|
Dear Postdoctoral Community,
Happy Spring! I want to thank you for your hard work and dedication. You are an integral part of research and scholarship here at Vanderbilt. It is through your efforts that you contribute to our goal of training the next generation of scholars and leaders.
As you know, we are preparing for our annual postdoctoral awards ceremony, and I encourage you to take the time to nominate your fellow postdocs for the annual postdoc awards. Nominations close this Friday, March 11.
We will be celebrating our award nominees and winners on Tuesday, May 24th with an award ceremony and reception. We hope you will join us.
I wish you the best in your research endeavors, and please do not hesitate to reach out to OPA if we can help in any way.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Dean of the Graduate School
Centennial Professor of Sociology
| |
| Postdoc Award Nominations Close Friday, March 11
The annual postdoc awards nominations will close on Friday, March 11. The postdoc awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at 4:00 in Alumni Hall Memorial Hall. A reception will follow on the terrace. RSVP here.
For more information on the awards, to see past winners, or to nominate a postdoc or faculty mentor, visit the OPA website.
| |
|
The Wond'ry - Info Session and Tour
| |
|
The Wond’ry invites postdoctoral fellows on March 22nd, at noon to explore and learn more about our innovative space, and ways that they can be plugged into the free resources that the Wond’ry offers.
This will be held in-person on the third floor of The Wond'ry.
The Wond'ry is open to all postdocs in Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
| |
|
Smart Start Salary Negotiotion Workshop
| |
|
The AAUW Start Smart Salary Neogtional Workshop will be presented by The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center on Tuesday, March 29 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
| |
|
Scientist in the Classroom
| |
| The Vanderbilt Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach is recruiting science, math, and engineering postdocs for the Scientist in the Classroom Partnership program. The program is well suited for postdocs that are interested in a unique opportunity to engage K-12 teachers and students in weekly hands-on experiments. Selected fellows are partnered with a MNPS teacher to co-teach science lessons and experiments one day each week during the school year. A monthly stipend for the fellow’s time is awarded.
More information and the digital application can be found on the website.
| |
|
English Language Center Postdoc Workshop Series
| |
|
These three sessions are intended to provide the resources and space for international postdocs to discuss, practice, and ask questions about the postdoc experience in the US. Attendees will have opportunities to meet and interact virtually with other international postdocs, submit materials for individualized feedback, and receive supplementary materials online. Enrollment is open on a rolling basis for Spring 2022. All attendees will be enrolled in a self-guided Brightspace course.
Click here for more information and the workshop schedule.
| |
|
Academic Life Coach Corner
The Academic Life Coach is here to support you in your postdoctoral work - progress and productivity, communication and conflict coaching. Individual coaching appointments are available through the online calendar.
Upcoming Programming for Postdocs:
Peak Performance Workshop Series
- Motivation, Mindset & Effective Goal Setting: Friday, April 8, 12:00 – 1:00 PM via Zoom. Registration will be available in March.
Please see the Academic Life Coaches programming website for all info and RSVP links for these and any other programs we will be presenting!
| |
|
On March 9, Vanderbilt University is participating in the Virtual Career Expo hosted by the Graduate Career Consortium. This free online event is an opportunity for Ph.D. students, MS students, postdocs, and alumni of these programs to meet employers who specifically recruit candidates with advanced degrees. View participating employers and register at CareerEco.com/events/GCC. Facilitated by the Vanderbilt Career Center (christina.keeton@vanderbilt.edu) and the BRET Career Development ASPIRE Program (kim.petrie@vanderbilt.edu).
| |
|
Upcoming Events Hosted by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program
| |
|
Career Center Spring Programming
| |
|
The Vanderbilt University Career Center is excited for Postdoc Fellows to now have access to DoreWays. If, for some reason, you experience trouble accessing the career management portal, please contact Christina or Kayla by email.
| |
| Upcoming Leadership Workshops
| |
|
Postdoc Trainee Finance Workshop
| |
| Are you intimidated by the prospect of preparing your postdoc tax return because you are not considered an employee? Are you confused by the tax forms you received from your institution or funding agency – or the forms you didn’t? This workshop breaks down how to calculate your taxable income from your salary, stipend, fellowship, and/or grant and report your income and estimated tax paid on your tax return. It also points out the tax benefits that may or may not be available to you based on your unusual income type. The workshop is for US citizens, permanent residents, and residents for tax purposes, and comprises pre-recorded videos, worksheets, and live Q&A calls.
This workshop is intended for postdoctoral scholar, trainees (VU) or reserach fellow trainees (VUMC). Please email Faith Bishop to enroll in the self-paced modules.
| |
|
Educational Programming of the Digital Scholarship and Communication (DiSC) Office
During the second part of the spring semester, the Libraries' Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office is again offering various free lessons and workshops to help you build your technical skills. The Beginner Python lessons will introduce participants to this popular programming language and the Colab notebook platform allows learners to code in Python immediately without any installation. We are also offering a new workshop series on programming tiny microcontroller boards using CircuitPython. The GIS workshops will teach you best practices for GIS projects, map design, and fundamentals of georeferencing. There is also a new series offering an introduction to Network Analysis. All lessons are available remotely and some will also be offered in-person. For more information and registration, click here.
| |
|
|
Postdoc Spotlight: Harry Barbee, Ph.D.
Harry is a postdoc in Medicine, Health, and Sociaty as part of the LGBT Policy Lab. Read more about Harry and their research interests here.
| |
|
Save the Date: 16th Annual Postdoc Symposium
The 16th Annual Postdoc Symposium has been scheduled for Thursday, October 27, 2022. Be on the lookout for more information.
If you would like to get involved with the symposium planning committee, please email postdoc@vanderbilt.edu.
| |
|
Women's Center Spring Programming
Other March programming includes:
| |
|
Call for Volunteers!
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is currently seeking volunteers for the Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) on April 1st, 2022. Specific needs are help with running registration table, organizing participant materials and help with setting up the event.
As a thank you for your help, all volunteers will be provided lunch and a swag bag with awesome 3MT gear! Anyone who is interested in volunteering their time to coordinate logistics, help with program planning, or help 3MT run smoothly on April 1st should email Bailey (bailey.bowser@vanderbilt.edu) or Lianyan (lianyan.xu@vanderbilt.edu).
| |
|
Gordon Research Seminar on Drug Resistance
The 2022 Drug Resistance GRS will be a 2-day conference on June 25-26 immediately before the Drug Resistance GRC being held from June 26-July 1 at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI.
Poster and short talk applications are open, apply here.
| |
|
TEDxVanderbiltUniversity
TEDxVanderbiltUniversity has been scheduled for April 10, 2022. More details about the event will be announced at a later date.
| |
|
Job and Funding Opportunties
| |
|
Intellectual Nourishment: NPA SmartSkills Workshops
SmartSkills is a free, virtual course for postdocs who are members of the National Postdoc Association. Monthly classes are taught by experts and focus on building skills critical to career and personal success. Postdocs can earn a certificate by the NPA by attending 10 out of 12 skills classes.
Not a member?
NPA Affiliate Memberships are available to all postdocs.
Use this link to become a Vanderbilt Affiliate Member.
| |
|
Employee Affinity Groups
Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs) are open to all Vanderbilt employees, regardless of identity. Staff, faculty, and postdoctoral scholars who identify as part of or have a close affinity to these groups are encouraged to attend.
To learn more about Employee Affinity Groups, visit the EAG website.
| |
|
Nature Masterclass
Nature Masterclasses are developed by Nature Research and provide professional development training for researchers by drawing on the expertise of Nature Research journal editors and experts. Faculty, staff, postdocs, and students of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are free to sign up at https://masterclasses.nature.com/.
| |
|
