GradStarter proposals have been submitted by the Rice community. Take a minute to read the proposals, provide feedback, and ask questions. Let us know what you think!
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Read them at http://gradstarter.rice.edu/gradstarter-proposals/
Contact: Kiri Kilpatrick, kiri.kilpatrick@rice.edu
Dear Rice Postdoc,
We would like to inform you that pre-registration to attend the 6th Annual Presidential Career Symposium (APCS) is now open. The event will be held on Thursday February 16th 2017 from 730 am to 7 pm at Mid-Campus 1 Building, MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Take a look at the flier attached for more information and for more information please visit http://www.apcstmc.org.
Pre-registration fills up fast, so register early to ensure that you get a spot in the APCS:
The title of this year’s APCS is “Beyond PhD: Discover à Act à Achieve”. We have organized a full day of breakout sessions and workshops that will be useful for post-doctoral researchers and graduate students to understand their future career choices and opportunities in the biomedical field and beyond. We will also offer networking opportunities after each session in the form of Coffee Breaks and during a formal reception in the evening.
Keynote:
Dr. Henry Sauermann
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Scheller College of Business
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Associate
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
The event is jointly organized by the postdoctoral associations from:
Breakout sessions offered:
Possible Workshops being considered:
If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the organizers at tmcpostdoc
Thank you.
Post Doc Weekly Announcements November 22, 2016
The PMF Class of 2017 application period opened on Friday, November 18th. We have over 1,900 applicants to date as of Friday, very encouraging news for the future leadership of our country. Please encourage your graduate students to apply for this prestigious program. The PMF Program is perfect for talented professionals who want to make a difference by strengthening our government institutions. This class of Fellows will work on policies and programs that directly impact the welfare of our Nation’s citizens. From national security to environmental protection to housing programs, Fellows are placed into jobs that challenge them to find new solutions to the complex challenges of government and learn the leadership skills they need to build a successful career.
This year, the PMF Program Office is working very closely with agencies to place Finalists into positions as soon as the selections are made. We are on target to announce 2017 Finalists in early January and soon after that, we will host our virtual hiring event.
This year through our workforce planning efforts, we reached out to agencies and also worked with our Pathways Program Office to identify the occupations that agencies are looking to hire this year, which are listed below:
Please encourage your graduates that this is a great time to be a part of the change that they want to see!
Your graduate students can view the 2017 PMF application announcement here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/456296700.
The 2017 PMF application closes on December 1st and we highly encourage graduate students to apply early.
Post Doc Weekly Announcements November 7, 2016
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