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Rebecca Lopez

The Art of Grant Writing: 03/31 @ Noon!

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The Institute of Regenerative Medicine is hosting a special “Socially Distanced Seminar (SDS)” on Tuesday, March 31 at noon featuring Leslie King, Ph.D., the Scientific Director for Grant Development for the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. King is an accomplished grant writer who will be walking us through some strategies for putting together appealing applications. This should be a very relevant talk for the many of us at home working on grants right now, especially trainees!

Call information is below. Additional details can be found on the SDS Page.

Meeting URL: https://bluejeans.com/563102678
Meeting ID: 563 102 678

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Phone “Drop-Ins” with Penn Career Services

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In place of walk-ins, Career Services is offering a variety of phone and web appointments, which students can schedule through Handshake. These include the option for same-day, 15-minute appointments with a career adviser. New appointment times open up every day at 9:15 AM ET. To schedule an appointment, sign in to Handshake and click the “Career Center” tab near the top right corner.

Twitter users can also follow @PennCareerJobs, a daily automated feed that highlights new job posts. And be sure you’ve customized your email settings in Handshake to receive a weekly newsletter featuring jobs and resources tailored to you! Detailed instructions on how to do so are available here.

Postdoc Opportunity – Treisman Lab, Crick Institute

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The Treisman Lab is seeking a highly motivated, bright and creative, and skilled postdoc with experience in gene regulation, signalling and biochemistry. The project will investigate how transcriptional activation by the MRTF transcriptional coactivators is controlled by their interaction with G-actin in different settings.

The lab usually comprises 2-3 postdoctoral research fellows and 2-3 graduate students, supported by 3 postdoctoral level research assistants.

Please see the attached flyer. For more information visit: https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/researchers-t-u/richard-treisman/

Closing date for applications is April 16, 2020. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype.

Summer Data Science Fellowship Opportunity

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The Data Incubator’s Summer 2020 Data Science Fellowship application is open!

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome.

Locations: You can attend our program in:

  • New York City
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Washington, DC.
  • Online

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship/apply.html

Session Dates: 2020-06-29 – 2020-08-21
Early Deadline: 2020-04-03
Regular Deadline: 2020-05-02
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.

Data Science in 30 minutes: Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast. Signup soon as space is limited.

Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review

Novartis Innovation Fellowship – Call for Applications

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Applications are open for the Novartis Innovation Fellowship until April 14 in Cambridge, MA and April 24 in Basel, Switzerland.

The Novartis Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship offers aspiring drug hunters a unique opportunity to join our teams at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the innovation engine of Novartis. Mentored by experienced NIBR scientists, Innovation Fellows will gain first-hand experience in the design and development of breakthrough therapies and innovative technologies. We are looking for Innovation Fellows who will harness their scientific creativity and natural curiosity to help bring transformative treatments to patients.

Program highlights

  • Program duration: 2-3 years
  • Mentorship & access to technology: Innovation Fellows will drive a multi-year research project under the mentorship of distinguished NIBR scientists and have access to NIBR state-of-the-art technology platforms to achieve their research goals 
  • Curriculum: at the start of their Fellowship, Innovation Fellows will attend a comprehensive training series (boot camp), including dedicated courses covering the fundamentals of drug discovery and development as well as a communication skill workshop
  • Short-term rotations: Innovation Fellows will participate in a tailored rotation schedule in both scientific and business-related disciplines to broaden their exposure and skillset 
  • Fireside chats with local leading scientists and entrepreneurs 
  • Community: Innovation Fellows will join our vibrant postdoctoral community for dedicated events, including the monthly postdoctoral seminars and our annual Research Day Symposium 

Who are the Innovation Fellows?

  • Early-career scientists (MD and/or PhD), with terminal degree received within the last 3 years (students graduating in the next 5 months are eligible to apply)
  • Dedicated to translating scientific discoveries into medicines that improve human health 
  • All scientific and technical disciplines welcome (biology, chemical biology, chemistry, computational and data sciences, and more)
  • Strong publication record or other scientific achievements (i.e. awards, patents) 
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and boundless curiosity

How to Apply

  • We will accept applications from February 14 to April 14, 2020 for our Cambridge, MA site and from February 20 to April 24, 2020 for our Basel site 
  • Please submit your CV and cover letter for consideration and include a potential area of unmet medical need where you believe you could make an impact 
  • All applications will be evaluated by a review team comprised of NIBR discipline experts
  • Candidates selected as finalists will be invited to our Cambridge, MA or Basel campus for an all-day interview in June 2020. New Innovation Fellows will start in September 2020

Apply – Cambridge
Apply – Basel

If you have any questions, please contact us at nibr.postdoc@novartis.com

3M, “Raising Influence in Science and Engineering”

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R.I.S.E.
Raising Influence in Science and Engineering  
Date: June 8-10, 2020 
Location: St Paul, MN
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020

3M R.I.S.E is primarily intended to introduce emerging female and/or underrepresented science and engineering graduate talent to the wide range of rewarding careers in research and development at one of the world’s most recognized innovation companies.

To learn more and apply, visit: go.3M.com/3MRISE