Are you interested in learning new teaching techniques based on learning science? Are you looking for advice on professional growth, the academic job search, and transitioning to a teaching career?
Simmons University's Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) and the HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows is co-hosting "Teaching in Action" on Monday, August 3 from 1-3pm. This interactive program is designed for early career faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.
The first part of this program will consist of four teaching technique...
Candidates applying for faculty positions that involve classroom or laboratory instruction are usually asked to submit a teaching statement as part of their application materials. Teaching statements are also often required as part of promotion and tenure applications. Creating an effective teaching statement depends on your ability to convince readers that you have a well-formulated philosophy that motivates your teaching. In addition, your statement should be supported by concrete examples of effective teaching or mentoring.
Interested in developing your proposal in a small, structured setting? Join a science fellowship writing group! Groups will work with a facilitator to develop a clear rationale, testable hypothesis, and feasible approach over three to four sessions while incorporating feedback from peers. Interested students are asked to ...
This session will help you to navigate the interview process, and will focus on how to succeed in virtual interview formats. We will discuss common interview questions and how to succeed using the Situation-Action-Response method.
We all experience setback and disappointments in school, work and life. In this webinar we will look at seven key elements of resilience with a focus on building habits that promote healthier responses and resilient behaviors in the face of set-back in educational and work environments. This is part of our summer Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series 9 Week—the full schedule is pasted below.
We are now accepting participant applications for the next MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Beat the Pandemic II! Beat the Pandemic II will take place on May 29-31, 2020. The application deadline is Tuesday, May 26th at 12:00PM ET. To apply, please check out our website (...
Speaker, Dr. Lori Conlan, Director OITE Postdoc Office and Career Services Center
We will explore themes of self-awareness and self-management and will discuss preferences, work, and communication styles that influence interactions you encounter in any research group or workgroup.
Join us anytime, come and go, to ask questions and get advice for overcoming writing obstacles. Learn ways to manage yourself, your time, your multiple projects, and how to engage your advisor and others to create a supportive writing community. We are all in this together...and we can do this!
Join a virtual writing workshop to learn strategies to become a more productive writer! Want to learn ways to manage your writing, time, schedule, and tendencies to procrastinate or be a perfectionist? Overcome anxiety (or use it to your advantage!) and stay motivated to complete your manuscript, thesis, or dissertation. We want to help you become a more productive writer!