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Career: Research (academic)

Postdoc Preview At University Of Michigan Medical School

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The application portal is open until March 27 for the University of Michigan’s next postdoctoral recruitment event, Postdoc Preview, May 28-29, 2020. 

During a fully-funded two-day-visit, upper-level graduate students interview with two or more prospective mentors, learn about our excellent resources and NIH-funded training programs, tour campus, and network with current postdocs (tentative schedule here). Applicants are selected from a national pool of candidates who expect to complete their thesis research by December 2020 and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents or currently enrolled in a U.S. graduate institution.  Please visit our site to apply. 

For any questions, please don’t hesitate to connect with the Postdoc Office (postdocoffice@med.umich.edu).

Reminder: Upcoming BGS Career Development Session

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Have you mostly heard about ‘alternatives’ to a career at the bench? Does carrying out research, writing grants and manuscripts, and supervising others appear overwhelming? Are there secrets to being an academic scientist while balancing family life and managing well-being?

How much fun is life in academia, really?

Hear positive perspectives on academia from:
Faye Mourkioti, PhD
Assistant Professor

Ken Zaret, PhD
Professor

February 24, 2020, 3:30 – 5 PM (Smilow 12-146 AB)
Light refreshments will be served. Register here.

CHOP/Penn Mentor/Mentee Training Workshop for Research Trainees

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Dear Research Trainees,

We’re pleased to invite you to participate in a CHOP/Penn Research Mentor Training Workshop for research trainees.

  • Mentor/Mentee Training for Research Trainees
    Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11:30am-1:00pm
    CHOP Abramson Research Center, Room 123ABC (1st Floor)
    Register and add to calendar
    Lunch will be provided

Eligibility is limited to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and physician/medical fellow researchers on the CHOP/Penn campus.

The workshops, which will leverage training materials from the highly regarded Entering Mentoring program, will be facilitated by trained faculty from both Penn and CHOP. Topics will include effective communication strategies, aligning expectations and promoting self-efficacy. Discussions will also focus on how to be an effective mentee while in research training.

This collaborative effort is intended to promote a culture of effective research mentoring practice on the CHOP/Penn campus. Both basic science and clinical research trainees are encouraged to attend this event.

Please be sure to save the date, and register using the links above. Please direct questions to atop@email.chop.edu.

Sincerely,

Emma Meagher, MD, Michael Robinson, PhD, and the CHOP/Penn Mentorship Training Working Group

Penn and CHOP Program Partners:

Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS) Office, University of Pennsylvania
Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs (BPP) Office, University of Pennsylvania
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, University of Pennsylvania
Office of Faculty Development, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

TL1/T32 Slots Available for Certificate in Regulatory Science

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ITMAT Education – TL1/T32 Slots Available for Certificate in Regulatory Science
Deadline: March 6, 2020

ITMAT Education’s Certificate in Regulatory Science provides PhD students with training to build upon their scientific expertise and prepares them to understand regulatory strategy, the execution of clinical trials, and approaches to translate early discoveries and preclinical investigations into therapeutics. This program is designed for PhD students who wish to pursue regulatory science careers in academia, the pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry, consulting and legal industries, and federal agencies.

The certificate includes a one-year engagement in a regulatory science research project (a new research project or as an additional aim to research currently being conducted) and four courses. TL1 appointees will receive one year of funding including a stipend per NIH policy and tuition funding to cover the cost of the certificate. http://www.itmat.upenn.edu/CertificateinRegulatoryScience.html

Contact Rachel McGarrigle, MSEd, rmcg@upenn.edu or Andrew Fesnak, MD, MHCI, fesnak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to learn more.

Please note – students interested in a certificate program should review ‘Policies Governing Participation of BGS Students in Certificate Programs.’ Authorization is required through the form, ‘Authorization to Participate in a Certificate Program.’ Both forms are available here.