Applications are now open for ORNL’s prestigious Innovation Crossroads program (https://innovationcrossroads.ornl.gov/) We are looking for recent or soon-to-be PhD graduates who have started or are interested in starting new energy or advanced manufacturing companies. The benefits to those selected are significant: a 2-year stipend with health and travel benefits to work at ORNL, R&D funding to collaborate with ORNL scientists, and business model development and mentoring assistance… a total package of nearly $500,000. Applications are open for Cohort 2 until October 30th, 2017 at 5pm Eastern, and the successful candidates will begin their work at ORNL in May, 2018.

We are hosting an informational webinar about the program on Thursday, September 28th at 2:00pm Eastern. This would be a good opportunity for you and people you know to learn more about Innovation Crossroads. You can register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/85dc4ffe03af4034b2e373d393aa8255?platform=hootsuite

We would appreciate you forwarding this message and the attached flier to potential candidates in your organization, or to others you may know. We would also be happy to speak with you directly about the Innovation Crossroads program. If you’re interested in learning more, please contact innvcrossrds and we will be happy to set up a time when we can discuss this opportunity in further detail.

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) – Materials Science & Engineering

Application Request

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) seeks motivated, post-graduates (PhD) interested in performing research as part of the Geologic-Environmental-Materials focus area that pertains to Materials Performance in Deep Well Environments.

Applicants for this position should have solid educational background and/or familiarity in the physical and mechanical behavior of materials to a degree that facilitates the identification, collection, collation, and analysis of a wide range of metallic materials and high strength alloys used in offshore and deep well environments.

***Interested applicants should complete the online application at Jeffrey.Hawk

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ORNL’s prestigious Innovation Crossroads program is recruiting for its second cohort of innovators (https://innovationcrossroads.ornl.gov/) We are looking for recent or soon-to-be PhD graduates who have started or are interested in starting new energy or advanced manufacturing companies. The benefits to those selected are significant: a 2-year stipend with health and travel benefits to work at ORNL, R&D funding to collaborate with ORNL scientists, and business model development and mentoring assistance… a total package of nearly $500,000. Applications open for Cohort 2 on September 19, and the successful candidates will begin their work at ORNL in May, 2018.

We are hosting an informational webinar about the program on Wednesday, August 9th at 2:00pm Eastern. This would be a good opportunity for you and people you know to learn more about Innovation Crossroads. You can register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/85dc4ffe03af4034b2e373d393aa8255

We would appreciate it if you would forward this message and to potential candidates in your organization, and to others you think may have interest. We would also be happy to speak with directly about the Innovation Crossroads program. If you’re interested in learning more, please contact me and we’ll set up a time when we can discuss this opportunity in further

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Innovation Crossroads Cohort 2 Coming Soon[3][2][1][1].pdf

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Science and Research Opportunities in India (Sci-ROI) organizing committee is honored to announce that we have started accepting registration for the 2nd annual ‘Sci-ROI Young Investigators Meeting – Chicago (YIM-C) for September 9-10, 2017.

Sci-ROI, is a volunteer run not-for-profit organization comprising of young Science and Technology scholars and professionals in the USA of South-East Asian origin (for more information please visit: www.sciroi.org). The objective of Sci-ROI is to establish a platform to promote multi-dimensional engagement between the young talented South-East Asian diaspora in the US and India. With this goal in mind, we organize events to (i) Explore career opportunities in India, (ii) Promote innovation through supporting entrepreneurship and thereby contributing to initiatives such as Make in India, (iii) Understand the rapidly evolving science, technology, and innovation landscape in Indian industry and academia, (iv) Interact with hiring managers, senior government representatives and experts from India, (v) Influence relevant policy issues, e.g., technology transfer, and, (vi) Increase awareness of direct and indirect collaborative initiatives between India and USA.

We are delighted to share with you that Sci-ROI YIM-C 2016 was organized successfully and it was a first of its kind in the Midwest USA. In fact, it differs from other YIM events in Boston, UK or Europe, in that it extended beyond biological sciences to include participants and speakers from all scientific and technological disciplines and it also brought in industrial and entrepreneurial partners. The event brought together nearly 150 students, post-doctorates and young scientists with the intention to work in India, who got an opportunity to interact with several eminent thought leaders and policy makers from industry, academia and the government. Detailed report of this event can be found on our website – www.winstepforward.org/yimc2016.

Sci-ROI YIM-C 2017 will be co-hosted by University of Chicago, Chicago from 9th to10th of September 2017. We invite you to consult www.sciroi.org for more information. We will be highly grateful to you and your institution if you can kindly share this message among the postdoc community which will hopefully reach the South-East Asian scientific, entrepreneurial, postdoctoral and pre-doctoral diaspora. We are confident that through participation in this event the graduate, postdoc and scientific community of South-East Asian origin will immensely benefit by networking with hiring managers.

Please email us at kovikiran or sghoshdastidar if you have any questions or concerns. We will highly appreciate if you can kindly spread the message among the research community comprising of the project scientists, research associates, postdoctoral associates and predoctoral candidates. We humbly request you to attach the outreach flyer when you send out the message Thanking you for your time and help for spreading this message.

Sincerely,

On behalf of SciROI

Kiran Kumar Kovi, Euclid Techlabs

Somasish Ghosh Dastidar, UCSD

Outreach flyer YIMC 2017.pdf

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) – Environmental Engineering/Environmental Science/Meteorological Science Research Opportunity

Apply by 6/30/18

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), this posting seeks a post-doctoral researcher who is interested in participating as part of the geologic and environmental sciences focus research area at NETL. Candidates who demonstrate knowledge of and have experience in areas including: atmospheric chemistry and physics, environmental data statistical interpretation, environment field research, atmospheric dispersion modeling, and analytical chemistry are encouraged to apply.

For more information about research ongoing in the Unconventional Resources Portfolio at NETL please visit https://edx.netl.doe.gov/ucr.

Interested applicants should complete the online application at Natalie.pekney.

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Versatile PhD Monthly Message

Hi there,

Paula Chambers here from Versatile PhD. I hope you are well.

This month I want to focus your attention on two extremely useful Search features on the site:

PhD Career Finder Search: The Career Finder has hundreds of real-life examples of PhDs who have successfully gone into great non-academic careers. You can search these examples by discipline, by career, and by jobs or roles. Tip: to see examples with resumes and cover letters included, search for “hired.” If you’re interested in examples of how a new career choice has worked out over time, run a search for “becomes.”

VPhD Member Power Search: Have you ever wished you could talk with a PhD working in a certain non-academic or non-faculty career? You can find them with Power Search. Use the options to narrow our 75,000+ members way down, then read their profiles to identify which ones you really want to talk to. You can reach out to them with a private message from their profile.

Have your VPhD username and password handy when you click on either of the links above.

The more you use the site, the more you will benefit!

Rooting for you,

Paula

FALL 2017 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARDS

The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) seeks applications for postdoctoral research projects for the fall of 2017. The EERE Postdoctoral Research Awards offer recent Ph.D.. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied solar energy Research and Developemnt at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities. Research must contribute to the SunShot Initiative goal to make solar energy technologies cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by 2020.

Learn more and apply at

www.energy.gov/eere/education/eere-postdoctoral-research-awards

Benefits include:

•Yearly stipend of $65,000

•Research allowance of $10,000

•Research mentor allowance of $5,000,

•Health insurance

•Possible relocation travel up to $5,000.

Requirements:

•Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident

•Must complete Ph.D. requirements by May 30. 2017

•Must have had Ph.D. for no more than 5 years

•Must submit proposal and secure mentor/research project

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The National Security Directorate (NSD) at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) seeks Postdoctoral Research Associate.

The NSD is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to participate in the development and implementation of gas chromatographic techniques for the detection of hydrogen isotopes and impurities. The main goal of the program is to refine the current techniques and build a prototype of a gas chromatograph for the desired application. In this role, the Postdoctoral Research Associate will team with Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists within Savannah River National Laboratory.

The selected candidate will be involved in a team composed of scientists and engineers identifying potential opportunities to refine analytical methods mostly focused on gas chromatographic techniques. The work will include synthesis of materials and surface characterization. Development and validation of analytical methods is also needed. The work might require collaborative efforts with other groups within SRNL.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Interpretation of data derived from experiments,
• Participating in and informing the optimization of experimental conditions, and
• Design appropriate setup and material(s) to obtain desired analytical separations.

Eligible applicants must:

• Be a US Citizen,
• Have earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry (preferably), Chemical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering; from an accredited university or college within the last 60 months, and
• Be capable of obtaining a security clearance.

Successful candidates will have:

• Strong knowledge and hands on experience in gas chromatography,
• Thorough knowledge on materials synthesis and characterization methods,
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment or on time-sensitive projects,
• Experience with complex data analysis, and
• Publication record on related topics.

It is desirable for the candidate to have:

• Knowledge on MEMS.

For more information and to apply:

SRNL Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Laboratory/Weapons Technology Group https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/3273

The SRNL Postgraduate Research Associates Program is administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

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Versatile PhD Monthly Message

O Versatile Ones,

Spring has sprung! As temperatures warm up, we hope your non-academic career explorations are warming up too. Maybe this will help:

“PhD Careers in Think Tanks” (STEM edition) will be discussed this week in the STEM forum. Five great panelists, all STEM PhDs working in various different think tanks (non-academic research organizations), will discuss their work and answer your questions. Go here for more details. Even if you are not in STEM, if think tanks interest you, follow this discussion anyway because you will learn a lot about that world and make some new friends besides.

Call for Authors: I am looking for PhDs and ABDs working in non-academic careers who might consider writing about their post-PhD journeys for Versatile PhD. This year’s wish list focuses on…

Humanities and qualitative Social Science folks employed in the following careers:

• Foreign Language Translation
• Program Evaluation
• Law (not limited to attorneys)
• Marketing
• Institutional Research
• Policy or Think Tanks
• Writing

…and STEM folks working in these careers:

• Conservation
• Industry other than Biotech
• Science Policy or Think Tanks
• Patent Law
• E-Learning and Instructional Design
• Marketing
• University Administration
• K-12 teaching

If you see yourself or someone you know on that list, please kindly send me your/their LinkedIn profile so I can learn more. Email paula at versatilephd dot com.

Keep exploring and keep meeting new people! Tell everyone you know about what you are looking for. You just might get it.

Your loving founder,

Paula Chambers

Post-Doctoral Researcher or Graduate Student- Evaluating the Reactions or Interactions of Materials in Extreme Environments Using a Confocal Microscope

· Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), this posting seeks highly motivated PostBS, PostMS or PostDoc research associate with materials knowledge/experience to conduct, analyze, and report the results obtained from the operation of two high temperature confocal scanning laser microscopes (HTCSLM) at NETL who has experience preferred in the following areas:

o course work metallurgy, ceramics, physics, chemistry, and engineering

o knowledge of material thermodynamics and kinetics

o knowledge of gaseous corrosion and/or hot-corrosion of metals, ceramics, and/or glasses

o ability to operate computer software needed to control a confocal furnace, scanning laser microscope, and to analyze data

For more information, please visit http://www.orau.gov/netl/

Interested candidates may contact James Bennett at James.Bennett directly with a current CV at the earliest opportunity.

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