NSF i-CORPS Regional Program – Apply by September 23
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Tuesday Q&A about the PhD job search
Join us for a live Q & A via Google Hangout on Air on Tuesday, 30 Aug, at 4pm ET. Heidi, Jen, and Maren will take your questions about the PhD job search process and talk about our new course. So, if you’re interested in enrolling — or even if you’re not and just want your questions answered — we hope to see you there!
To attend, simply click on this link on Tuesday afternoon: http://bit.ly/2bh6nfq
Cheers,
Jen & Maren
P.S. We’ve got a freebie for you! As a thanks for being on this list, you can download a .pdf package with a few of our favourite resources included. Materials from all three of us! Get that here: https://beyondprof.com/your-free-handout/
Registration now open for Semester-long Proposal Writing Workshop
IPC 2016: Women in Photonics Student Travel Grants
Call for GradStarter Projects! Submit by June 15th
Do you have a great idea for a new graduate student or postdoc initiative? Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to hear it!
Submit your ideas to GradStarter!
What is GradStarter?
GradStarter is designed to help fund pilot projects that are innovative, promote academic achievement, and intellectually engage Rice graduate students and postdocs in your program and beyond.
GradStarter has funded several student-driven projects, such as the BRC Innovation Symposium, the Vagantes Conference, and the Ethnography Salon, to name a few. These projects creatively brought together students, postdocs, and scholars from diverse backgrounds to forge new connections while promoting academic and professional development. Read more about these projects and others here.
Why should you submit a project?
GradStarter is a great opportunity for you to test your idea: gauge interest, obtain feedback, and connect with people and resources on campus to make your idea a reality.
Proposals are due June 15th.
Submit your proposal at gradstarter.rice.edu
Proposal Guidelines: http://gradstarter.rice.edu/proposal-guidelines/
TMC Innovation Institute is Hiring!
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation Institute is seeking intelligent, collaborative, and ambitious individuals to join our growing team for an unmatched opportunity to work alongside the TMC leadership, budding entrepreneurs, mentors, and world class speakers participating in our programs.
The TMC Innovation Institute is located in the largest medical center in the country with over $2B in extramural funding and 8M patient visits per year across 21 renowned hospitals and the 10 associated academic institutions (http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/). We are comprised of the TMCx accelerator program, TMCx+ incubator, TMC Biodesign fellowship program, and our resident corporate partner relationships with J&J, AT&T, and Apple. Designed to provide a comprehensive suite of services , the TMC Innovation Institute is equipped to meet the needs of disruptive digital health, medical device, diagnostic, and therapeutics startups at every stage, from ideation to commercialization.
TMC Innovation Institute: Healthcare Innovation Strategist
http://careers.texasmedicalcenter.org/careers/position/healthcare-innovation-strategist
TMC Innovation Institute: Program Manager
http://careers.texasmedicalcenter.org/careers/position/tmc-innovation-institute-program-manager
TMC Innovation Institute: Business Associate (6 month+ paid internship)
http://careers.texasmedicalcenter.org/careers/position/business-associate-internship
APPLY TODAY! SPREAD THE WORD!
PhD Career Finder and great recent threads
Versatile PhD Monthly Message
Greetings! I hope springtime is bringing you a sense of renewal.
Have you ever used the PhD Career Finder? Or has it been a while? This tool on the VPhD site helps you explore non-academic careers, narrow down your choices, and get a concrete start towards careers that actually interest you. Here’s a short tutorial to show you how to get the most from it.
There have also been some great threads in the forums lately:
· "How do you get people to want to help you?" – About networking and how to build the kind of constructive, helpful relationships that you really want.
· "Informational interviews: why?” – About understanding the purpose of informational interviews and whether they are really necessary.
· “Share your success stories”- In which people who are very happy in their non-academic careers explain why they are happy.
More details and links to each are here.
Finally, if you haven’t taken the national survey on graduate student and postdoc health and wellbeing, please do: http://vphd.info/1ROiuy6
Your Loving Founder,
Paula Chambers, Ph.D.
P&G FIRST Conference
FIRST (Focusing on Industrial Recruitment of Scientific Talent) is a Procter & Gamble sponsored conference targeted to PhD and Postdocs in STEM fields to gain a deeper understanding about industrial research careers.
P&G in collaboration with its minority scientists and the PhD recruiting office developed the conference 26 years ago (1990).
The Conference will be held September 18-21st, in Cincinnati, Ohio (all expenses paid)
To Apply Go to www.pgcareers.com click Apply / Search Job #RND00003000 or follow the link https://pg.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?job=RND00003000
Learn more at: www.facebook.com/PGFIRST.