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Highlight: The Harvard Biotech Club Career Fair


The Harvard Biotech Club Career Fair is open to all who are seeking jobs in various science-related sectors. The fair will include panel discussions, company presentations, and company recruiting tables from the fields of biotech, pharma, consulting, patent law, and more. While the fair is run by the Harvard Biotechnology Club, it is open to all Boston and Cambridge educational intuitions and the entire community as a whole.

For more information, check out this year's schedule and list of participating companies. Click here for more information and to register.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 12-5:30 PM
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, New Research Building, Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA

Notices

Free Webinar - How to Successfully Apply for Federal Fellowships
During the 90-minute session, experts panelists will share tips on successfully applying for federal fellowships and traineeships. Panelists from NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, the NIH and the NSF will attend. Access the webinar here, using event password: 8sHU24T@. Wednesday, August 24 from 1-2:30 PM.

Your One Page Guide to Rigor and Reproducibility
The NIH has developed a one-page guide to explain how to address rigor and reproducibility in your NIH application.

Change in NSF GRFP Solicitation for 2017
New doctoral students: there has been a change in the submission guidelines for NSF GRFP grants: NSF will limit students to one application, submitted in either their first or second year of graduate school. Please see here for details.

Career Tip Central

What: ASBMB Today's Special Section on Education
Who Runs It: ASBMB Today, a monthly publication distributed to all members of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
What It Offers: A collection of articles that highlight different facets of career building and reflection for yourself and those you mentor.
Why It's Worth Checking Out: You can gain insight into teaching undergraduates, learn about some smartphone games that teach scientific concepts, and get insight into STEM-focused gap years.

Postdoc Opportunity

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in STEM Education - Academy for Teaching and Learning - Baylor University - Waco, TX

The Fellow will teach introductory-level STEM courses and develop and implement programs to enhance STEM education, and may also conduct research on STEM pedagogy, contribute to STEM curriculum development and redesign, initiate and/or manage grant proposals for external funding in STEM disciplines, conduct research on teaching and learning in STEM courses, create materials for STEM educators, and provide training for teaching assistants and/or graduate student instructors of record.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate effectiveness in teaching, articulate strong interests in education research, show proficiency with grant writing, have excellent oral and written communication skills, and articulate relevant research questions and directions of inquiry in his or her field. For more information, please view the job posting.

Career Position

Deputy Director Medical Science Liaison - Sanofi Pasteur - Remote location

The Medical Science Liaison's (MSL) primary function is field-based scientific exchange with key physicians and health care providers. The position requires a high degree of vaccine related technical expertise in the areas of product knowledge, product development, immunology, and clinical development. The purpose of the position is to provide the Company a conduit to key thought leaders in order to develop rapport, educate, and advocate for uptake and utilization of vaccines and to obtain appropriate feedback regarding Company action plans.

Advanced degree required: (PhD, PharmD preferred) in Health Science or Science fields of study and 5+ years’ experience in related Health Science or Science area required. For more information, please view the job posting.

Postdoc Funding Opportunities

NIH - NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Fellows (K22)
Application Deadline: October 12, 2016

National Science Foundation - Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
Application Deadline: November 1, 2016

American Museum of Natural History - Richard Gilder Graduate School -- Postdoctoral Fellowships
Application Deadline: November 15, 2016

American Association of University Women - American Fellowships: Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship--Dissertation Fellowship--Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grant
Application Deadline: November 15, 2016

See more postdoc funding opportunities

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Soros (Paul & Daisy) Fellowships for New Americans
Application Deadline: November 1, 2016

American Association of University Women - Career Development Grants
Application Deadline: December 15, 2016

American Philosophical Society - Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Application Deadline: February 1, 2017

North Carolina Sea Grant - John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Application Deadline: February 10, 2017

See more graduate student funding opportunities