December 11, 2017 EVENTS OF THE FORTNIGHT CV/Resume DropIn Clinic Every Wednesday • 12:30-1:30pm • Light Hall 340 Cancelled on Dec 27 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: How to Give a Chalk Talk Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Anne Kenworthy, PhD; Chris Wright, D. Phil Thursday, December 14 • 3:00-4:00pm • Light Hall 411 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ANNOUNCEMENTS Practice Faculty Interviews with Roger Chalkley: In the months of December, January, and February on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8am, Roger Chalkley is offering to help postdocs who are currently interviewing for research faculty jobs by doing an individual practice interview session. Please email [email protected]to sign up and register for a date. The Spring 2018 ASPIRE Modules have been announced. Check out the offerings! Paying Uncle Sam: Understanding Taxes for Stipends, Grants & Fellowships: Are you a graduate student or postdoc with tax questions? Unsure of how your fellowship is taxed? Wondering about which tax credits and deductions should you can take advantage of this tax season? On Thursday, January 18, come and have your tax questions answered by CPAs Briana Mullenax and Cindy Anderson, senior managers of Lattimore, Black, Morgan, & Cain. Volunteer with Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS), an outreach program that's available fall and spring semester. The organization goes to local middle schools with quick lessons to teach students an introduction to various subjects in science EdgeforScholars.org is awarding $1,000 for travel to Translational Science 2018 to the author of the most viewed blog post between now and February 13, 2018. This spring, online courses through CIRTL will be running 5 courses, 7 workshops, 5 drop-in event series and 2 stand-alone events, 1 MOOC, 1 face-to-face teaching institute, and 1 online community of practice. If you've never checked out CIRTL, now's a good time!
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December 11, 2017
EVENTS OF THE FORTNIGHT
CV/Resume DropIn Clinic Every Wednesday • 12:30-1:30pm • Light Hall 340
Cancelled on Dec 27 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development
ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: How to Give a Chalk Talk Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Anne Kenworthy, PhD; Chris Wright, D. Phil
Thursday, December 14 • 3:00-4:00pm • Light Hall 411 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Practice Faculty Interviews with RogerChalkley: In the months of December, January,and February on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at8am, Roger Chalkley is offering to help postdocs whoare currently interviewing for research faculty jobsby doing an individual practice interviewsession. Please email [email protected] tosign up and register for a date.
The Spring 2018 ASPIRE Modules have beenannounced. Check out the offerings!
Paying Uncle Sam: Understanding Taxes for Stipends, Grants & Fellowships: Are you agraduate student or postdoc with tax questions? Unsure of how your fellowship is taxed? Wonderingabout which tax credits and deductions should you can take advantage of this tax season? OnThursday, January 18, come and have your tax questions answered by CPAs Briana Mullenax andCindy Anderson, senior managers of Lattimore, Black, Morgan, & Cain.
Volunteer with Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS), an outreach programthat's available fall and spring semester. The organization goes to local middle schools with quicklessons to teach students an introduction to various subjects in science
EdgeforScholars.org is awarding $1,000 for travel to Translational Science 2018 to the author ofthe most viewed blog post between now and February 13, 2018.
This spring, online courses through CIRTL will be running 5 courses, 7 workshops, 5 drop-in eventseries and 2 stand-alone events, 1 MOOC, 1 face-to-face teaching institute, and 1 online community ofpractice. If you've never checked out CIRTL, now's a good time!
Learn more about the management consulting firm BCG and what they want current applicantsto know.
The Caspar Wistar Fellow Program is looking for two postdcs for faculty positions.Applications will be evaluated by January 29, 2018.
Apply for the AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship which is open fromOctober 16-January 15.
MODULE ANNOUNCEMENT
The BRET Office of Career Development is now accepting applications for the following ASPIREModules for Spring 2018:
Creating Effective Scientific Talks and Delivering Them with Confidence Practical Strategies for Strong Writing STEM Teaching in K-12 Schools
Applications are now open. Deadline for these modules is Friday, January 5. Please go to theASPIRE Modules webpage for more details on each module as well as how to apply.
UPCOMING EVENTS
CV/Resume DropIn Clinic Every Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm Light Hall 340 Cancelled on Dec 27 Sponsored by the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment
ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: Howto Give a Chalk Talk Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Anne Kenworthy,PhD; Chris Wright, D. Phil
Thursday, December 14 3:00-4:00pm Light Hall 411 Sponsored by the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment
Practice Faculty Interviews with Roger Chalkley In the months of December, January, and February on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8am,Roger Chalkley is offering to help postdocs who are currently interviewing for research faculty jobs bydoing an individual practice interview session. Please email [email protected] to sign upand register for a date.
Spring 2018 ASPIRE Module Deadline: Friday, January 5
2018 Save the Date
ASPIRE to Connect: Monday, March 12
2018 Annual Career Symposium: Friday, June 1
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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If you would like to advertise an open job or postdoc position in the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment newsletter, please post the opportunity through our webform or contact KateStuart. We welcome submissions from faculty, alumni, postdocs, students, and thecommunity.
Local Opportunities
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab of Maureen Gannon,Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,TN
Data Scientist, axialHealthcare, Nashville, TN
Medical Science Liaison, IpsenBiopharmaceuticals, Inc, Nashville, TN
Other Opportunities
Postdoctoral Fellow, Capell Lab, University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Research Biologist, FDA/Food and DrugAdministration, Silver Spring, MD
Scientific Reviewer, FDA/Food and DrugAdministration, Silver Spring, MD
Product Marketing Manager, Phase Genomics,Seattle, WA
Adjunct Lab Instructor, Microbiology,Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
Adjunct Lab Instructor, Cell Biology, GettsyburgCollege, Gettysburg, PA
Assistant Professor, Cellular and MolecularPhysiology, The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, AL
Global Change Center Coordinator, VirginiaTech, Blacksburg, VA
Antibiotic Resistance Project, Pew CharitableTrusts, Washington DC
Scientific Program Manager, Brain Initiative,Global Solutions Network Inc, Bethesda, MD
Research Scientist, Genomic TechnologyDevelopment, Phase Genomics, Seattle, WA
