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Highlight: 1st Quarterly Cookie Hour
On Tuesday, September 20, start your day with Cookies, Coffee, and OGPS at our 1st Quarterly Cookie Hour!
This casual drop-in event will be held in BioMed Center Room 202 (the Purple Palace) between 8-10 am. Staff from OGPS (BioMed Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) will be there to greet you, and you'll have the chance to ask questions, share concerns, and tell us what events and resources you’d like to see offered. We will also be raffling off some awesome science-themed prizes! All BioMed graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend this entirely FREE event.
Don't work in the BioMed Center? Come by anyway, and keep a lookout for subsequent Cookie Hours in December, March, and June in different campus locations. See you next week!
Tuesday, September 20, 8-10 am
BioMed Center Room 202 (Purple Palace), 171 Meeting Street
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Notices
F-Series Fellowship Submission Info Session
Are you planning to submit an NRSA F-Series Fellowship for the upcoming December 8 deadline? Could you use some guidance in preparing your application? Presented by Justine Allen, PhD, Training Grant Manager in OGPS, this session will give a fellowship overview, review program announcement vs. instructions, identify available resources, and go over timelines and administrative contacts. This session is open to all BioMed graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff. Space is limited--please register here. Thursday, September 29 from 12-1 PM in J. Walter Wilson, Room 302, 69 Brown Street.
YSC Keynote Talks -- Today and Tomorrow!
GWiSE's Fall Young Scholars Conference (YSC) starts today! All are invited to the two Keynote talks: Nicole Renaud, PhD (Novartis) presenting a talk on her career path: How the 1920's influenced my career. TODAY, Friday, September 16 at 1 PM in the Crystal Room, Alumnae Hall. Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD (Cornell University) presenting a research talk: Biomedical Approaches to Disease Intervention: The Mechanobiology of Atherosclerosis and Cancer. Saturday, September 17 at 9 AM in Pembroke 305.
Nerd Nite - September 21
Nerd Nite is a monthly meeting of nerds who love to hear about new ideas in a chill environment. This month, we'll have talks about hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and drug delivery from members of the Brown community, Shaina Stacey and Sayan Samanta. Free with your Brown ID, $5 without. Email nerdniteri@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list or with any questions. Wednesday, September 21, 5:30-7:30 PM at AS220, 95 Mathewson Street, Unit 204, Providence.
Coffee Break Science: Communicating Science to Society
The goal of this symposium is to provide training and discuss strategies for communicating science to the general public in a clear, engaging, and accessible manner. Please register here. Saturday September 24 from 9:30 AM-4:30 PM in Smith-Buonanno Hall Room 106, 95 Cushing Street.
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Career Tip Central
What: The Vitae Vault and Chronicle Forums
Who Runs It: The Chronicle of Higher Education, one of the most trusted sources for news and opinion in the industry.
What It Offers: The Vitae Vault is a categorized listing of articles from the past few years that deal with all aspects of academic careers. The Chronicle Forums are a community space where academics can talk about issues relevant to higher education.
Why It's Worth Checking Out: Looking for advice on finding an academic job and managing your career? Planning to make the leap to a nonfaculty career? Either way, there's a mountain of useful advice to be found in Vitae's archives, written by those who've been there and done that. Also check out the Chronicle Forums for even more advice on topics ranging from The Nontenure Track to Working Abroad
to The Interview Process: 2,523,000+ posts in over 81,619 topics by 376,295 members. Start reading!
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Postdoc Opportunity
Postdoctoral Associate - Pathology - Stony Brook University School of Medicine - Stony Brook, NY
The successful candidate for this postdoctoral position in pre-clinical/translational cancer research will work on NIH-funded projects focused on studying the role of the p53 gene family in cancer and development.
PhD/MD degree in cellular/molecular biology, genetics, or biochemistry. Solid laboratory experience with cell biological, biochemical and molecular biological techniques, usage of mouse models, and proficiency in viral gene transfer and histological methods. For more information and application instructions, please view the job posting.
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Career Position
Assistant Professor of Biology - Centre College - Danville, KY
Candidates are sought for a tenure-track position to start in August 2017. Candidates should have expertise in comparative anatomy or paleontology, who could teach vertebrate morphology and its associated lab. The successful candidate would also contribute to teaching introductory biology and senior seminar. Other teaching opportunities may include first-year studies courses, natural sciences (for non-science majors), vertebrate physiology and additional classes in the candidate’s area of interest.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in the biological sciences or related field and must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship at a nationally-ranked liberal arts college. For more information and application instructions, please view the job posting.
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Postdoc Funding Opportunities
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Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
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