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Professional Development

TMC Startup Career Fair – February 12, 2016

Startup Career Fair makes it easy for students and professionals to find new, exciting opportunities where they can make an impact, and gives startups access to the talent they need to grow. More information about the startups and available opportunities can be found on the event website.

The third annual Startup Career Fair will take place Friday, February 12, 2016 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at TMCx (2450 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77021).

Interested students, alumni and professionals can learn more and register online through Friday, February 5.

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Multiple Full-time Faculty Openings – Lone Star College (Houston, TX)]

MULTIPLE FULL-TIME FACULTY OPENINGS

Lone Star College provides an exemplary work environment with six comprehensive campus locations, a collaborative atmosphere, robust professional development opportunities, doctoral/master’s degree support programs, competitive benefits, work/life balance and generous paid time off.

If you believe students matter and that student success is a top priority, LSC is where you want to teach! LSC faculty:

  • create active learning environments and include service learning, civic engagement, learning communities and technology in the classroom.
  • inspire excellence, are proactive life-long learners and flexible team members.
  • act intentionally & actively participate in the curriculum development process.
  • value the diversity of the LSC student population which is 37% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% other.
  • believe we are better together and are highly collaborative working across departments, campuses and the system office with department chairs, deans, administrators and colleagues to achieve our goals.
Lone Star College welcomes Faculty applicants for the following positions:

Faculty, Accounting (Job ID#18673) – CyFair campus

Faculty, History (Job ID#18962) – CyFair campus

Faculty, Philosophy – 2 positions – (Job ID#18627) – CyFair campus

Faculty, Mathematics (Job ID#19034) – Cypress Center location

Faculty, Biology (Job ID#18863) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Education/Psychology (Job ID#18859) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Education/EDUC 1300 (Job #18854) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, English – 2 positions – (Job ID#18862) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Geology (Job ID#18865) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Government (Job ID#18860) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Mathematics (Job ID#18853) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Physics (Job ID#18864) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Speech (Job ID#18855) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Accounting (Job ID# 18292) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, Biology (Job ID# 18809) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, English (Job ID# 18811) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, History (Job ID# 18812) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, Economics (Job ID# 19038) – North Harris campus

Faculty, Mathematics (Job ID#19037) – North Harris campus

Faculty, Music (Job ID#18911) – North Harris campus

Faculty, Speech (Job ID# 19050) – North Harris campus

Faculty, Mathematics (Job ID# 19039) – Victory Center campus

Workforce Faculty Openings:

Faculty, CISCO (Job ID#18868) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, Emergency Medical Services – (Job ID#18929) – CyFair campus

Faculty, Fire Science (Job ID#18861) – Kingwood campus

Faculty, Licensed Vocational Nursing (Job ID# 18616) – CyFair campus

Faculty, Machining (Job ID#18664) – University Park campus

Faculty, Machining (Job ID#18671) – CyFair campus

Faculty, Nursing – Simulation Coordinator (Job ID#18674) CyFair campus

Faculty, Radiologic Technology (Job ID# 18440) – Montgomery campus

Faculty, Veterinary Technology (Job ID#18568) – Tomball campus

Program Director, Process Technology (Job ID#18877) – Kingwood campus

Director, Nursing Program (Job ID#19076) – North Harris campus
For complete job descriptions, required qualifications, and access to our on-line application, visit: employment.

Criminal background check required. EEO
Question about a job posting? Email Employment for assistance.
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Online panel happening NOW: Careers in Business

Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students and Postdocs:

Panel this week on Versatile PhD: Careers in Business. Panelists:

· An English PhD who went into training, learning and development in the corporate sphere and is now Senior Director, Leadership and Organizational Development for 7-Eleven

· A Communication Studies PhD who went into consulting, then sales, and is now Sales Strategy and Development Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers

· A recent English and American Literature PhD (2011) who left adjuncting to join the Internal Communications Team at Nestle Purina Petcare

· A History and Philosophy of Science PhD who after a few years as postdoc and adjunct, got into market entry planning and is now Partner in a consulting firm that focuses on the U.S. renewable energy market

Discussion continues through Friday, January 29. Read and participate directly on the site, or get email notifications. OK to invite friends; anyone may register on VPhD for free and enjoy this great web-based discussion. Threaded discussion board format; participate anytime during the week.

Get started at our VPhD access portal: http://vphd.info/RiceU_go. Once you reach VPhD, sign in and find the discussion in the Humanities/Social Science forum.

People like you have said:

“VPhD is a great resource for those exploring non-academic jobs. With regular panels on non-academic careers, a very active forum discussing important matters in a very collegial manner and a website full of resources, VPhD makes me feel part of a community. I don’t feel lonely anymore.”

“The panels are terrific! I could spend the whole day reading them. It makes me feel not so alone in my non-academic job search.”

“The panel discussions bring in people I would never have found on my own. Hearing about different pathways to an alt-ac career narrated by smart, empathetic and compassionate individuals has been infinitely encouraging when making the difficult transition out of the academy.”

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Rice University’s 3rd Annual Symposium on Teaching & Learning

Rice University’s 3rd Annual Symposium on Teaching & Learning

HOW DO WE LEARN & WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Friday, January 15, 2016
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall

Hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence
Registration and lunch are free
Faculty, staff, students, & alumni are welcome

RSVP HERE

Welcoming Remarks
Paula Sanders, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

10:00 AM
“Inside the Undergraduate Classroom: Instructor Practices and Barriers to Implementing Active Learning Strategies at Rice?

Margaret E. Beier
Associate Professor of Psychology
Rice University

11:15 AM
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions

12:15 PM
“Teaching For Learning: Evidence-Based Strategies
Designed to Help Students Learn Difficult Material”

Todd D. Zakrajsek
Executive Director, Academy of Educators
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2:00 PM
Closing Remarks
John Hutchinson, Dean of Undergraduates

Questions:
Joshua R. Eyler, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Adjunct Associate Professor of Humanities
Rice University | 6100 Main Street | MS 290 | Houston, TX 77005
713.348.2732 (Direct Line) | cte.rice.edu | josheyler.wordpress.com

 

The CTE’s Fall Newsletter is available here:
http://cte.rice.edu/cte-newsletter/.

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Grad Student STEM Share — for Post Docs, too!

The Grad Student STEM Share project pairs graduate students and postdocs from natural sciences and engineering fields. Together, they create interdisciplinary presentations of their research to share with Houston ISD high school science classes.

2016 Registration is open thanks to support from GradStarter!

See http://www.rstem.rice.edu/#!grad-stem-share/c69 and http://gradstarter.rice.edu/funded-projects/ for more info.

For more information contact Carrie Obenland Owens: carrieo@rice.edu

Lectures & Conferences, Professional Development

2016 Annual Presidential Career Symposium

You are invited to the 5th Annual Presidential Career Symposium.

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-presidential-career-symposium-navigate-your-path-to-success-rice-registration-19884266376

Please make sure to save the date! We, the planning Committee for the 5th Annual Presidential Career Symposium, represent the postdoctoral associations from a number of institutions within the Texas Medical Center. We have planned a valuable and exciting day that will allow you to explore many advanced-degree career options and to receive practical advice from industry experts.

  • Date: Thursday, February 4, 2016
  • Time: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
  • Location: 7007 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030 MD Anderson Cancer Center Mid Campus Building (1MC)

Registration will open first week of December!

This year’s annual Symposium will feature a keynote address from Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She was named to the Time Magazine 2013 list of the World’s Most Influential People and was voted 112th. She was the only scientist on the list! There will be also Breakout Sessions and Workshops to provide you with the critical advice you need for your future career. The Breakout Sessions are Q&A sessions where you can ask for career advice from panels of PhD-holders who have become experts in their respective career paths. A wide range of career opportunities will be represented! The Workshops are designed to provide you with practical advice that can help you identify your next steps, be more productive in your career search, manage your online profile, and perform better during interviews.

Why should you participate in this symposium? Simple. This event is all about YOU. This symposium is FREE to you.

Contact: Margie, mmfrench@rice.edu

Lectures & Conferences, Professional Development

ARN Save-the-Date! Postdoc Workshop

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will be hosting the next ARN Postdoc Workshop on January 14-15, 2016 in Edinburg, TX.

More Information about the ARN Post Doc Workshop.

We are excited about hosting the ARN Postdoc Workshop this year and have planned 2 major activities (plus some informal networking events):

  1. Job Fair on Thursday January 14, 2016 in the late afternoon. UTRGV currently has nearly 90 open faculty positions that will be searched for in 2015-2016; many of the positions are in STEM/SBS/Economics departments. Representatives from colleges, schools and departments will be available to meet with the ARN postdocs and discuss open faculty jobs. This will be an excellent opportunity for women postdocs who may be seeking a tenure-track academic position in the near future.
  2. Mini-Teaching Workshop on the morning of Friday January 15, 2016 led by pedagogy experts (a.k.a. Master Teachers) from our UTeach program.

At last year’s postdoc workshop at the University of Houston, many attendees expressed concerns about their lack of teaching experience and preparation. This workshop was born out of these discussions. The postdocs will be coached by the UTeach Master Teachers on different teaching approaches and have the opportunity to prepare and present a short lecture or activity. They will be given substantive feedback from their peers and from the Master Teachers to improve their technique, and will have the option of being videotaped. We will also provide the attendees with a short book on teaching (The Little Orange Book by the University of Texas System); information on how to write an effective teaching philosophy statement; and information about teaching resources that they can utilize.

Contact: Kristine, kristine.lowe@utrgv.edu

Professional Development

OwlSpark Info Session: Discover how we help startup teams turn tech innovations into businesses!

Are you an entrepreneurial-minded student, recent alumni, faculty or staff member with an innovative technology or business idea?

Are you interested in launching your own tech startup?

Join us for the OwlSpark Information Session on Monday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Willy’s Pub to learn more about the Rice University accelerator program and how we help startup teams turn ideas into businesses. Chow down, get intel on the Summer 2016 program and application process, ask questions, and meet OwlSpark alumni. Even if you don’t have an innovative technology or business idea, this is a great opportunity to network with like-minded individuals to share ideas and discuss interests. Also, we’ll feed you, so come hungry!

Reserve your spot at http://owlsparkinfosession.eventbrite.com.

More information at Owlspark Info Session.

Can’t make it? Subscribe to the OwlSpark mailing list (http://bit.ly/OwlSparkComm) and we’ll keep you in the loop.

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The OwlSpark accelerator is an intense, immersive 12-week summer experience for up to ten Rice University startup teams. A full-time program that includes intensive mentoring, curriculum and exposure to Houston’s best resources, the accelerator program is designed to help Rice students, faculty, staff, and recent alumni launch companies based on their innovative technologies or business ideas.

Contact: Jessica, jef4@rice.edu