Fellowships

NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) – APPLY!

Program:

NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)

Program Solicitation

NSF 16-558

Program Summary:

The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines.

Estimated Number of Awards:

30 to 33

Award Amount and Award Duration:

Fellowship awards are for a total of $150,000, with a possible additional allowance of up to $20,000 for awards with international host institutions. The anticipated date of awards is April in the year following the application deadline. The duration of a Fellowship award is 48 months, during which stipend support is provided for 24 months (18 academic-year months plus 6 summer months).

Eligibility Requirements:

An individual is eligible to submit a proposal to this program if all the following criteria are met:

· Must, at the time of submission, be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States;

· May not have held the doctoral degree more than 2 years as of January 1 of the year of the award;

· Must propose research in an area of mathematics or statistics;

· May not have previously been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of an NSF award (other than a graduate research fellowship or an award in support of a conference or workshop);

· May not submit a research plan duplicated in another NSF proposal;

· Must not have previously been offered an award by the MSPRF program; and

· Must have a doctoral degree conferred before the postdoctoral appointment start date.

Proposal Deadline:

October 19, 2016

Link to Full Funding Opportunity Announcement:

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16558/nsf16558.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Professional Development

Beyond the Professoriate Virtual Conference – FREE when you register through GPS!

Beyond the Professoriate Virtual Conference

Learn about PhD jobs . . . and how to get them!

The 3rd Annual Beyond the Professoriate is a career conference for PhDs. It is hosted entirely online, and welcomes participants from around the globe on two days, Saturday, May 7, and Saturday, May 14. New this year is a 21-day replay so attendees who can’t make it to the live sessions can catch up what they missed later!

2016 at a glance: 2 days. 4 panels. 6 presentations. 11 hours of exclusive, live content. 20+ PhDs. 21-day replay.

See the full conference program at https://beyondprof.com/2016-conference/

And read all the speaker bios at https://beyondprof.com/2016-conference/speaker-bios/

NOTICE: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will sponsor graduate students and postdocs to attend the two-day conference. Sign up via this form and GPS will follow up with you with instructions on how to gain access to the conference for FREE! Deadline to sign up for your free registration from GPS is Friday, April 15th.

What: Beyond the Professoriate Virtual Conference

When: May 7th, 10am – 4pm CST and May 14th, 10am – 6pm CST

Where: Your couch, office, or the library… anywhere your computer has access to the internet!

Link to sign up for free registration from GPS: http://graduate.rice.edu/beyondprof

Questions: Contact Kiri Kilpatrick, kiri.kilpatrick

Professional Development

Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning

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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING & LEARNING
With registration for the fall semester quickly approaching, the Center for Teaching Excellence would like to remind the campus community of our signature program for PhD students: The Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (GCTL).

This program, approved by the Faculty Senate in 2014, gives graduate students preparing for future careers in academia an opportunity to take dedicated, graduate-level courses on undergraduate pedagogy. And if they complete all four courses within the program (UNIV 500, 501, 502, and 599), their transcript will indicate that they have met the requirements for this fully-accredited certificate.

In the first two years of the program, 62 students from 21 different departmentshave taken at least one certificate course, and 15 students have completed the entire certificate. In the fall, students will be able to sign up for two of the four courses (UNIV 500 and 502), and we hope that you will consider registering and/or encouraging PhD students you know to register. Complete course descriptions, testimonials from participants, and a link for further information are below.
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UNIV 500: Principles of Effective College Teaching
Fall 2016; Friday, 9:00-11:30AMThis course provides an overview of essential, research-based methods used by college instructors to enhance the quality of student learning. Topics will include course and syllabus design, student engagement, classroom management, and more. the course will culminate with the development of a teaching philosophy and a sample syllabus.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
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UNIV 501: Research on Teaching and Learning
Spring 2017This course explores scholarship on teaching and learning in detail with special attention to the breadth of approaches and methodologies. The culminating project will be a literature review in an area of interest.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
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UNIV 502: Practicum in College Teaching
Fall 2016; Friday, 1:00-3:30PMThis practicum allows students to design and deliver teaching demonstrations and to receive feedback on their work. The course will also focus on the place of teaching in the broader landscapes of higher education and the academic job market.

Credit Hours: 3
Pre-requisites: UNIV 500 & UNIV 501
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UNIV 599: Teaching Portfolio
Fall 2016; Spring 2017; Summer 2017This course provides an overview of essential, research-based methods used by college instructors to enhance the quality of student learning. Topics will include course and syllabus design, student engagement, classroom management, and more. the course will culminate with the development of a teaching philosophy and a sample syllabus.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: UNIV 500 & UNIV 501
Corequisite (or prerequisite): UNIV 502
“As someone on the academic job market this year I found [the program] extremely helpful for talking about my teaching at interviews as well as for preparing my teaching statement. Many schools I interviewed at asked questions about how I would deal with diversity in the classroom, what style of teaching I find most effective, how I engage students in the learning process, etc. Having discussed these issues in [certificate courses] I was able to give thoughtful responses to these questions that were well received.”

Jennifer Bulcock, Former Rice Graduate Student
Assistant Professor, Cabrini College

“[The Certificate Program] was valuable for me in two primary ways: first, it provided a discussion platform for a number of issues about larger trends in higher education and second, we explored specific pedagogical goals and strategies and how that relates to syllabus construction and lesson planning. Doing that within a class consisting of graduate students and professors from multiple disciplines made salient how different presuppositions about educational values and approaches can be, which was especially valuable, both because it challenged me to defend what I presumed about the values of certain practices, but also because I hope someday to be a professor, and insight into colleagues who think very differently than I do about these matters will be important.”

Carissa Phillips-Garrett, Current Rice Graduate Student
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Campus Announcements

Nanotechnology Postdoctoral Fellow-FDA

Nanotechnology Postdoctoral Fellow-FDA

Full details may be found here: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1965

A research project opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Arkansas Regional Laboratory. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with multi-disciplinary research efforts within the NCTR/ORA Nanotechnology Core Facility. Collaborative and research activities may include:

1. Development of hyphenated size-based separation techniques (e.g., asymmetric field flow fractionation, centrifugal field flow fractionation, capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography) using inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS), MALS, DLS and optical absorbance detectors.

2. Development of methods to detect nanoparticles in complex matrix using single particle mode ICP/MS

The fellowship is within the Nanotechnology Core Facility where the following analytical techniques will be used to support these research activities: inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), asymmetric field flow fractionation (AFFF), centrifugal field flow fractionation(CFFF), x-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analysis (multiple methods including dynamic light scattering, photon cross correlation spectroscopy, and particle tracking analysis), spectroscopy (FTIR, UV/VIS, fluorescence, XRF, Raman), atomic force microscopy (AFM), high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), and electron microscopy with elemental analysis capabilities.

For additional information and to apply: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1965

Professional Development

Versatile PhD: Online panel happening NOW: Careers in Technical Writing

Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students and Postdocs:

Panel this week at Versatile PhD: Careers in Technical Writing. Panelists:

• A Chinese Religions ABD who managed translation and localization for a tech company doing business in China and is now Technical Communicator at business software company

• A Cultural Studies PhD who adjuncted for two years and then switched to technical writing, currently working as Technical Writer at a health care software company

• A Philosophy of Education PhD with a long history in different technical writing roles, currently working as Lead Technical Writer at a major Canadian online retailer

• A recent Comparative Literature PhD who jumped directly from graduation into her current position as Technical Writer at a business software company that serves law firms specifically

• A recent English PhD who freelanced as a technical and medical writer during grad school and is now Technical Writer at a well-known consumer goods retailer

Discussion continues through Friday, March 18. 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.”

 

Professional Development

Rice University ADC Connection Event, 3/10

Interested in Management Consulting?

The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.

We will be holding an Information Session on Thursday, March 10that 5:30pm CT for Rice University MD, JD, PhD students, and post-docs interested in full-time career opportunities at BCG, and to learn more about our three day Bridge to BCG summer program. This event will be held in Anderson Biological Laboratory, ABL 131 on Rice campus . Please use the following link to RSVP: https://talent.bcg.com/Events?folderId=10008276&source=Event

**Bridge to BCG**

Bridge to BCGis a three day workshop for advanced degree candidates being held this summer and will allow participants to test drive consulting and:

– find out about consulting and get to know BCG

– participate in a realistic case team experience

– learn from BCG’s thought leaders

– meet BCG consultants and students during social and educational events

Participants are selected on an application basis. To apply, please visit https://talent.bcg.com/Events?folderId=10006414 – Applications for Bridge to BCG are being accepted until April 10, 2016.

Travel and meal expenses will be covered. This workshop is specifically for advanced degree candidates (PhDs, MDs, post-docs, and JDs) expecting to finish in 2017. If you are currently a practicing MD or in residency, or a post-doc, the 2017 graduation date requirement does not apply. For all Bridge applicants, we are looking for people interested in potentially starting a consulting career in 2017.

**Full Time Career Opportunities**

In addition, we are actively looking for Advanced Degree Candidates pursuing a PhD, MD, JD, or Post-doc and will discuss the application process and details for full-time career opportunities in 2016.

To apply for a full time position in 2016, please visit: http://apply.bcg.com/Rice_University – Applications for full-time 2016 positions are being accepted until April 10, 2016.

Please note: There will be another application deadline at the end of the summer for those interested in full time opportunities in 2017. If you are not able to start until 2017, please do not apply to the link above.

We look forward to helping you along the recruiting path towards BCG. Please contact Alex Fincher with any questions at fincher.alex@bcg.com.

Thank you,

The BCG Houston ADC Recruiting Team

Professional Development

CTE Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Institute: Please Share!

Are you a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar preparing to go on the job market? If so, please join Rice’s Center for Teaching Excellence for our spring Graduate Student Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs on Friday, April 1st, from 9AM-12PM in Herring 129. In this 3-hour hands-on and interactive workshop, we will discuss how to find and interpret job advertisements, how to create materials that best convey your research and teaching abilities and interests, how best to anticipate and respond to questions in the interview process, and how to demonstrate one’s teaching abilities in an on-campus setting.

Coffee and pastries will be served, and all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are welcome.

Please RSVP here. The Institute will be limited to the first 60 registrants.