PhD Career Stories

PhD Career Connections presents:  STEM Teaching in K-12 Thursday, February 5, 2015 9:00-10:00am Light Hall 214  featuring Jennifer Ufnar, PhD, and Heather Johnson, PhD Registration is requested. Jennifer A. Ufnar, PhD, is the current director of the SCP Program at Vanderbilt University within the Department of Teaching and… Read More

Graduate students and postdocs: You now have official permission from the U.S. government to attend that career event. That’s the message of a recent policy clarification from the Council on Financial Assistance Reform, which was created in 2011 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The clarification states… Read More

Join us as Elizabeth Rula, PhD, discusses her role as a Health Outcomes Researcher at January’s PhD Career Connections seminar. Friday, January 16, 20159:15-10:15am **NOTE ADJUSTED TIMELight Hall 208 Registration is requested. Elizabeth Rula, Ph.D., is an Executive Director and Principal Investigator at the… Read More

Thriving In Pharma: How to find jobs, get an interview, and be successful Friday, November 7 12:15-1pm Light Hall 512 **Changed location! Join Nuruddeen Lewis, PhD, as he discusses the tips, tricks, and advice on the pharma career path. Lewis will offer very practical advice on… Read More

The BRET Office of Career Development presents  PhD Career Connections: Medical Science LiaisonTuesday, December 169:00-10:00amLight Hall 214 Registration kindly requested. Featuring Molly Seale, Director, Regional Medical Liaisons, Amgen Oncology   Join us later that day for a… Read More

PhD Career Connections welcomes back two alumni who completed non-academic postdocs. Learn about their path, experience, and transition into full-time work.  Kelly Basi, PhD and Nuruddeen Lewis, PhD Friday, November 7 9:00-10:00am Light Hall 214 Registration is requested. Featuring Kelly… Read More

Join us as we talk to two professors in different academic settings. Tuesday, October 149:00-10:00amPRB 206 Mark Forsyth, PhD, Associate Professor, The College of William and MaryYanice Méndez-Fernandez, Assistant Professor, Trevecca Nazarene University   Registration kindly requested. Mark… Read More

The BRET Office of Career Development presents: PhD Career Connections: Management ConsultingFriday, September 129:00-10:00AMLight Hall 214 featuring Laura Terry, PhD, consultant, McKinsey & Co.  Reservations kindly requested through Eventbrite. **There will be two separate small-group workshops… Read More

We welcome Maryrose Franko, PhD, Executive Director of Health Research Alliance for our August PhD Career Connections. PhD Career Connections: Nonprofit Administration and Program Management Wednesday, August 9th 11:00am – 12:00pm Light Hall 214 Registration is requested. Maryrose Franko is the Executive Director of the Health Research… Read More

If you’re interested in being a part of the BRET Office of Career Development PhD Career Connections planning committee, now is the time to volunteer! Choose topics, plan events, and invite and coordinate speakers for the 2014-2015 PhD Career Connections series. For more information and to be a part of… Read More