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Highlight: RI Researchers Invited to Improve their Poster Presentations at Free Workshop
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How can you design a scientific poster that effectively conveys your research and captures the attention of a passerby at a busy scientific conference? On a more basic level, how can you communicate scientific data through compelling visualizations?
With support from the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR , the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography's Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting is partnering with the Rhode Island School of Design to hold a SciComm Exchange and mini workshop for Rhode Island researchers on Thursday, November 13, 2014, from 12:00 - 3:00 PM, at The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab, 13 Waterman Street, Providence.
12:00 - 1:00 PM (lunch included): SciComm Exchange
Experts will discuss techniques for creating compelling visualizations of scientific data, including large and complex data sets, for scientific and non-scientific audiences. Participants will have an opportunity to have informal conversations with experts and their peers about their communication challenges.
1:00 - 3:00 PM: Mini Workshop
Workshop speakers will share tips for designing clear and engaging conference posters using traditional tools and interactive media. Participants will have an opportunity to work, hands-on, with design experts from RISD to improve their approaches toward creating scientific posters.
The workshop is free and open to natural and social science faculty, research staff, and graduate students from colleges and universities throughout Rhode Island. RISD faculty and graduate students interested in applying design tools to communicate science are also encouraged to attend.
Space is limited, so register here by November 7!
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Notices
IMSD Seminar Series: Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, U. Maryland
The IMSD Seminar Series and iBSHS Lecture Series present
Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, Professor of Health Administration and Director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity, University of Maryland School of Public Health. Dr. Thomas will give a talk entitled “Toward a 4th Generation of Disparities Research to Achieve Health Equity”. TODAY Friday, October 24, 12:00 - 1:00 PM at 121 South Main Street, Room 245.
Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention
The National Institute on Drug Abuse will once again hold the Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention in association with the Society for Neuroscience Meeting on November 14, 2014. Additional information, including registration information can be found at the event's website. Registration closes October 31.
NOT-OD-14-137: Notice to Discontinue the Requirement for Additional Educational Information for F32 Applications
The following additional educational information is no longer required: "A description of the resources available to the applicant including the availability of such resources as might be associated with an Office of Postdoctoral Affairs." However, applicants are encouraged to provide any information on resources that are available at Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (or the equivalent) under the Other Project Information Form, Facilities & Other Resources attachment. Read Notice NOT-OD-14-137 for more information.
Gain Teaching Experience Through Brown's SPS
The School of Professional Studies welcomes new course proposals from faculty, graduate students, postdocs and adjuncts for new non-credit courses for pre-college students (Summer-on campus and Online) and for credit-bearing Summer Session courses. Submit prior to November 1, 2014. For more information, visit http://brown.edu/professional/faculty. Instructors who have taught previously for SPS and are interested in offering their course again, email cecourses@brown.edu.
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Postdoc Opportunity
Postdoctoral Position in Structural Biology/Signal Transduction - NIEHS - Research Triangle Park, NC
A postdoctoral position is available in the Nucleolar Integrity group in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways, which regulate eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis. Additional information about the group can be found at its website.
Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent with less than five years of postdoctoral experience and a strong background in structural biology, biochemistry and/or molecular biology. Experience with standard molecular biology techniques, protein expression and protein purification is required. Prior experience with crystallography, yeast genetics and/or working with RNA is preferred.
For more information and application instructions, please view the job posting.
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Career Positions
Tenure Track Biology Faculty (2 Openings) - Salve Regina University - Newport, RI
The Department of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Salve Regina University is seeking applicants for:
1. A broadly trained microbiologist. This is an assistant professor tenure-track position starting in the 2015-16 academic year. Teaching duties would include participation in our introductory microbiology courses for biology and nursing majors, upper level courses in the applicant’s area of expertise, in addition to core curriculum science courses for non-majors. The development of an externally funded research program working with undergraduates is expected.
2. An integrative biologist working on the physiological aspects of behavior in animal systems. This is an assistant professor tenure-track position starting in the 2015-16 academic year. Teaching duties are expected to include participation in our General Biology course for majors, upper level courses in the applicant’s area of expertise that may include comparative anatomy, animal physiology, in addition to core curriculum science courses for non-majors. The development of an externally funded research program working with undergraduates is expected.
The successful candidate(s) must have an earned Ph.D. in a related area of biology by time of hire. Teaching and postdoctoral research experience is preferred by not mandatory. Candidate must be strongly committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching, academic advising, and developing a program of independent research that includes mentoring original undergraduate research. They should also have an ability to communicate effectively in speaking and writing, to use technology effectively in teaching and learning, and to work collaboratively. For more details and application instructions, please view the job posting.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management - CSU Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
California State University Channel Islands (CI) invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM). The ESRM Program seeks an energetic colleague interested in making substantial contributions to its growing program. As such, the candidate should have a strong record of teaching, research, and service (or be able to provide strong evidence of their promise in each of those areas). We are particularly interested in candidates with two or more of the following disciplinary interests: hydrology/watershed science, land use planning, coastal restoration, environmental policy, sustainability, with the integration of geographic information science.
More important than specific disciplinary interests are the candidate's broader qualifications. The candidate should have strong methodological skills with experience or substantial interest in community-based research. CI promotes interdisciplinary inquiry, community engagement, service learning, and an international focus; candidates are expected to share those commitments. The Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or a closely related field is required by time of appointment. For more details 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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