Our next Planning Your Path to a Satisfying Career workshop will be held next week, Thurs, Oct 13, from 3:30-5:00pm. Join us to develop
or update your IDP.
Also, the designated postdoc spots in the Alda Center communicating science courses are now open for Spring registration. Contact me to register at no cost. First come,
first served.
Best, Katy Flint Ehm Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs postdocs@stonybrook.edu
PLANNING YOUR PATH TO A SATISFYING CAREER A guided workshop for graduate students and postdocs on goal setting, career planning and career exploration.
When: Thursday, October 13, 2016, 3:30pm—5:00pm Where: Wang Center Room 201
This guided workshop will help graduate students and postdocs develop strategies for
professional growth by:
Learning strategies to explore a range of careers
Identifying interests and skills relevant to their career goals
Developing an action plan to strengthen skills and pursue their ideal career
Preparing or updating their Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Participants will leave with a draft of their written career plan for the upcoming
year.
Graduate Student & Postdoc Discussion Humanities Institute, HUM 1008 Current graduate students and postdocs are invited to discuss the changing career
landscape and how to maximize the value of your graduate training.
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Luncheon Humanities Institute, HUM 1008 Students, postdocs, faculty & staff are invited.
Will your communication skills might negatively impact you during an interview? Participate in this workshop with Anne Marie Strauss, founder and president of iSpeakClearly,
and learn how to improve public speaking skills. Strauss is speech-language pathologist
and specializes in accent modification.
When: Friday, October 28, 2016, 1 to 2:30 PM Where: Career Center, W0550 Melville Library
Postdoc registration is now open for Spring 2017 Communicating Science courses. Postdocs may sign up through
the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to take one Communicating Science course a semester
without cost. There are only two postdoc spots in each section of eligible courses,
first come, first served.
The Alda Center method helps scientists distill their research and connect with any
audience, from peers in other fields to policymakers to family members. Introductory
courses are: JRN 501: Distilling Your Message, and JRN 503: Improv for Scientists. Alumni of these courses are encouraged to continue their training with the subsequent
courses in the series on Engaging Key Audiences, Social Media, and other topics.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's newly announced Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is a transition award for early-career scientists in the life sciences. The award
seeks seeks to increase diversity in the biomedical research community by recruitment
and retention of individuals from groups underrepresented in the life sciences.
Fellows will receive postdoctoral training support of $80,000 annually for up to
four years, followed by support of $270,000 annually for up to four years as independent
faculty, if eligible. The program includes opportunities for career development, including
mentoring and active involvement in the HHMI scientific community.
Eligible Applicants:
Individuals who are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented
in the life sciences at the career stages targeted by this program, including those
from disadvantaged backgrounds.
PhD and/or MD (or equivalent) by the start of the grant term.
No more than 12 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application
due date.
Any citizenship or nationality who have been accepted to join a laboratory as a postdoctoral
fellow at a research institution located in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico).
Application Deadline: February 15, 2017, 3 p.m. (ET)
An intensive 7 week postdoctoral training fellowship bridging the gap between academia
& data science. The program has sites in New York, Silicon Valley, and an online version.
There is no tuition cost and they offer limited need-based scholarships to defray
expenses for Fellows during the seven week program.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) works to promote equity and education
for women and girls, with a special emphasis on fundamental issues of the day — educational,
social, economic, and political. It offers a series of fellowships for postdoctoral
study for women, including international women and women transitioning back into the
workforce.
Application Deadlines: Vary throughout the Fall. See AAUW website for a specific fellowship.
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress
and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical
or biobehavioral research careers. The program offers PhDs, MDs and other equivalent
doctorates repayment of up to $35,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational
debt in return for a two-year commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Permanent Residents with an eligible doctoral degree
and eligible debt. For more information on eligibility: https://www.lrp.nih.gov/eligibility-programs