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Rebecca Lopez

Postdoc Preview – UM Med School Postdoc Recruitment event

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The University of Michigan Medical School will host its next postdoctoral recruitment event,  Postdoc Preview, October 10-11, 2019. 

Postdoc Preview introduces upper-level graduate students in the biomedical sciences to the excellent research and training opportunities at the University of Michigan. During a fully-funded visit, recruits interview with two or more prospective mentors, learn about NIH-funded training programs, and network with current postdocs (tentative schedule here). Applicants are selected from a national pool of highly qualified individuals who expect to complete their thesis research over the course of the next year and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents or be currently enrolled in a U.S. graduate institution. The UMMS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs sponsors and manages the logistics of their visit.

Applications for the event can be found at https://postdocpreview.smapply.io/.

Deadline: August 5, 2019.
Please contact postdocoffice@med.umich.edu with questions.

2019 Chemistry-Biology Interface Summer Retreat

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The Fellows of the Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant will host the 2019 Chemistry-Biology Interface Summer Retreat on Friday, July 26th, at the University of the Sciences.  The symposium will take place from 9:30am – 5:15pm, and will include breakfast, lunch, and a reception during the afternoon poster session. They are currently accepting abstract submissions for short (20 min) oral presentations as well as poster presentations from graduate students and postdocs. Talks and posters may cover any topic within Chemistry and Biology.

The keynote speakers this year are Martin Wuhr from Princeton, Daniel Hebert from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Ralph Kleiner from Princeton.

Please register using the following link: https://forms.gle/f6atE2q3ncyP2PsKA

You can visit the CBI website (https://www.med.upenn.edu/cbit32/) for information on past symposia.

Please also mark your calendars for the CBI Fall Symposium, scheduled for Friday November 15th, 2019.

Outreach Event: PGWISE + Refugee Health Partners Summer Science Carnival

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For the past four years, PGWISE and Refugee Health Partners (Jefferson) have partnered to put on a day of science fun for 150 kids in the Migrant Worker Education Program. This program serves to supplement and enhance education of migrant worker and refugee children in the South Philadelphia community. Join PGWISE to take them through a day of slime, balloon cars, and more!

WHEN: Thursday, July 18th, 9 am – 3 pm
WHERE: Taggart Elementary School, 4th and Porter in South Philly

SIGN UP HERE! 
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Kelsey at kkaeding@pennmedicine.upenn.edu and Megan at meganfr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

EE Just: Janssen Company Recruitment Visit

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Join E.E. Just for a Q&A session, to learn more about the Janssen Post-Doctoral Program. The session will feature Jennifer F. Nemeth, Ph.D., SCPM and Brenda Salantes, Ph.D. (Janssen Post-Doc and UPenn CAMB alum). Lunch from Real Food Eatery will be served!

July 1, 2019, 12-1 PM
Smilow Center for Translational Research, Room 11-145
RSVP: https://forms.gle/9XfdZLfDq7KKnHDA7

Nature: Negotiating your job offer or postdoc position

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This article shares a conversation between Nature Careers and Joshua Weiss – negotiation expert and a senior fellow of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Whether in academia, industry, or elsewhere, it’s important to negotiate with prospective employers. However, perceptions of a power imbalance may make it difficult to do so. Weiss explains:

People also tend to focus on worst-case scenarios—to think that they’ll lose the postdoc, or harm the relationship, if they negotiate. But when you’re in that situation, it’s important to remember that they made an offer to you. They’re sitting with you for a reason. They’re not sitting with the other 50 candidates; they’re sitting with you. We tend not to remind ourselves of those things, to remind ourselves of our own worth.

 Katie Langin, Science

The interview also covers broad negotiation concepts, tips, and pitfalls to avoid. Read more here.

ASCB: “Five ways to get involved in community science outreach”

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The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) provides five key pieces of advice for graduate students looking to become more involved in science outreach. The skills one gains as an advocate for science (communication, organization, leadership, and more) are applicable to any number of careers. Of course, there are other great benefits to science outreach. The author explains:

Discussing science with friends and neighbors can give them a better sense of what you and other scientists really do—science can seem very technical and confusing to non-specialists. Finally, talking big picture science can also remind you, the specialist, that science is fun! It’s a reminder that many of us need after another day of troubleshooting experiments.

(Via ASCB)

Read more here.