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Highlight: NIH The Clinical and Translational Research Course for PhD Students
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The NIH Clinical Center invites graduate students to apply to the Clinical and Translational Research Course for PhD Students, to be held July 11-22, 2016 at the NIH main campus in Bethesda, MD. The purpose of the course is to demonstrate the role of PhD scientists in clinical and translational research, provide an overview and examples of how basic science and clinical observations lead to translational research, and increase awareness and access to PhD role models, research resources, and potential career opportunities at the NIH.
This training is offered by the Clinical Center at no cost. Participants are responsible for their travel and lodging.
The application deadline is March 30, 2016. To apply, please visit the event's website; for more information, please e-mail the NIH Clinical Center Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education.
July 11-22, 2016
National Institutes of Health Main Campus
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Notices
Insight Health Data Science Fellows Program Info Session
Interested in a career in data that integrates your passion for the sciences? Come learn about the Insight Health Data Science Fellows Program . Through this fellowship, PhDs and MDs learn to explore health data (genomics, medical records/claims, quantified self, etc.) and build data solutions for biotech, hospitals, pharma and healthcare industries. The program consists of 7 weeks of full-time, tuition-free project-based learning and mentorship. The application deadline for the June 2016 session in Boston is March 31. Information Session
is Tuesday, March 1 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Science Center, Sciences Library, 3rd Floor, Room 315, 201 Thayer Street. Please contact Kate_Duggan@brown.edu with questions.
GCC Sponsored Virtual Career Fair to be held March 2
The Virtual Career Fair (VCF) is a one-day online career fair for PhD & Master’s students, postdocs, and alumni that offers the opportunity to connect with employers. These employers represent a range of career fields (review hiring details here). They are all seeking advanced-degree candidates. This year’s VCF will be on March 2, 2016. Attend the fair from anywhere! Click here for details and to register.
Grantsmanship for Postdocs: Navigating the K99/R00 Award
This e-briefing from the New York Academy of Sciences features a presentation by Jaime S. Rubin from Columbia University and a panel discussion with postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who have successfully applied for K99/R00 funding.
The Latest Issue of NIH Peer Review Notes
Read NIH Peer Review Notes to learn more about: NIH Budget Boost and the Impact on Peer Review; Do’s and Don’ts for the New NIH Biosketch; CSR Posts Webinar Videos for New Applicants and University Research Administrators; Job Jump: from Academia to NIH; and more!
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Career Tip Central
What: Brown University Library
Who Runs It: The Brown University librarians, who specialize in certain disciplines (see the list here).
What It Offers: In addition to access to print and digital publications, the Library offers a variety of workshops on how to find grants and manage research data. Librarians also make available resource guides to help you find what you need.
Why It's Worth Checking Out: The workshops are offered year-round and repeated often, in case you cannot attend one date; the resource guides help you find quality content quickly; and the support of the librarians themselves in empowering you to manage and archive your voluminous data can help you focus more on your science.
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Postdoc Opportunity
Postdoctoral Researchers - Molecular Pharmacology, Diabetes, and Aging - Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, NY
Positions of postdoctoral fellow or research scientist are available in Dr. Dongsheng Cai's laboratory in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Diabetes Research Center, and Institute of Aging, at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Cai's laboratory has persistent interest in studying: (1) brain mechanisms of aging, lifespan and longevity control at cellular and animal (rodents, drosophila and C. elegans) levels; (2) neural mechanisms of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease; (3) biology of neuropeptides, neural stem cells and microRNAs; (4) neural inflammation and immunology; (5) epigenetics, especially DNA methylation analysis.
Candidates should have completed PhD training or equivalent, and have independent research abilities, strong research interest, ambitious scientific goals, self motivation, and the willingness and skills to work collaboratively in a team. He/she will be provided with sufficient supports and freedom to ask fundamental research questions and develop innovative research projects. For more information and application instructions, please view the job posting.
See more postdoc opportunities
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Career Position
Assistant Professor - Biological Sciences/Genetics - Fairleigh Dickinson University - Teaneck, NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor of biology with expertise in genetics. Natural Sciences majors and minors pursue concentrations in a variety of fields such as biology, human physiology, molecular biology, environmental sciences and marine biology. The ability to teach across those fields is an asset. The selected candidate will be expected to teach a broad variety of sciences courses and laboratories in the department including general biology for majors, genetics, molecular genetics, informatics and non-major students (typically 4/4 load); develop collaboration with faculty within the department; pursue a scholarly research agenda that leads to peer-reviewed publications; advise students in their major and minor; participate in curricular revisions and development; conduct learning outcomes assessment; and more.
Required Qualifications include: a PhD in a Biological Science-related discipline in hand at the time of appointment (strong preference given to degrees in Genetic or Molecular Biology); demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels; expertise in developing student based research; ongoing research in the area of Genetics, with the use of Drosophila melanogaster or other small invertebrate organisms as model organism. 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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