November 13, 2017

EVENTS OF THE FORTNIGHT

ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: What to Expect from a Faculty Position Interview

Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Todd Graham, PhD; and Andrea Page­McCaw, PhD Thursday, November 16 • 3:00-4:00pm • Light Hall 407

Internship Deadline: Monday, November 20 Insight Genetics Part­Time Paid Internship, Nashville, TN

CV/Resume Drop­In Clinic Wednesdays • 12:30-1:30pm • Light Hall 340

Cancelled on Nov 22 and Dec 27

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The award-winning BRET Office of CareerDevelopment ASPIRE module – Management andBusiness Principles for Scientists – is nowtaking applications for the spring semester. It isideal for trainees interested in:

1. independent research careers in industryor academia (running a research lab inacademia is often compared to owning a smallbusiness).

2. scientific or management careers in academiccore facilities or contract research organizations.

3. any career outside the lab which requires business acumen!

Apply soon! Deadline is December 4.

The next PhD Career Connections will focus on Project Management and ResearchAdministration, featuring two speakers from VICTR. Join us Thursday, November 30.

Don’t miss the December’s PhD Career Connections featuring alumnus Ines Macias-Perez, whowill speak about Pre­clinical and Clinical Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry.Dr. Macias-Perez is the Senior Scientist of Product Development at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals.

R­Ladies student organization is hosting “Introduction to purr” today, November 13, at 6pm, inthe VUMC Biostats Conference room. Learn more here.

VU Alumna Lindsey Morris will be speaking at the Greater Nashville Healthcare Analytics Meetup onNovember 14. Hear her talk, “Crafting Your Professional Development Toolset for a Careerin Healthcare Data Science.”

The VUMC Clinical Neuroscience Scholars program will be accepting applications frompredoctoral students whose primary mentor is in VUMC who are interested in partnering withmentors in Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery to gain clinical experience related to their thesisresearch.

The Yale Ciencia Academy is a FREE year-long (January - December) program to providegraduate students with opportunities for mentoring, peer support and networking; to develop skillsimportant for career advancement; and to contribute to their communities through science outreach.

The BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is now accepting applications for the 2018 Scholarsof Excellence Program to support recent PhD or MD graduates in conducting clinical andtranslational research with the intent to develop future leaders in child health research.

Join members of the TMC Innovation Institute to learn more about the Biodesign Fellowshipprogram, get details on the recruitment process, and ask questions.

Apply for the AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship which is open fromOctober 16-January 15.

INTERNSHIP CORNER

The ASPIRE Program along with the Office of CareerDevelopment is excited to offer ASPIRE Internships. Ifinterested in any of these opportunities, please email AshleyBrady to set up a brief meeting to discuss your interest.

ASPIRE Part­Time Paid Internship:Insight Genetics Intern,Nashville (Deadline is Monday, November20)

Let Ashley Brady know if you have questions that aren'taddressed in our ASPIRE Internship FAQs page. For moreinformation, including eligibility requirements, please visitthe internship page.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CV/Resume Drop­In Clinic Every Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm Light Hall 340 Cancelled on Nov 22 and Dec 27 Sponsored by the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment

ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: Whatto Expect from a Faculty Position Interview Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Todd Graham, PhD;and Andrea Page­McCaw, PhD Thursday, November 16 3:00-4:00pm Light Hall 407 Sponsored by the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment

PhD Career Connections: ProjectManagement and Research Administration Featuring Julie Field, PhD, and Jana Shirey­Rice,PhD, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical andTranslational Research (VICTR) Thursday, November 30 10:00-11:00am Light Hall 202 Sponsored by the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment Registration is requested

Management and Business Principles forScientists Module Deadline: December 4

PhD Career Connections: Pre­clinical and Clinical Development in the PharmaceuticalIndustry Featuring Ines Macias­Perez, PhD, Senior Scientist of Product Development, CumberlandPharmaceuticals Thursday, December 7 10:45-11:45am Light Hall 512 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development Registration is requested

ASPIRE Cafe for Postdoctoral Fellows: How to Give a Chalk Talk Featuring David Cortez, PhD; Anne Kenworthy, PhD; Chris Wright, D. Phil Thursday, December 14 3:00-4:00pm Light Hall 411 Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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If you would like to advertise an open job or postdoc position in the BRET Office of CareerDevelopment newsletter, please post the opportunity through our webform or contact KateStuart. We welcome submissions from faculty, alumni, postdocs, students, and thecommunity.

Local Opportunities

Research Fellow, Department of Medicine,Division of Infectious Disease, VUMC,Nashville, TN

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Taylor StrategyPartners, Nashville, TN

Assistant/Associate Faculty, Solid TumorOncology Research, Fred Hutchinson CancerResearch Center, Seattle, WA

Protective Immunity to Intracellular Bacteria,Food & Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

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Medical Science Liaison - Tennessee, Kentucky,West Virginia Territory, Otsuka PharmaceuticalCompanies, Greater Nashville, TN

Other Opportunities

Assistant Professor, Immunology, BostonChildren's Hospital and Harvard MedicalSchool, Boston, MA

Assistant Director of Program Development andAssessment, MD-PhD Program, Yale University

Faculty Position, Computational Medicine,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Faculty Position, Infectious Diseases, Universityof Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Tenure Track positions, Microbiology andImmunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine,Winston-Salem, NC

Associate Director, Graduate ProfessionalDevelopment, UVA Career Center, University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, VA

Scientist, In Vivo ImmunoPharmacology,Intrexon, Germantown, MD

Scientist, Immunology, Interxon, Germantown,MD

Drug Discovery Biologist, NIH, NCATS, KellyGovernment Solutions, Bethesda, MD

NIH/NEI Science Writer and Editor, KellyGovernment Solutions, Bethesda, MD

Staff Scientist, Immunity, Inflammation andDisease Laboratory, NIEHS, Research TrianglePark, NC

Staff Scientist, Biostatistics, National CancerInstitute, Bethesda, MD

Features Editor, Society of Neuroscience,Washington, DC

Research Informatics Specialist Associate, VanAndel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI

Grant Writing Specialist, Eva GarlandConsulting, LLC, Raleigh, NC

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