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Postdoc Opportunities at Van Andel Institute

May 3, 2022 by Candace Cain Leave a Comment

About Van Andel Institute

VAI is an independent biomedical research organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their research encompasses five central themes: epigenetics, neurodegenerative science, metabolism and nutrition, cell biology, and structural biology. Postdoctoral fellows are a crucial part of VAI’s efforts to improve the health and enhance the lives of current and future generations. All VAI postdocs receive:

  • Mentorship from world-renowned principal investigators.
  • Access to state-of-the-art research spaces and an extensive suite of Core Technologies and Services.
  • Support from a dedicated Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, which provides a comprehensive professional development program.

Postdoc Preview (Sept. 15–17, 2022)

Postdoc Preview is a three-day competitive program that provides selected applicants the opportunity to visit VAI to learn about their postdoc training opportunities, meet one-on-one with internationally recognized faculty and explore their extensive scientific resources.

  • VAI will provide transportation, lodging and meals for selected applicants. We also are pleased to offer family care grants for those caring for children or other family members.
  • Eligibility: Applicants must be current graduate students at U.S. institutions who anticipate beginning a postdoc by January 2024. Individuals who identify as members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
  • Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 1.
  • More information and the application may be found here.

Cancer Epigenetics Training program (funded by a National Cancer Institute T32 award)

  • Offers cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research training in structural and functional aspects of epigenetics, complemented by state-of-the-art Core Technologies and Services, unique professional development activities, and integration with established translational research programs and partnerships led by VAI investigators.
  • Prepares postdocs to become independent research leaders in the field of cancer epigenetics.
  • Eligibility: Applicants must be near completion of a Ph.D., M.D. or other appropriate terminal degree Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Individuals who identify as members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
  • More information and the application can be found here.

Inspire Fellowship

  • Supports postdocs who identify as members of underrepresented racial or ethnic groups as they finish preparing to be independent research leaders in academia or industry.
  • Provides $50,000 per year toward the Inspire Fellow’s salary, which starts at $57,200. Support is renewable for up to two additional years (so three years total).
  • Inspire Fellows form a cohort that meets for monthly professional development events.
  • Eligibility: Applicants must be within 12 months of completing a Ph.D., M.D. or other appropriate terminal degree. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who identify as members of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group as defined by NIH.
  • Application opens on Aug. 1 and closes on Oct. 31.

More information and the application can be found here.

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Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science – Postdoctoral Fellowship

April 28, 2022 by Candace Cain Leave a Comment

The Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science is seeking a fellow with training or expertise in the neurosciences. The fellow will work with faculty at Harvard Medical School, Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals or MIT, and benefit from interactions and collaborations with FDA scientists on a project-specific basis.

Potential areas of interest include the following topics, among others:

  • Use of biomarkers for development of novel neurological indications and requirements for clinical validation 
  • Creating a regulatory framework for wearables and other digital technologies for use in diagnostics, monitoring of treatment outcomes, and disease maintenance among patients with neurological conditions
  • Development of more patient-centric and patient-rated outcome measures that can be used as approvable endpoints in the development of CNS agents
  • More flexible approaches to trial designs to expedite development of therapeutics for neurological diseases

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Individuals with doctoral degrees (MD, PhD, PharmD, JD, or equivalent) and training or experience in clinical neurology or psychiatry, basic neuroscience, or in a relevant field such as pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology, or health policy

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS

Please include the following in the initial application:

  • Curriculum vitae 
  • Cover letter with up to five faculty members with whom the applicant would be interested in working
  • Research statement describing the applicant’s research interests, including a description of the relevance to regulatory science
  • Writing sample or up to three relevant publications

If selected to submit a full application, candidates will be interviewed and asked to provide:

  • 3 letters of reference
  • Project description (3 pages maximum) that includes justification for the work, specific research objectives, proposed methods, and the project’s broader relevance and implications for regulatory science
  • The project description may be developed jointly with the mentor following identification of a faculty mentor after submission of the initial application

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Host Institution: Harvard Medical School

Appointing Department: Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science

Research Laboratory: TBD

Location: Boston, MA

Category: Scientist

Other responsibilities: no administrative or teaching obligations

Duration of fellowship: 2 years

EEO STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

CONTACT

Florence Bourgeois, MD, MPH | Florence_Bourgeois@hms.harvard.edu

Co-Director, Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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National Cancer Institute – Postdoc Position

April 26, 2022 by Candace Cain Leave a Comment

Dr. Tim Greten, Senior Investigator of the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch in the NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, is looking for a person who is interested in doing her/his post-doc in a fun and well-funded group. They have a lot of high-risk/high reward projects and their group uses novel and state of the art technologies. Please reach out to Dr. Greten (tim.greten@nih.gov) for more details.

More information about his group can be found on their webpage.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree and less than five years of postdoctoral experience. Foreign applicants will need to qualify for a J-1 visa or have permanent US residency status. Proficiency in oral and written English is required. Applicants with a strong background in immunology, cancer cell biology or molecular biology, cellular cancer biology are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, statement of research background and interest, and names and contact information for three references.

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NIH Career Symposium May 11-13, 2022

April 19, 2022 by Candace Cain 1 Comment

Registration is now open for the NIH Career Symposium for all trainees in the biomedical sciences. This year the NIH is using an online platform to make it easier and to provide more interactions between participants and speakers. You are welcome to come to every session, or just the ones you are interested in. Registration is free (but please only register if you actually plan on attending).

  1. The full agenda is Here
  2. See the Speakers
  3. Registration is here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/multi2_202202/

ONE REQUEST—if you are planning to attend particular sessions please add that to your Agenda within the Whova pages (instructions below).

15TH ANNUAL NIH CAREER SYMPOSIUM- AN ONLINE EVENT

May 11-13, 2022 11:00 am – 5:45 pm

The NIH Career Symposium highlights the diversity of career choices available to biomedical researchers today.  Whether you are a new graduate student, postdoc, or clinical fellow just beginning to consider career options or a senior student/fellow ready to look for a job, the NIH Career Symposium is for you. Wondering what the Career Symposium is all about?  Check out past events here.

They have already recruited over 250 speakers for you to network with. Each day will start with an intro on each sector (career options, being a competitive applicant, resources for success). This is a great way for you to jumpstart each day and plan for what events you would like to attend. Then you will have the ability to network with professionals in a variety of jobs, participating in informational interviews, which will hopefully help you identify your career of choice and the steps required to get your foot in the door. There will be a series of zoom rooms for career conversations with one or two speakers. Multiple rooms with speakers in similar career paths will run concurrently. For example, research positions in industry would have multiple rooms going at once. The goal is that each room will have no more than 15 participants, giving every attendee ample time to connect with a professional. Participants will have the ability to move through the “rooms” as they like, meeting a speaker, asking questions, or even just listening in to see if a particular career path looks enticing. NOTE: What is said in these rooms will NOT be recorded.

There will also be a workshop on Why Career Choices are so Hard: a practical guide for navigating the career on Wednesday afternoon, and a workshop on Thursday afternoon on Current Hiring Trends.

Closer to the event a guide will be sent to those registered on how to navigate these rooms for informational interviews (including seed questions).

WED-MAY-11 – ACADEMIC CAREERS

  • 11:00am-11:50am – Seminar: Introduction to Academia (will be recorded)
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm – Research Intensive Faculty
  • 1:10pm 2:10pm – Teaching Intensive Faculty
  • 2:20pm-3:20pm – Non-Faculty Research (Academics) (like core directors, staff scientists, etc)
  • 3:30pm-4:30pm – Supporting Academic Science (postdoc office, grants, student services, program support, admin)
  • 4:40pm -5:40pm- Seminar: Why Career Choices are so Hard: a practical guide for navigating the career process (will be recorded)

THU-MAY-12 – INDUSTRY CAREERS

  • 11:00am-11:50am – Seminar: Industry overview (will be recorded)
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm – Industry- Bench Careers
  • 1:10pm 2:10pm – Industry: Nonbench Careers (MSL, FAS, sales, marketing, reg affairs, etc)
  • 2:20pm-3:20pm – Business, Technology Transfer and Patent Careers (law, consulting, PTO, business Development, Tech Transfer)
  • 3:30pm-4:30pm – Public Health/Clinical
  • 4:40pm -5:40pm- Seminar: Current Hiring Trends (will be recorded)

FRI-MAY-13 – FOR THE LOVE OF SCIENCE CAREERS

  • 11:00am-11:50am – Seminar: Introductions to today’s careers (will be recorded)
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm – Science Policy
  • 1:10pm 2:10pm – Careers in Science Communication (editors, science writing, etc)
  • 2:20pm-3:20pm – Government Careers (mostly non-bench, all branches)
  • 3:30pm-4:30pm – Science Education and Outreach Careers / Data Science / Non-Profits

If you would like to explore these career options on your own schedule, there is a plethora of panels, interviews and written synopses of previous events. Check out past events here.

Instructions for WHOVA Agenda ADD

https://whova.com/embedded/event/multi2_202202/?utc_source=ems

  1. Find the Agenda tab on the side of the screen. You should see a list of sessions for that day.
  2. You can move through different days by selecting the date you want to view on the calendar at the top of the agenda 
  3. Browse or search for sessions on the top bar.
  4. Once you find the session you want to access, tap on it.
  5. If the session is live, it will begin playing immediately upon entering. Otherwise, a message will indicate the scheduled start time. 
  6. If the session hasn’t occurred yet, you can click Add to My Agenda to put the session on your own personal agenda.

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Cerberus Therapeutics – Job Openings

April 11, 2022 by Candace Cain Leave a Comment

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Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop (GROW)

April 6, 2022 by Candace Cain Leave a Comment

Georgetown is hosting their first postdoc recruitment event, the Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop (GROW) on April 12th from 1-5 PM ET! GROW 2022 will be a half-day virtual event with opportunities to hear from current GU postdocs and the GU T32 programs. In addition to the research talks, participants will greatly enjoy a professional development session with Drs. Caleb McKinney and Liz Salm based on their research project management program, the Academy for Transferable Management Skills!

Registration is open for late-stage graduate students and early postdocs who are asked to provide a CV, a statement of research interests, and an expected PhD date. To find out more and to register, visit the GROW website at https://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/postdoc/grow/#!

Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop

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