‘Skill Development’
English Language Center Programming for Postdocs
Oct. 6, 2021—The English Language Center (ELC) offers a series of academic workshops with a particular language theme and focus. The Academic Workshops are individual sessions that cover topics especially relevant to students and scholars who use English as an additional language. Each session has a particular theme and includes activities, exercises, discussion, and feedback. Workshops are...
ASPIRE Workshop: Creating Effective Scientific Talks and Delivering Them With Confidence
Sep. 28, 2021—Led by Kathy Gould, PhD, Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Career Development Course Description: This workshop will provide basic instruction in strategies of engaging your audiences with maximally effective slide preparation and speaking techniques. Practice opportunities will also be made available with critical but...
Vanderbilt Master of Public Health Program Stata Boot Camp
Sep. 17, 2021—Fall 2021 Stata Boot Camp for graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff members in the VU and VUMC communities, as well as all public health professionals Stata This three-day short course is intended for those who need a refresher in the very basics of Stata. The interactive sessions provide students with additional exposure to the statistical software package,...
Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program Recruiting
Sep. 7, 2021—The Wond’ry is the innovation and entrepreneurial epicenter of Vanderbilt University. From engineers to scientists to entrepreneurs to artists, the Wond’ry is the primary point of connection for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Visit the website to learn more- https://www.vanderbilt.edu/thewondry/. The Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program is a venture-focused initiative for all graduate students interested in strategy...
Postdocs: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal
Sep. 7, 2021—The Office of Faculty Affairs cordially invites you to attend the Thomas A. Hazinski Faculty Development Workshop on the Topic of “Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal” on October 1, 2021. Session logistics and overview are listed below: Thomas A. Hazinski Faculty Development Workshop: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal Date:...
2021 PhD Student ASPIRE Guide for Career Planning
Sep. 2, 2021— The ASPIRE Team is excited to provide PhD Students with the ASPIRE Guide for Career Planning. Plan your year and career goals, journal your career ideas, and sketch out a plan in the PDF guide for 2021-2022.
All of Us Researcher Workbench Onramp Event (virtual) sponsored by VICTR, Sept 28th, 3:30-5pm
Aug. 26, 2021—The Data & Research Center (at VUMC) have organized a virtual event on September 28, 2021, from 3:30 to 5 pm for VU/VUMC trainees (grad students and postdocs) to learn more about using the All of Us Research Platform. In Spring 2020, the All of Us Research Program launched the beta version of its Researcher Workbench–just two years out...
VU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office offering free workshops: RStudio, Python/Juypter notebooks, GitHub, data visualization etc…
Aug. 25, 2021—The Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office will be offering several series of free workshops and lessons to help you build your technical skills. There are beginner lessons in R using RStudio and Python using Jupyter notebooks. There is also an intermediate lesson series on data visualization using R and ggplot. For those interested...
Raising the BARS: Becoming A Resilient Scientist offered this Fall
Aug. 11, 2021—Raising the BARS: Becoming A Resilient Scientist A program modeled from the NIH OITE Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series, sponsored by the BRET Office and UCC-BRET Liaison Vanderbilt Course Facilitators: Beth Bowman, PhD (BRET) and Tamaki Silver, Psy.D. HSP (UCC-BRET Liaison) Dates: Mondays, 2:00-3:00pm: September 20, October 11, November 1, November 22, and December 13 Audience:...
Rock Your LinkedIn Profile Online Tutorial
Aug. 10, 2021—“Rock Your LinkedIn Profile” is a LinkedIn Learning course that helps you optimize your LinkedIn profile to make you stand out. This hour-long series of videos covers everything from the basics of getting started, the importance of a good profile picture, and getting the most out of recommendations. This is an excellent professional development opportunity...
ASPIRE Cafe: Informational Interviewing
Aug. 3, 2021—Thursday February 24, 2022 11:00am Light Hall 214 Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational...
ASPIRE Bistro: Informational Interviewing
Aug. 3, 2021—Thursday February 3, 2022 11:00am Light Hall 214 Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational interview...
Versatile PhD Innovation Challenge: The Air You Wear
Jul. 29, 2021—The Versatile PhD is excited to launch their first PhD-level innovation challenge sponsored by NHLBI, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NASA Tournament Lab. This “Air You Wear” challenge is an exceptional career development opportunity for graduate students and post-docs who are motivated to solve an important medical and technological challenge...
ASPIRE Module: SciComm For All
Jul. 26, 2021—Successful science communication is at the core of just about everything in science. This module—essentially an eight-part workshop—will give trainees in the sciences greater skill, ease, and confidence in formal and informal science communication scenarios. Through a series of practical exercises, participants will gain experience speaking to and writing for a variety of audiences and...
Women’s Center Hosts Salary Negotiation Workshop July 27
Jul. 22, 2021—The Vanderbilt Women’s Center is hosting an AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop on Tuesday, July 27 from 12-1:30 p.m. CST. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn new skills or hone existing ones in the area of salary negotiation. Registration is requested; click the flyer below to register.
ASPIRE Module: Data Science Essentials 2021-2022
Jul. 16, 2021— In the 2021-22 academic year, the BRET Office of Career Development is offering an ASPIRE module for biomedical graduate students and postdocs, Data Science Essentials. It is ideal for trainees who are interested in: learning what data science careers entail; acquiring introductory technical competencies to break into the field of data science; honing their communication skills,...
Self-Paced Scientific Writing Training
Jul. 7, 2021—This series of 14 lessons and exercises was developed at Vanderbilt. It covers the structure of manuscripts and proposals, tips for making writing more efficient, and revision techniques to improve organization, logical flow, and sentence structure. Each lesson uses examples to illustrate how to make scientific writing easier to understand, and each exercise guides critique...
AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop
Jul. 7, 2021—Presented by Rory Dicker and Brianna Nesbitt, Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Tuesday, July 27 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT Zoom Please register here.
Register now for Postdoc Academy’s second online course, Building Skills for a Successful Career
Jun. 28, 2021—The Postdoc Academy’s second online course, Building Skills for a Successful Career, will launch July 19, 2021 and run for 7 weeks. This series of modules will build advanced skills that will enable postdocs to transition to independence. Participants will learn how to: Inform their approach to leadership; Build and supervise a team; Manage projects; Apply...
Virtual Career Development Workshop, July 28-29
Jun. 24, 2021—The Leadership Alliance is excited to announce its upcoming Virtual Career Development Workshop from July 28-29, 2021. The ASPIRE team is proud to be a part of the planning committee for this year’s event, which also features Senior Associate Dean Kathy Gould and Assistant Dean Ashley Brady as speakers. The Virtual Career Development Workshop is an opportunity for...