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2020 Apr 28

Dissertation Defense: Thao Thanh Truong (BBS)

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Zoom - Contact for Details

The Cell Elongation Activity of Peptidoglycan Endopeptidases  Antagonizes Cell Division in Escherichia coli

Advisor: Thomas Bernhardt
Program: Biological and Biomedical Sciences

2020 Apr 24

[NIH OITE Webinar] Traditional Journal Publishing

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3529116072117091597
Traditional journal publishing: Instead of trying the spaghetti-sticking approach or impact factors, let’s talk about the best ways to identify a journal for your manuscript, and then how to navigate the submission process. We will look at several levels of journals and discuss pros/cons of each, along with the hidden importance of cover letters and how to appeal decisions you don’t agree with.
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‘Academic’ Means More Than Tenure Track (Inside Higher Ed)

April 22, 2020
The discourse about academic vs. nonacademic careers omits a category of fulfilling careers that students might be interested in pursuing, writes Gina Shereda, and we should stop framing job opportunities that way.

 

About a year ago, I made a career transition into professional and academic development support for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. I have found the work immensely fulfilling, and as with any other new position, I spent quite a bit of time in my first several months trying to catch myself up to speed on the lingo of the profession....

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2020 Jun 09

NEW DATE! >>>> [PGE PDD Webinar] Backward Career Design: Using Reality and Resources to Inform Your IDPs (Jason Heustis, Ph.D.)

Registration Closed 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Zoom - TBA

The use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) have been widely promoted to support graduate student professional development. IDPs are structured frameworks to consider short-term and long-term career plans, laying a foundation for meaningful goal-setting.   This workshop will introduce trainees to knowledge and skills to inform IDP discussions.  It is open to all trainees, including master's and doctoral students.

This workshop is designed to enhance Individual Development Planning by infusing facts and tools to supplement considerations at various...

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2020 Jun 02

NEW DATE! >>>> [PGE PDD Webinar] More Than Just Paperwork: Making IDPs part of a Meaningful Mentor-Mentee Discussion (Angela DePace, Ph.D.)

Registration Closed 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Zoom - TBA

The use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) have been widely promoted to support graduate student professional development. IDPs are structured frameworks to consider short-term and long-term career plans, laying a foundation for meaningful goal-setting.   This workshop will introduce trainees to knowledge and skills to inform IDP discussions.  It is open to all trainees, including master's and doctoral students.

Students who complete IDPs may find it helpful to discuss these with advisors or peers.  Strategies to improve these discussions have...

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The Professor Is In: Stranded on the Academic Job Market This Year? (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

April 21, 2020
Thanks to Covid-19, we are in a brave new world — except we are all scared, and it feels downright medieval in many ways.

As a career consultant who works with academic-job candidates, I’ve been hearing many questions and anxieties voiced by clients as well as by readers of The Professor Is In series. Higher education is reeling from this global pandemic, and everyone is stressed about budgets and money. But a lot of untenured faculty members and graduate students, in particular, are worried about what’s next for them and their future in academe. I’ll be blunt: The prospects are not good...

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2020 May 08

13th Annual NIH Career Symposium- An Online Event

8:00am to 4:00pm

Location: 

Online - Register/Contact for Details

This year we will be moving the NIH Career to an online event. Look for online panels, taped interviews, and Twitter chats to get the same information to plan your career path.

The NIH Career Symposium highlights the diversity of career choices available to your generation of biomedical researchers.  Whether you are a new graduate student, postdoc, or clinical fellow just beginning to consider career options or a senior student/fellow ready to look for a job, the NIH Career Symposium is for you.

We invite any postdoc, clinical fellow or PhD-level...

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Molecular and Cellular Biology Teaching Assistant @ Harvard Summer School

April 16, 2020

The Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology S1-A course explores the central principles of molecular and cellular biology, with a focus on structure function relationships, energy, metabolism, and genetics/genomics. The course is taught at the introductory level and is part of a series (S-1A and S-1B) that fulfill the medical school admission requirement. Taught by Professors Aditi Hazra and
Nava Gharaei.

Teaching Assistant Duties:

BIOS S-1a is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced, innovative course that draws from the...

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2020 Apr 15

[NIH OITE Webinar] The Academic Job Search: Evaluating Positions and Negotiating Offers

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Online: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/301564559104110348

THE ACADEMIC JOB SEARCH: EVALUATING POSITIONS AND NEGOTIATING OFFERS

SERIES: ACADEMIC CAREERS; JOB SEARCH SKILLS

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/301564559104110348
Apr 15, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE
This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows.

So you've got the job offer! Now what do you do? In this workshop, learn what you should consider when beginning negotiations. Also, learn what you can and cannot negotiate and hear...

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2020 Apr 23

[PGE PDD Webinar] Landing an Internship and Making the Most of It

Registration Closed 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Zoom - TBA

Are you interested in doing an internship? Want to learn how to start? The Therapeutics Graduate Program (TGP) has been very successful in this space with its internship requirement. A growing number of students are now considering doing internships to help develop skills, explore career opportunities, and focus research interests/directions. During this workshop, we will discuss the administrative process, the importance of...

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