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Biosciences Career Fair Workshop

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Prepare for the BioSciences Career Fair Workshop
Thursday October 10 at 12-1:30 PM
John Morgan Building
Reunion Auditorium

Make the most of the upcoming BioSciences Career Fair (October 24th) where you can network with 60+ employers in many fields including: R&D, biotech/pharma, consulting, science communication, policy, patent law, and teaching.

This Career Services workshop will cover essential information on:

  • Putting together a career fair ready resume
  • Preparing your introduction for when you chat with employers
  • Using Handshake to gather information on employers
  • Making a list of relevant questions to ask
  • Networking when you are not looking for a job
  • What you can do after the fair to help your continued career exploration or follow up on applications

Food and drinks will be provided for those registered.

Register Here

We hope to see you all there!
Biomedical Graduate Studies Association (BGSA)
Career Enhancement and Training Committee Biomedical Postdoctoral Council
University of Pennsylvania

For questions contact bpc.career.committee@gmail.com

Reminder: OSU Postdoc Recruiting Event

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Opportunity for senior graduate students or recent postdocs –
OSU Postdoc Recruiting Event:

Applications are now being accepted for the Ohio State University 2019 Fall Postdoctoral Recruitment Event, being held October 23-25, 2019. This event will provide an excellent opportunity for outstanding postdocs and PhD students from leading graduate programs to meet research faculty, interview for open postdoctoral positions and discover the exciting and innovative research taking place at The Ohio State University and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH). Selected candidates will visit the Ohio State campus, network with current OSU and NCH postdocs, present their research, interview with prospective mentors, and learn more about postdoctoral opportunities at Ohio State. Full funding will be provided for travel expenses and candidates may be considered for a variety of opportunities, including fellowships, training grants, and other internal training programs.

Application for this event is open until September 9th and is available to postdocs or senior graduate students who have completed or expect to complete their PhD between December 2018 and May 2020. Any candidates in the US (visa status does not matter) can apply and we are especially interested in reviewing applications from US Citizens and permanent residents who are training grant-eligible and/or who come from underrepresented backgrounds including African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, or persons with a disability.

More information can be found on the web page or the application can be accessed directly through the link below.
http://go.osu.edu/postdocrecruit
http://go.osu.edu/pdre_application

The event flyer can be found here: http://go.osu.edu/pdre_eventflyer. 

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Jeffrey.Mason@osumc.edu or call (614-685-9140).

Welcome (Back) Lunch at the Biomedical Library

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All health sciences students are welcome to attend! Drop by to share your summer experiences (research projects, courses, internships, etc) with your peers in other health sciences programs and health sciences librarians. This event is a part of the InterProfessional Student Advisory Gatherings (#IPSAG), a networking event series for students interested in working in clinical or other health sciences settings.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
12 – 2 PM
Biomedical Library (3610 Hamilton Walk)
To register, visit bit.ly/biomedlunch.

IHE: “Positive Communication in Your Career Conversations”

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This Inside Higher Ed article explains that many people who find networking unpleasant often express feelings that these interactions are inauthentic. The author draws on models of positive communication to describe six actions to add to interpersonal interactions to foster authentic career conversations. Summary points include:

  1. Greeting creates human contact.
  2. Asking discovers the unknown.
  3. Complimenting affects the self. 
  4. Disclosing deepens relationships.
  5. Encouraging gives support.
  6. Listening transcends differences. 

Read more here.

MINS Year of Brain Science Technology Symposium

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On behalf of the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences at the University of Pennsylvania, we would like to invite you to attend our student-led symposium for the Year of Brain Science Technology, highlighting innovative approaches to neural and behavioral data acquisition and analysis. This event will feature talks by students and postdocs from the Philadelphia area, poster sessions with prizes, and a reception with food and drinks.

If you would like to attend, give a talk, or present a poster, please register at the form here.

The event is going to be held on Friday September 13th, 2019 from 1-6 pm in the Rubenstein Auditorium, located in the Smilow Center for Translational Research (3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia PA, 19104).

Hope to see you there!

Thanks,
MINS Student Planning Committee

“LinkedIn for Scientists”

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In this article, Dr. Milka Kostic notes the scientific community’s initial lukewarm response to online networking platform, LinkedIn. However, as the scientific career landscape changes, LinkedIn grows increasingly relevant. Dr. Kostic details some of the site’s useful search functions and other features. Her article focuses on how to use LinkedIn to accomplish the following goals:

  • Build and/or enhance your professional visibility as well as scientific credibility
  • Jump-start your information and intelligence gathering
  • Find mentoring and coaching highly tailored to your needs and aspirations

Read the full article here. BGS students may also wish to join the BGS Alumni & Current Students LinkedIn group.