If you’re starting a doctoral programme later this year, particularly if your institution is still facing COVID-19 restrictions, Ciara O’Brien has some advice.

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As this challenging academic year winds down, it can be especially valuable for grad students to take the time to consider where they're headed, write Steve Lee and Janet Branchaw.

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Read more about Pause, Breathe, Reflect and Reset [Inside Higher Ed]

Standing up to a persecutor is tough, particularly if they are your supervisor. But you can take steps to report abuse and protect yourself.

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The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is a model for change in education and research with the best international graduate students, working side by side with world‐class faculty in modern well‐equipped laboratories. Beautifully situated on the island of Okinawa, OIST relies on a cross‐disciplinary approach, with an emphasis oncreativity and exchange, to offer unique, individualized graduate training. OIST is a university with no departments, eliminating artificial barriers between people working in different fields,but many nationalities, with...

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate has just released the solicitation for a new STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (STEM Ed PRF, NSF 22-531) program.
 
The "STEM Ed PRF" program is intended to advance the preparation of recent doctoral graduates to engage in fundamental and applied research in STEM Education. Both individual and institutional awards are anticipated. Individual awards have a maximum of $300,000 for durations of up to 24 months. Awards to a single institution have a maximum of $1,250,000, and... Read more about NSF STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College invites applications for the position of a full-time (1.0 FTE) post-doctoral researcher in the broad areas of mucosal immunology, human milk biology, and microbiome science, beginning in January or 2022. This position will provide the selected candidate with an opportunity to further develop a research agenda focused on clinical factors, microbial interventions, and immune health during early life.  The individual will collaborate closely with an...

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