‘Career Options: Advocacy and Policy’
Boosting knowledge: Sharing the science behind vaccines
Oct. 2, 2025—Boosting knowledge: Sharing the science behind vaccines A NEW free training opportunity from SciLine, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Thursday, October 9, 2-3 P.M. ET – NEW COURSE Vaccines are a constant topic of public conversation for seasonal, political, and scientific reasons. At the same time, scientists are...
STPF Application Is Now Open
Sep. 6, 2025—The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) application officially opens September 1 for the 2026–27 fellowship year. This cycle, in addition to placements in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, we are introducing new opportunities for scientists to make an impact in policy: Pathways to Policy Fellowship (PPF): The new Pathways to...
2026 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Grad Fellowship Program now open
Jun. 25, 2025—The application for the 2026 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is now open! We are seeking current graduate students or recent graduates who are interested in exploring career options in science policy. A typical candidate is in the final years of their PhD program or has defended their thesis within the past...
VSPG General Body Meeting: Feb 26
Feb. 20, 2025— Join the Vanderbilt Science Policy Group for a General Body Meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 5:00-6:00pm in Light Hall 437.
Job opportunity: Student Worker, Part-time, Office of Federal Relations Vanderbilt University, remote
Aug. 16, 2024—Details about the opportunity and how to apply are here and on the Student Employment Portal (Job #7030); also copied below for quick reference! Important note: the deadline for submitting applications is August 25, 2024. Student Worker Opportunity The Office of Federal Relations invites Vanderbilt University students who are interested in higher education or science policy...
Apply now for the 2024 Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy: An Inside the Beltway Look
Jul. 31, 2024—If you’re interested in a career in science policy or research advocacy, you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to participate in an expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. for Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy: An Inside the Beltway Look. FEDERAL STEM POLICY & ADVOCACY: AN INSIDE THE BELTWAY LOOK OCTOBER 10-11, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. Hosted by...
Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications
Dec. 6, 2023—The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School invites its 2024 round of applications for postdoctoral fellows in pharmaceutical law and health services research. Current and past fellows have studied FDA regulation, patents, drug access and costs, and competition...