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[GSAS] Announcing the 11th Annual AAAS Dance Your PhD Contest!

October 19, 2018

The party is just getting started when the dreaded question comes: “So, what’s your Ph.D. research about?” You launch into the explanation, trying to judge the level of interest as you go deeper. It takes about a minute before someone changes the subject.

At times like this, don’t you wish you lived in a world where you could just ask people to pull out their phones to watch an online video explaining your Ph.D. research through interpretive dance?

You do live in that world! Not only can you have such a video, you can win $1000, achieve geek fame on the internet,...

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Council of Graduate Schools Report: Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 2007-2017

October 17, 2018

The CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees is the comprehensive source of information on master’s and doctoral program applications, enrollment, and degrees in the United States. This report highlights ndings from Fall 2017 with detailed data tables. Below are several key points from this year’s survey.  Read more.

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DBER PhD and Postdoctoral positions @ Auburn University

October 17, 2018

Position: Graduate Student or Postdoctoral Associate in Discipline-Based Education Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Ballen Lab 

Start Date: Fall 2019, but timing is flexible 

The Ballen lab conducts research on biology education and STEM equity through investigations of the causes and consequences of gaps in science literacy, and how educators can design their courses to minimize barriers to success. By developing an integrated experimental and theoretical research program we explore how classroom and social influences shape...

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Open Access Week 2018 at Countway Library

October 17, 2018

International Open Access Week is an opportunity to take action in making openness the default for research—to raise the visibility of scholarship and accelerate research.

 

Please join Countway Library and their many partners for a week of workshops, talks and opportunities to engage with your peers in making your work more open, inclusive, and sustainable!

 

Practical Steps for Increasing Openness and Reproducibility 
Open...

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Asst, Assoc, and Professor Rank in Department of Foundational Science at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

October 17, 2018

Department of Foundational Science, Open Rank Faculty Positions

Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine invites applications for full-time faculty positions at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor levels in the Department of Foundational Science. We are seeking individuals interested in shaping the development of a world-class medical school. Faculty members will work as a part of an extremely dynamic team of professionals supporting all aspects of the School of Medicine and the...

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CurricuIum Coordinator @ University of Louisville

October 17, 2018

Curriculum Coordinator: 

The Department of Biology at the University of Louisville seeks to fill a position as Curriculum Coordinator with the primary duty of revising an introductory biology majors sequence to fit a student-centered active-learning model as supported by current literature in science teaching.  A successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in biology or biology-related discipline, experience teaching undergraduate introductory classes, and expertise in student-centered, evidence-based science education pedagogy.

This temporary...

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