a daylong professional conference for high school girls, presented by women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professions. During a 55-minute session, presenters share details about their careers, answer questions, help steer participants to the… Read More

The Adventure Science Center is gathering a cohort of STEM professionals for their “Scientist on Site” Program. This program was created to connect guests with local STEM professionals to foster enthusiasm for all aspects of science, technology, engineering, and math. This is a year-long commitment, with a two month training… Read More

Volunteers Needed for Aspirnaut™ Beaming of STEM Labs to Rural America. Aspirnaut is entering its 8th year of beaming hands-on inquiry-based STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) labs to rural Tennessee, Arkansas, Maine. Videoconferencing to youth in 3rd-8th grades is the perfect opportunity for post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students to gain valuable teaching… Read More

The Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA) is looking for graduate students and post-docs to help coordinate the VSSA 14th Annual Student Research Symposium.  The symposium will be held August 4th, 2016 in the RRB 3rd Floor Breezeway and Light Hall 214.  Coordinators will work closely with the Director of the Symposium to… Read More

Seeking Scientists to Engage the Public on Synthetic Biology Interested in engaging the public and getting communication skill support? In the summer of 2016, 200 science museums and other sites across the U.S. will be conducting hands-on activities and forum conversations to engage the public with synthetic biology. Funded by… Read More