Management and Business Module now open!
Management and Business Module now open!
November 13, 2017
BRET Office of Career Development
  EVENTS OF THE FORTNIGHT
ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows:
What to Expect from a Faculty Position Interview

Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Todd Graham, PhD; and Andrea Page-McCaw, PhD
Thursday, November 16 • 3:00-4:00pm • Light Hall 407

Internship Deadline: Monday, November 20
Insight Genetics Part-Time Paid Internship, Nashville, TN

CV/Resume Drop-In Clinic
Wednesdays • 12:30-1:30pm • Light Hall 340
Cancelled on Nov 22 and Dec 27
  ANNOUNCEMENTS
The award-winning BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE module – Management and Business Principles for Scientists – is now taking applications for the spring semester.  It is ideal for trainees interested in:
  1. independent research careers in industry or academia (running a research lab in academia is often compared to owning a small business).
  2. scientific or management careers in academic core facilities or contract research organizations.
  3. any career outside the lab which requires business acumen! 
Apply soon! Deadline is December 4.
 
The next PhD Career Connections will focus on Project Management and Research Administration, featuring two speakers from VICTR. Join us Thursday, November 30.
 
Don’t miss the December’s PhD Career Connections featuring alumnus Ines Macias-Perez, who will speak about Pre-clinical and Clinical Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Dr. Macias-Perez is the Senior Scientist of Product Development at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals.
   
R-Ladies student organization is hosting “Introduction to purr” today, November 13, at 6pm, in the VUMC Biostats Conference room. Learn more here.

VU Alumna Lindsey Morris will be speaking at the Greater Nashville Healthcare Analytics Meetup on November 14. Hear her talk, Crafting Your Professional Development Toolset for a Career in Healthcare Data Science.”
 
The VUMC Clinical Neuroscience Scholars program will be accepting applications from predoctoral students whose primary mentor is in VUMC who are interested in partnering with mentors in Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery to gain clinical experience related to their thesis research.
 
The Yale Ciencia Academy is a FREE year-long (January - December) program to provide graduate students with opportunities for mentoring, peer support and networking; to develop skills important for career advancement; and to contribute to their communities through science outreach.
 
The BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is now accepting applications for the 2018 Scholars of Excellence Program to support recent PhD or MD graduates in conducting clinical and translational research with the intent to develop future leaders in child health research.
 
Join members of the TMC Innovation Institute to learn more about the Biodesign Fellowship program, get details on the recruitment process, and ask questions.
   
Apply for the AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship which is open from October 16-January 15.
  INTERNSHIP CORNER
The ASPIRE Program along with the Office of Career Development is excited to offer ASPIRE Internships. If interested in any of these opportunities, please email Ashley Brady to set up a brief meeting to discuss your interest.

ASPIRE Part-Time Paid Internship: Insight Genetics Intern, Nashville (Deadline is Monday, November 20)

Let Ashley Brady know if you have questions that aren't addressed in our ASPIRE Internship FAQs page. For more information, including eligibility requirements, please visit the internship page.

  UPCOMING EVENTS
CV/Resume Drop-In Clinic
Every Wednesday
12:30-1:30pm
Light Hall 340
Cancelled on Nov 22 and Dec 27
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development

ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: What to Expect from a Faculty Position Interview
Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Todd Graham, PhD; and Andrea Page-McCaw, PhD
Thursday, November 16
3:00-4:00pm
Light Hall 407
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development

PhD Career Connections: Project Management and Research Administration
Featuring Julie Field, PhD, and Jana Shirey-Rice, PhD, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)
Thursday, November 30
10:00-11:00am
Light Hall 202
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development
​Registration is requested
     

PhD Career Connections: Pre-clinical and Clinical Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Featuring Ines Macias-Perez, PhD, Senior Scientist of Product Development, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Thursday, December 7
10:45-11:45am
Light Hall 512
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development
Registration is requested

ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: How to Give a Chalk Talk
Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Anne Kenworthy, PhD; Chris Wright, D. Phil
Thursday, December 14
3:00-4:00pm
Light Hall 411
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development 
  JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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