Workshops

Career Services: Preparing for Academic On-Campus Interviews

January 25, 2019 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

“This program is open to doctoral students and postdocs as part of the Academic Job Search Series.

If you are applying for faculty jobs, and want to be able to communicate effectively during interviews, then plan on attending this workshop to learn about effective strategies you can use during on-campus interviews. We will discuss how to prepare, what questions you might get asked, and share tips and strategies to help shape your answers.” (Via Penn Career Services)

When: Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019, 12-1:30 PM

Where: McNeil Building Conference Room 97 (3718 Locust Walk)

Register via Handshake.

AAAS Social Policy Fellowship Info Session

January 17, 2019 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

If you are passionate about social policy, want to learn more about the field, or are looking to explore career options after graduation this seminar workshop is for you!

Three alumni and a recruiter from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will be coming to Penn to talk to us about the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF). This is a yearlong fellowship that provides the opportunity for scientists to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in the federal government (any of the three branches). This workshop will touch on: application process, transition into the fellowship, how to become a competitive applicant, and testimonials from alumni regarding what their day-to-day looked like during the fellowship as well as how the fellowship influenced their career paths.

Date: January 31, 2019
Time: 12 – 1:30 PM
Location: Barchi (John Morgan 140)
RSVP link: https://goo.gl/forms/rxOQ5t5eiNG9NG503 (PLEASE RSVP)
Panelists:

Name	Branch	Placement	Current Work
Sutyajeet I. Soneja “Sut”	Executive Branch 2016-18	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	Consultant, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization
Judith Weis	Legislative Branch 1983-84	Senate Environment and Public Works Committee	Professor of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark
Peter DeCarlo “Pete”	Executive Branch 2010-11	US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, as well as the Department of Chemistry, Drexel

BGS Professional Skills Series

January 10, 2019 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

BGS students are invited to attend, “Effective Use of Social Media in Career Growth,” the next installment in the BGS Professional Skills Series. The workshop will take place January 29, 2019 from 3:30 – 5 PM in Smilow 08-146AB. Light refreshments will be served.

Please join us as our own Dr. Casey Greene discusses key insights to the use of social media for professional development. The workshop will be led by Dr. Greene, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, and feature key insights from Dr. Caroline Bartman, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. Key topics of discussion will include:

Finding a community that you enjoy being part of.
Following and amplifying diverse voices.
Using social media to complement in person interactions.

Please register by January 25, 2019. To register, click here or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:

https://goo.gl/forms/VMYA69pZZkNnoLgj1

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lopez.