BGS Career Development
Making It Count!
The Society for Neuroscience interviewed Elizabeth Glover, a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina. In this article, Glover reflects on her search for a postdoc position and shares the qualities she sought in mentors, such as expertise in certain methodological approaches or success in obtaining grants. She also speaks to the importance of lab culture, networking, and female mentors in her career development path.
Read more here.
The Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) is a video series produced by iBiology that features early-career scientists giving talks about their research and discoveries. As with all iBiology videos, the YSS videos are freely available online and widely viewed by an international audience of students, scientists, educators, and the public. Speakers in the YSS series must apply by December 17, 2018 (11:59pm PT) to be selected.
Benefits
This is a unique opportunity for young scientists to develop their communication skills and showcase their work! (Via iBiology.)
Click HERE to apply for the 2019 Young Scientist Seminars! You can access a PDF version of the application HERE.
Those interested in a career in academia may find some helpful insights in this career article from the Biophysical Society. The author summarizes the various processes involved in an academic job interview. These may include a phone or Skype call, individual meetings, a research talk, a chalk-talk, or teaching a course. The author also lists characteristics of the academic institution that the interview candidate should assess, from resources available to programs promoting work-life balance.
Read more here.
The American Society for Cell Biology’s Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS) has compiled a list of career perspectives. These profiles are an excellent resource for students considering different industry careers; they provide detailed information on the various professionals’ current positions, their academic and research backgrounds, how they conducted their job search, and many other important topics. Featured interviewees encompass diverse positions, from audit assistant to bioinformaticist.
This Career Services program is open to doctoral students and postdocs as part of the Academic Job Search Series. The panel presentation will provide insight into navigating a campus visit, a crucial component of the faculty interviewing process. Candidates, whether applying for a visiting assistant professor position or a tenure track faculty position, should be prepared with questions, negotiation points, and an understanding of what the search committee is looking for.
Take this opportunity to learn about campus interviews from faculty members who have been through the process as candidates and members of search committees.
The panelists include:
• Dr. Jonathan Heckman, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Rebecca Hubbard, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Vinayak Mathur, GR’15, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Cabrini University
• Dr. Megan Matthews, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Yvonne Paterson, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (Via Handshake)
When: Wednesday, October 17th 2018, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: Perelman Quad – Houston Hall, Golkin Room, 3417 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
The BioSciences Career Fair will be on October 25th, 2018, with over 60 employers coming to chat with STEM graduate students and postdocs. Employers include J&J, Pfizer, GSK, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CSL Behring, Celgene, Regeneron, and many more!
When: October 25th, 2018 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Where: Colket Translational Research Building, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104
For more information on employers and to register, visit here.
