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Highlight: Young Scholars Conference for STEM & Brain Science at Brown
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Brown University is hosting its first Young Scholars Conference on September 25 & 26, aimed at providing guidance and mentoring for STEM women scholars who are preparing to enter the workforce. This conference focuses on scholars whose work intersects with brain science. Participants will have an opportunity to add to their professional STEM network and strengthen their presentation and interview skills; additionally, the YSC committee expects that you will present a poster of your research. Connie Cepko (Harvard) will deliver the keynote address and Brown faculty members from multiple disciplines will participate.
YSC is a collaborative effort hosted by Brown’s Office of Institutional Diversity, Brown Institute for Brain Science (BIBS), Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWiSE)*, and Brown’s Provost Office.
The application deadline for participants has been extended to August 31, 2015. Space is limited, so please fill out the application today. You may also visit the YSC's website for the most up-to-date schedule information, or contact Dean Liza Cariaga-Lo with questions.
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Notices
Elsevier Advancing Women Postdocs Clearinghouse
The Elsevier Advancing Women Postdocs Clearinghouse lists the mentoring, career, and professional development programs and resources that professional associations and societies offer in their annual meetings, on the web, and within informal or formal settings. Click here to see examples of these programs and to find out what's available in the groups with which you may be associated.
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Career Tip Central
What: The Elsevier Publishing Campus
Who Runs It: The Elsevier Publishing Campus is brought to you by Elsevier, the renowned publisher of thousands of scholarly journal and book titles.
What It Offers: The Elsevier Publishing Campus is an online platform offering free lectures, interactive training and professional advice. For those who commit to using the resources to dive in-depth into a topic, for each interactive training module or online seminar completed you will receive a certificate from Elsevier.
Why It's Worth Checking Out: The Campus is divided into 6 Colleges with different themes: skills training, research solutions, career planning, big ideas, networking, and recommended organizations. Each College is filled with relevant videos, articles, self-assessments, brochures, mini-courses, and more. This is a great way to build your skill set and expand your understanding of publishing in academia at your own pace, for free!
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Postdoc Opportunity
Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute - Santa Fe, NM
The Santa Fe Institute is currently accepting applications for the Santa Fe Institute's Omidyar Fellowship — an interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship with an extraordinary amount of freedom and autonomy. The Santa Fe Institute's research spans the growing field of complex systems. This includes:
• scaling and growth in cities
• social, biological, and technological networks
• phase transitions in search and optimization
• quantum computing and computational complexity
• major transitions in evolution, and the origin of life
SFI has postdocs, faculty, and visitors in fields ranging from Computer Science, Economics, and Physics to Biology, Ecology, and Anthropology. In addition to a competitive salary, Omidyar Fellows receive discretionary research funds for travel, visitors, and other research costs. The Fellowship lasts up to three years, and past Fellows have an excellent track record of obtaining faculty positions at top-tier institutions.
Requirements include a PhD in any discipline (or expected PhD by September 2016), strong computational and quantitative skills, an exemplary academic record, a proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively, a demonstrated interest in multidisciplinary research, and evidence of the ability to think outside traditional paradigms. Applications will be acceptable through November 1, 2015. For more information and details on how to apply, please view the job posting.
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Career Position
Faculty in Neuroscience - University of Chicago
The University of Chicago's Grossman Institute for Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior and the Department of Neurobiology seek to recruit tenure-track faculty. The University of Chicago is currently engaged in a major expansion in neuroscience, and offers a rich intellectual environment that includes a strong translational neuroscience community and affiliations with Argonne National Laboratory and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. They are particularly interested in investigators employing novel approaches to understand the functions of neuronal circuits and their connection to behaviors. Appointments can be made at any rank from Assistant Professor to Professor.
All candidates must have a doctoral degree in neuroscience or a closely related field. Applicants must have at least two years of postdoctoral training and demonstrated potential for obtaining independent research support. Applicants must apply online by uploading a CV, a statement of research objectives, and the names and contact information for three references. Submission of three recent peer reviewed publications is highly recommended, but not required. Application review will begin October 1, 2015. For more information and details on how to apply, please view the job posting.
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Postdoc Funding Opportunities
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Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
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