Calendar of Events - 2013 Archive
Grantsmanship and the Peer Review Process
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1:00 pm
2901 Taubman Medical Library
Panelists: Lori Isom, Ph.D., Beth Moore, Ph.D., Vic DiRita, Ph.D., Peter Hitchcock, Ph.D., Ari Gafni, Ph.D., will discuss NIH F32 Grants as a part of Pharmacology 502, which focuses on scientific communication skills, including applications for federal grants. This panel is open to all interested individuals regardless of enrollment in the course.
Peer-Mentoring Program Kick-Off
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
4:00 pm
North Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
The Office of Postdoctoral Studies, UM Postdoctoral Association, and Rackham, are pleased to announce a pilot Postdoc Peer-Mentoring Program. Several peer mentoring groups will be formed to facilitate self-directed professional development activities. Potential participants should be interested in actively participating and co-managing a regularly meeting career development group. The groups will consist of 8-10 postdoctoral fellows who will meet on a bi-weekly basis from March-July, 2013. The groups will each be organized around one of three topics:
- Writing a Grant
- Conducting an Academic Job Search
- Career Development using Science Careers IDP tool
Register to attend this kick-off meeting for more information on the pilot program. If you have any questions please feel free to email Paula Wishart.
What Now? Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Recent Grads and Postdocs
Norman Rapino, Ph.D., MBA
Thursday, February 21, 2013
4:00 pm
2901 Taubman Medical Library
Norman Rapino from the U-M College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship will review several resources including:
- I-Corps and other training
- Intra-preneurship
- Joining a startup
- Staring your own venture/company
Smooth transitions - Top 10 List: Things Scientists Ask About Finding an Industry Job
Joanne Kamens, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
10:00 am
Room: 2901 Taubman Medical Library
These days, staying in academia is really the "alternative" career for scientists. The majority of young scientists will not end up in a traditional academic research position. This presentation will give you some criteria to consider in deciding if embarking on an industry science career is right for you and then will provide concrete tools and resources for preparing for this transition.
Coffee Hour with Kathy Barker, Author of At the Helm: Leading Your Laboratory
Friday, March 15, 2013
3:00 pm
Room: 5915 Buhl
Kathy Barker received her B.A. in Biology and English, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Microbiology, from various branches of the University of Massachusetts. She did her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Viral Oncology at Rockefeller University and was an Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Cell Physiology and Immunology at Rockefeller University. She is now based in Seattle, where she writes and gives workshops on various aspects of running a lab.
Orientation to Grant Seeking Resources
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
4:00 pm
Room: West Wing Lower Level, Rackham Graduate School
The Postdoc Peer Mentoring Group which is focused on grant writing has invited the wider postdoc community to attend this presentation. The presenters, Paul Growchowski and Karen Downing, are librarians in the University system with extensive knowledge of funding sources.
Gaining Teaching and Research Mentoring Skills
Thursday, April 18, 2013
4:00 pm
South Lecture Hall, Med Sci II
Learn more about short term teaching opportunities through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program as well as how you can become a research mentor for first and second year students through participation in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. This session will be followed by a second session this summer on how to create a viable project for first and second year students, words of wisdom from postdoctoral fellows currently serving as UROP Research Sponsors and student perspectives on what makes a great research mentor.
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy
Rachel Niemer, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, CRLT
Thursday, May 16, 2013
4:00 pm
Room: 2901 Taubman Medical Library
Many academic employers are now requiring a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session we will discuss the benefits of writing a teaching philosophy, examine sample philosophies, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own philosophy.
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