Throughout the year, fellows have the opportunity to participate in a curriculum of workshops, panel discussions, and seminars designed to advance skills in lab management, grant writing and identifying funding opportunities, applying for academic and industry positions, interviewing and networking, scientifi c communication, and pedagogy.
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- DECMBER EVENTS -
Holiday Party - OPF & HMPA
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018, 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Join the Postdoc Office and the Harvard Medical Postdoc Association (HMPA) for our annual Holiday Party! Toast the end of 2018, enjoy food, drink and holiday cheer.
HMPA will preside over a raffle as part of the celebration. All are welcome!
The Individual Development Plan: Maximizing Your Postdoc Training
Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Featuring: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Description: The postdoc pursuit of independent investigation relies on getting the most out of their training. This seminar lays out tools and strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. This workshop will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career via an effective use of your individual development plan (IDP).
Brown bag lunch event - please feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided.
HMPA Academic Job Search Seminar: why, when and how
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Details: Are you planning to explore a faculty position soon? Do you want to learn more about when and how to apply to a faculty position? Please join the Harvard Medical Postdoc Association on December 13 to learn about the complete application process from a young faculty member (Dr. Nirupam Aich , Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo) and find out what they don’t tell you in most workshops!
This event is sponsored by the HMPA Professional Development Committee
Responsible Conduct of Research: Mentorship
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Members of the HMS community on an NIH-sponsored training grant must receive compulsory education in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The course is designed to run as a graduate-style seminar. Each session will be co-facilitated by the course director, research faculty, and administrative deans.
Effective January 2010, the NIH has substantially revised its expectations for what constitutes adequate RCR training. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html). The Center for Bioethics has adapted its long-standing course to meet these new guidelines. Most importantly, NIH now requires attendance at 8 of the 9 sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion.
The Center for Bioethics’ Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is primarily restricted to post doctoral trainees working within Quad based, HMS Faculty laboratories.
Program directors: Sadath A. Sayeed JD, MD and James Gould, PhD
President's Innovation Challenge Information Session
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
The President’s Innovation Challenge is Harvard’s annual venture competition hosted by the Harvard Innovation Labs. It is designed to help students and post-docs from all Harvard schools turn their nascent ideas into potential world-changing realities. The $310,000 in prize money is awarded in three tracks: Health & Science, Social Impact and Open, which means almost anything goes. $75,000 goes to the winner of each track, and $25,000 to the runner up. The criteria for participation is NOT a fully formed business plan but rather a well-thought and articulated definition of the problem, the customer and the proposed solution. And this year the Challenge includes a $10,000 Ingenuity Award that will go to the applicant team with, well, the most ingenious idea.
The Challenge application, due on January 2nd, can be found HERE along with other important information.
Interested students and post-docs should attend an Information Session on Monday, December 10th in the Cannon Room of Building C at HMS from 2 to 3pm. Light refreshments will be served. No registration is required.
Career Clinic: Statements of Teaching Philosophy
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Statements of Teaching Philosophy. Writing the teaching statement can be one of the most esoteric exercises in putting together the academic job package. While less philosophical and more practical, the challenge is to communicate a tangible evidence-based teaching approach in just a single page. This interactive workshop will use peer review and critique to hone your teaching statement for submission.
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to bring your lunch, beverages will be provided.
Office Hours
Date: Friday, December 7, 2018, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Poster Making for Large Format Printers
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Description: Develop proper techniques for an efficient & pain-free way to construct posters. Maximize your message with images, illustrations & text by using PowerPoint & Photoshop to create large format documents that print properly. Download seminar handouts at http://goo.gl/YP8J3c
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Sponsored by HMS Research Imaging Solutions and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the first Thursday of November to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
- NOVEMBER EVENTS -
MASS AWIS: Presentation Skills for Brainiacs
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:45pm
Have you ever been at a loss while drafting your presentation, poster, or figures? Does your data have a story to tell that just needs something more to really tell it right?
This month, graphic designer Laura Foley will lead an interactive workshop on how to convey scientific information of all kinds in a clear, concise, and engaging manner!
Come join us for a lecture-style workshop where graphic designer and presentation coach Laura Foley will share tips and tricks on how to convey scientific information in a clear, concise, and engaging manner. Covering topics such as “Pitching to investors” and “Giving an elevator pitch”, Laura will also demonstrate a series of before-and-after slide makeovers to show you the striking difference a well-made slide can make for your research presentation!
Light refreshments and snacks will be served.
LMA Research Cores Showcase: Poster Session & Reception
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Supporting Innovative Research in the Longwood Medical Area
Research Core Facilities provide highly specialized services, equipment, and staff that would otherwise be too expensive for an individual laboratory to support. Attend this event to learn about new technologies and resources available in the Longwood Medical Area, meet colleagues from across LMA and enjoy refreshments.
Resources represented will include:
•Imaging/Microscopy •Electron Microscopy (EM) •Cryo-EM •Image Management and Analysis •Microbiome Analysis •Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, CyTOF •Single Cell Services •Next Gen Sequencing •Research Instrumentation Design/Fab •Microfluidics/Microfabrication •Monoclonal Antibody Production •Small molecule and RNAi screening •Mass Spectrometry •NMR •Analytical Chemistry •Medicinal Chemistry •Center for Molecular Interactions •Bioinformatics/Biostatistics •Computing and Software •Transgenic Mice •Mouse Behavior •In vivo Pharmacology •Medical Arts WebLibrary •Health Communication •Survey and Data Management
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Reliably Accessorize On-Screen Presentations
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Description: Understand important concepts of presentation design to reliably display images. Minimize the risks associated with certain fonts & design templates. Learn to use PowerPoint to correctly to insert illustrations, charts & movies in a way that will enable you to present with confidence. Also master ways to use animation & make hyperlinks. This workshop is part of the Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars series.
Download seminar handouts at http://goo.gl/YP8J3c
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Sponsored by HMS Research Imaging Solutions and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Communicating Science to the Public
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker: Barbara Houtz, M.Ed., CEO, STEM Educational Systems
Description: Communication Skills and Using Social Media. Presenting a seminar or conference talk is vastly different from talking to a lay audience or the general public. This workshop will provide you with specific tips and directions to improve your communication skills with general audiences and the public when you describe your research and results. It will also help you learn how to engage your audience so they remember what you want them to know.
Using social media wisely is another important element of effective communication. The second part of this workshop will focus on different types of social media and why you should use them.
Pizza lunch will be provided.
Agenda
· Why practice communicating with non-scientists?
· Tips for effective public speaking
· Review of two TED talks
· Break
· Self-reflection on personal speaking skills / problems
· The power of social media
· Using social media effectively
· Resources to improve your communication skills
Speaker Bio: STEM Education Solutions is owned and operated by Barbara Houtz, a 20-year veteran of K-20 science education. She has collaborated with STEM education experts in Japan, the U.S. government, in states across the U.S., and with local education agencies and schools in Pennsylvania. In addition to developing and presenting training, talks, and workshops, Barbara has extensive experience writing about research-based methods of effective science teaching strategies.
HMPA Event: Academic Job Interview Workshop: Writing Research and Teaching Statements
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Description: Although postdocs often gain experience with writing papers, fellowships and sometimes grants during their training, constructing teaching and research statements and finding an institution that suits their research plans are separate and critical skills. This workshop will host a panel of successful hired PIs. The panelists will share their experience in the process of writing their teaching and research statements, and finding an institution that compliments their own research portfolio.
Panelists:
- Dr. William Mair, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health
- Dr. Michelle Meyer, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Boston College
- Dr. Stephen D. Van Hooser , Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Brandeis University
This event is sponsored by the Harvard Medical Postdoc Association - Professional Development Committee (HMPA)
Career Clinic: Successful Interview Prep Strategies
Date: Monday, November 19, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Successful Interview Prep Strategies
Every postdoc could benefit from interview prep as they move forward in their job search. A critical part of job hunting is convincing others, and sometimes yourself, that you are capable of performing successfully. By focusing on self-awareness, this workshop will cover common struggles and effective strategies for preparing to successfully interview.
Note: this is an interactive workshop, registration is limited. Please email us in advance any interview questions you would like to receive feedback on or rehearse at the workshop.
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month
Office Hours
Date: Friday, November 16, 2018, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the first Thursday of November to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Building Career Connections: Networking In Action
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Description: Enjoy light refreshments while participating in organized activities that allow you to practice your networking skills. Meet new people and give them an opportunity to learn about you. Come prepared with your networking introduction and “pitch.” Whether you are actively looking for a job, or being proactive about developing your network, this fun and dynamic session will help you grow your connections and develop your networking expertise.
Speaker Bio: Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer in private practice with 15+ years’ experience in the career services field at Harvard, Northeastern and the University of London. For more info: www.sabrina-woods.com or www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawoods.
Responsible Conduct of Research: Data Management
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Members of the HMS community on an NIH-sponsored training grant must receive compulsory education in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The course is designed to run as a graduate-style seminar. Each session will be co-facilitated by the course director, research faculty, and administrative deans.
Effective January 2010, the NIH has substantially revised its expectations for what constitutes adequate RCR training. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html). The Center for Bioethics has adapted its long-standing course to meet these new guidelines. Most importantly, NIH now requires attendance at 8 of the 9 sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion.
The Center for Bioethics’ Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is primarily restricted to post doctoral trainees working within Quad based, HMS Faculty laboratories.
Program directors: Sadath A. Sayeed JD, MD and James Gould, PhD
Office Hours
Date: Friday, November 9, 2018, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Outstanding Postdoc Fellow Awards Symposium & Reception
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Please join us for this celebration of the 2018 Outstanding Postdoc Fellow Award recipients. We will celebrate the achievements of some of our exceptional postdoctoral research fellows at HMS & HSDM.
You are welcome to attend any or all of the symposium, please joins us as your schedule allows.
2:00 Opening Remarks by James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
2:10 Min Luo, PhD, Research Fellow in Cell Biology, "Viewing CRISPR in action"
2:30 Lital Ben Tovim, PhD, Research Fellow in Systems Biology, "Metabolic control of global gene expression during the maternal-to-zygotic transition"
2:50 Aaron Whiteley, PhD, Research Fellow in Microbiology and Immunobiology, "Novel Bacterial Signaling Molecules"
3:10 Ben Ewen Campen, PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics, "Deciphering genetic redundancy amongst duplicated genes using new CRISPR-based approaches in fruit flies"
3:30 Break/Reception
3:40 Jeff Markowitz, PhD, Research Fellow in Neurobiology, "The neural control of action selection revealed through motion sequencing"
4:00 Megan Sjodt, PhD, Research Fellow in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, "Structure of the SEDS:bPBP bacterial call wall synthesis machinery"
4:20 Anna Idelevich, PhD, Research Fellow in Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, HSDM, "Hypothalamic neuronal regulation of energy metabolism and bone”
4:40 Closing Remarks by David Golan, PhD, MD, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Dean for Basic Science and Graduate Education, HMS
Building Career Connections: Informational Interviews
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Workshop Description:When it comes to building your career and landing a new position, you’ve probably heard how important it is to network. Informational interviewing helps to build connections, gain information, and uncover new career possibilities. In this workshop we’ll explore:
How to find people to talk with
What to write when making “the ask”
Research to do before the meeting
What to share about yourself
Questions to ask
Follow up
Maintaining your existing network
And internal networking, for those who want to grow their careers at a current employer
Speaker Bio: Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer in private practice with 15+ years’ experience in the career services field at Harvard, Northeastern and the University of London. For more info: www.sabrina-woods.com or www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawoods.
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the first Thursday of November to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
- OCTOBER EVENTS -
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Drawing Tools and Illustration Features of Powerpoint
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Description: Uncover the secrets of PowerPoint’s sophisticated drawing tools. Discover how to draw complex shapes, edit Bezier curves, output high-resolution images, create pdf files & prepare complex images for journals. This workshop is part of the Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars series.
Download seminar handouts at http://goo.gl/YP8J3c
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Sponsored by HMS Research Imaging Solutions and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Office Hours
Date: Friday, October 26, 2018, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
HMPA Job Interview Workshop: Tips and Tricks
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Description: Although postdocs often gain experience with academic job interview strategies during their training, learning specific techniques and strategies for industrial job interview is a separate and critical skill. This workshop will host a panel of two successful industry job recruiters. The panelists will share their experience with regard to their own hiring process, and discuss specific tips and techniques that are essential for acing industry job interviews.
Panelists:
Andrew Chan (Stratacuity)
April Eldred (Moderna Therapeutics)
More info and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hmpa-job-interview-workshop-tips-and-tricks-tickets-51295541345
Sponsored by the Harvard Medical Postdoc Association (HMPA) Professional Development Committee
Integrating Reproducible Best Practices into Biomedical and Clinical Research: A Hands-on Workshop for Researchers
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
With the aim of improving the reproducibility of the research they publish and fund, journals and funders are increasingly calling for published research to share associated materials. However, many researchers have not received training in the best practices and tools for reproducibly sharing their research. This workshop introduces reproducibility best practices for biomedical and clinical research. We will provide a survey of the history and current landscape of reproducibility and identify the barriers. We will present practical solutions and resources. Finally, we will demonstrate tools that help biomedical and clinical researchers overcome barriers to reproducibility and practice using these tools during hands-on activities, including how to share their research code using Code Ocean.
Workshop goals:
- Learn best practices for creating a reproducible biomedical or clinical research project.
- Assess reporting guidelines for transparent reporting of biomedical and clinical research.
- Submit code and data for publishing on Code Ocean.
Refreshments will be provided. Reserve your seat as space is limited
Speaker: April Clyburne-Sherin, Outreach Scientist. April is an epidemiologist, methodologist, and expert in open science tools, methods, training, and community stewardship. She holds an MS in Population Medicine (Epidemiology). Since 2014, she has focussed on creating curriculum and running workshops for scientists in open and reproducible research methods (Center for Open Science, Sense About Science, SPARC) and is co-author of FOSTER's Open Science Training Handbook. In her current role as Outreach Scientist at Code Ocean, she trains scientists in computational reproducibility best practices
Hosted in partnership with IQSS, Harvard Dataverse, and the Office for Postdoctoral Fellows.
Responsible Conduct of Research: Authorship
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Members of the HMS community on an NIH-sponsored training grant must receive compulsory education in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The course is designed to run as a graduate-style seminar. Each session will be co-facilitated by the course director, research faculty, and administrative deans.
Effective January 2010, the NIH has substantially revised its expectations for what constitutes adequate RCR training. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html). The Center for Bioethics has adapted its long-standing course to meet these new guidelines. Most importantly, NIH now requires attendance at 8 of the 9 sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion.
The Center for Bioethics’ Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is primarily restricted to post doctoral trainees working within Quad based, HMS Faculty laboratories.
Program directors: Sadath A. Sayeed JD, MD and James Gould, PhD
The Individual Development Plan: Maximizing Your Postdoc Training
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Featuring: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Description: The postdoc pursuit of independent investigation relies on getting the most out of their training. This seminar lays out tools and strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. This workshop will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career via an effective use of your individual development plan (IDP).
Brown bag lunch event - please feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided.
Writing for Publication Bootcamp
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Facilitator: Kathy Brenner, Writing Consultant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Description: Writing a manuscript for journal publication is a daunting task. Because language matters, using correct grammar, appropriate vocabulary, and complex sentence structures can be mystifying. Many postdoctoral fellows recognize that this kind of writing can also be an isolating activity and that finding motivation can sometimes be difficult. To counteract these hurdles, the HMS Office of Postdoctoral Fellows is offering a writing boot camp to help you make progress on your research manuscript while sharing the space with the support of your peers and a professional writing consultant. Moving around the room, answering questions, and discussing your writing, the writing consultant will assist you with writing conventions, strategies, and techniques that will support the linguistic and structural underpinnings of the manuscript content. This bootcamp is limited to 40 participants, application submission is required.
Light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.
Practical Steps for Increasing Openness and Reproducibility: An Introduction to OSF
Date: Monday, October 22, 2018, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Countway Library Open Access Week Program
Open Science Framework Workshop
This workshop is limited to 40 attendees, so register early to confirm your spot!
Open Science Framework is a free and open source project management repository that supports researchers across their entire project lifecycle.
As a collaboration tool, OSF helps researchers work on projects privately with a limited number of collaborators and make parts of their projects public, or make all the project publicly accessible for broader dissemination with citable, discoverable DOIs. As a workflow system, OSF enables connections to the many products researchers already use to streamline their process and increase efficiency.
Increasing rigor often requires implementing new practices, learning new tools, or mastering unfamiliar statistical techniques. Come learn about how OSF can help you navigate this complexity!
Join us for a hands-on workshops to learn practical steps to increase the reproducibility and transparency of your work. The workshop will cover the following topics:
-Project documentation
-Employing version control
-Creating pre-analysis plans
-Using the Open Science Framework
-Potential benefits to researchers for engaging in open practices
-Prerequisites: Participants should bring their own laptop.
Instructor: Ian Sullivan, Transparency and Openness Training Coordinator, Center for Open Science
The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows is a co-sponsor of this event.
Building Career Connections: Networking Tips for Job Search
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Description: What’s so important about networking or building career connections? People land jobs through people. It is estimated that when it comes to job search, 70% or so of people landed a position through their network. In this workshop we’ll explore what that means to you and give you practical tips that you can use now to continue to strengthen and build your career connections. We’ll help you to answer these questions:
-What kinds of networking should I be doing?
-What’s an informational interview, and how can I make the most of them?
-I’ve made my way to a “networking event,” now what?
-Do I need a pitch or elevator speech? How do I share "my story"?
-Is networking on social media beneficial for someone in my particular field?
If you want to enhance your job search with more networking, join us for a dynamic and interactive session with guest speaker Sabrina Woods, an experienced career development specialist who has a passion for both networking and teaching lively workshops.
Speaker Bio: Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer in private practice with 15+ years’ experience in the career services field at Harvard, Northeastern and the University of London.
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Career Clinic: Demystifying Jobs Ads & Cover Letters
Date: Monday, October 15, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Demystifying Job Ads and Cover Letters
By understanding the job ad and aligning your cover letter to the content, candidates can quickly and concisely convey interest and job fit, all in just one page. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting and tailoring your cover letter to address specific qualifications employers are looking for when they advertise open positions.
Please email and also bring a copy of your cover letter and the relevant job ad.
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to bring your lunch, snacks & beverages will be provided.
Office Hours
Date: Friday, October 12, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Intellectual Property and Patent Law Info Session
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Description: Are You Interested in Using Your Scientific/Technical Background Beyond the Bench?
Morrison & Foerster ('MoFo', www.mofo.com) is an international law firm with one of the strongest Patent & Intellectual Property groups in the nation. They represent a wide array of life sciences and technology clients in such areas as recombinant DNA/genetic engineering, molecular biology, immunotherapy-based therapeutics, monoclonal antibodies, medical technology, chemical technology, pharmaceuticals, materials science, biomedical and mechanical engineering, medical devices, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, inorganic and organic chemistry, electronics, software, and telecommunications.
MoFo works with scientific and technological innovators who are on the cutting edge of tomorrow’s discoveries. They are actively hiring multiple scientific and technical analyst interns and full-time patent analysts/agents to join our Patent Prosecution group. A law degree is not required.
If you are a undergraduate/grad student or postdoc in biological sciences, biochemistry, engineering, physics, computer science or mathematics, please join us for a panel presentation to learn about this exciting career.
Speakers:
Amanda E. Casale, PhD, Patent Agent at Morrison & Foerster LLP – received a BA and a BS from the University of Arizona and a PhD from Yale University.
James J. Mullen III, PhD, Patent Partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP – received his BA is from the University of California San Diego, and his PhD is from the University of Texas, Health Science Center-Houston, and a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Figures for Journals
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018, 12:00pm
Description: Efficiency & reliability: easily prepare figures for scientific journals with familiar tools & a foolproof workflow that eliminates any chance of rejection for guideline violations. Download seminar handouts at http://goo.gl/YP8J3c
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Sponsored by HMS Research Imaging Solutions and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Longwood Author Series: Scott Chimileski & Roberto Kolter
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
In Life at the Edge of Sight, using cutting-edge imaging technologies, Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter lead readers through breakthroughs and unresolved questions scientists hope microbes will answer soon. Join us to hear them discuss making the unseen, seen! Q & A to follow.
Light refreshements will be served.
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the first Thursday of October to enjoy fresh coffee an donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
- SEPTEMBER EVENTS -
Office Hours
Date: Friday, September 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials.
Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday.
It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Responsible Conduct of Research: Authorship
Date: Friday, September 28, 2018, 9:50am
Register here: http://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/rcr-responsible-conduct-research
Members of the HMS community on an NIH-sponsored training grant must receive compulsory education in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The course is designed to run as a graduate-style seminar. Each session will be co-facilitated by the course director, research faculty, and administrative deans.
Effective January 2010, the NIH has substantially revised its expectations for what constitutes adequate RCR training. (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html). The Center for Bioethics has adapted its long-standing course to meet these new guidelines. Most importantly, NIH now requires attendance at 8 of the 9 sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion.
The Center for Bioethics’ Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is primarily restricted to post doctoral trainees working within Quad based, HMS Faculty laboratories.
Program directors: Sadath A. Sayeed JD, MD and James Gould, PhD
Grantcraft for Postdocs
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018, 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Workshop Description: Successful grant applicants are made, not born. In this detailed workshop, Dr. Vogel will cover the federal grant process and “grant culture”, mechanisms of funding for new investigators, choosing a “fundable” research problem, writing a competitive application, the NIH system of peer review.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Donna Vogel specializes in professional skill-building for developing scientists. Her medical and research background are in endocrinology and developmental biology, with an interest in male infertility and reproductive medicine. She has extensive experience in basic and clinical research, directing grant programs, and higher education.
Academic Job Search Series: Non-Faculty Careers in Academia
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us as we welcome M. William Lensch, PhD, Chief of Staff, Dean's Office, Harvard Medical School, for a talk on his experiences moving from wholly lab-based research into realms beyond, but informed by, science including policy, consulting, and university administration.
Speaker Bio: M. William Lensch, Ph.D. is Chief of Staff in the Dean’s office at the Harvard Medical School (HMS). Lensch earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at Oregon Health Sciences University, where he investigated pediatric bone marrow failure and rare diseases of the blood. His post-doctoral work at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (MIT) and the Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital used various types of human cells and tissue as platforms for understanding the genetics, development, and diseases of the blood-forming system. Lensch’s entire professional life has been dedicated to academic research, education and administration.
What Search Committees Look for in an Academic Job Candidate
Date: Friday, September 21, 2018, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
This panel is sponsored by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Postdoc and Graduate Student Affairs Office
Panelists:
Scott Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatric Oncology
Margaret Shipp, M.D., Division Chief, Division of Hematologic Neoplasia, Medical Oncology Department
Kai Wucherpfennig, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Cancer Immunology & Virology
Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc to PI Panel (2018)
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Come hear from a panel of fellow postdocs who have been “on the market” discussing their experiences (both good and bad) on searching, applying, landing, and negotiating a faculty position. This is an informal event intended to provide you with the opportunity to learn from those who have gone before you! Hear what other postdocs think about the process, do’s and don’ts, blunders and successes - hopefully with a good dash of humor.
-CONFIRMED PANELISTS INCLUDE-
--J. P. Gerdt, PhD, Currently: Postdoc Fellow in BCMP, HMS, Soon-to-be: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry at Indiana University
--Adam Palmer, PhD, Currently: Postdoc Fellow in HiTS, HMS, Soon-to-be: PI, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
--Ioannis Vlachos, PhD, Formerly: Postdoc Fellow in Neurology, BWH, Currently: Co-Director of the Bioinformatics Program, Cancer Research Institute, BIDMC | Director of Bioinformatics, Harvard Institute for RNA Medicine ncRNA Core
--Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD, Currently: Instructor in Cell Biology, HMS, Soon-to-be: Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Imaging Essentials
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Description: Master the basics of identifying & editing raster, bitmap, pixel-based photos & vector objects. Determine correct file compression, color mode & bit depth options. Learn important fundamentals of image preparation. Understand how to prep images in one application for use in other applications. Become skilled at determining correct resolution & output strategies. This workshop is part of the Research Imaging Lunchtime Seminars series.
Download seminar handouts at http://goo.gl/YP8J3c
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Sponsored by HMS Research Imaging Solutions and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Bridge Program Classes Begin: Pronunciation
Date: Week of Monday, September 17, 2018
TMEC Buildings, rooms vary
Harvard University LMA Bridge Program Classes: Pronunciation
This 12-week course has been designed for individuals who have a strong understanding of English grammar and are comfortable reading texts designed for native English speakers. This course provides direct instruction on how to improve pronunciation to be better understood by native English speakers. It is highly individualized, and students will receive a comprehensive pre- and post-evaluation of their speech patterns. Classes will be held in Longwood, TMEC Buildings.
Now accepting applicants.
Session I: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9am-11am
Session II: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5pm-7pm
Building Career Connections: Leveraging LinkedIn
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Description: Linkedin has become an incredibly powerful tool for building and maintaining your professional network. Join us for this hands-on, interactive workshop where you will be guided step-by-step through the process of enhancing your profile and networking for job leads. We will discuss changing your headline, adding skills, building a powerful summary, and adding links and documents to show examples of your work. Additional topics will include: ways to reach out other professionals, asking for in-person networking meetings (often called informational interviews) and how to join and benefit from participating in groups. With Linkedin making changes quite frequently to its interface, you'll also have the chance to ask questions. Join us so you can take full advantage of Linkedin, grow your professional connections, and open up to new opportunities. This session will be taught by Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer, Sabrina Woods (please note: date and location changed, originally scheduled for August)
Speaker Bio: Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer in private practice with 15+ years’ experience in the career services field at Harvard, Northeastern and the University of London. She regularly facilitates workshops and train-the-trainer sessions on topics ranging from the Meyers Briggs and Mindfulness to Networking and Salary Negotiation. Sabrina's workshops combine her insights, enthusiasm and infectious energy for maximum engagement. As a coach, she often draws on mindfulness practices and positive psychology principles to help her individual clients through their career transitions. When she’s not coaching or teaching, you can find her biking, meditating or, on a rainy day, baking brownies. For more info: www.sabrina-woods.com or www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawoods.
Career Clinic: Crafting Your CV & Resume
Date: Monday, September 10, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Crafting Your CV & Resume
A CV/resume provides the first impression of a candidate to a potential employer. The content of your document should quickly grab the reader's interest, and the format must deliver information clearly and concisely. To make it even more challenging, you need to summarize the highlights of your career in just a few pages. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting your CV and tips for tailoring your Resume to specific job opportunities. Please note: this is an interactive workshop, participants are expected to submit a draft of their CV or resume to the office by the Friday before the workshop.
Please email a copy of your most recent CV/Resume in advance of the workshop to: postdoc_office@hms.harvard.edu
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to bring your lunch, beverages will be provided.
Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc & Faculty Perspective
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Join us for this wide-ranging discussion with current postdoc Lauren Orefice, PhD who has recently landed a tenure-track position, and her PI, Professor David Ginty from the HMS Neurobiology Department and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
This informal discussion will focus on the academic job search with an emphasis on R1, tenure track faculty positions, including:
- Preparing the academic job package
- Communicating academic career expectations
- What to include in the cover letter, CV, and research proposal -
- How to manage the application process
- What to expect during the on-site interview
- Interview etiquette and potential pitfalls
- Job talk essentials
- Demystifying the chalk talk
- Following up & negotiations
-FEATURING-
Lauren Orefice, PhD, Current: Postdoc in Neurobiology, HMS
Soon to be: Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School
David Ginty, PhD, Professor, Dept Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30amDon't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office for a bonus coffee hour, and enjoy fresh coffee, tea and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
- AUGUST EVENTS -
Scientists Teaching Science Online Course
Course Director: Barbara Houtz, STEM Education Solutions, LLC
When: 2018 Summer/Fall Course opens unofficially 20 August 2018 | Classes run August 27 - October 22, 2018
Where: Online, asynchronous course | Course Director will email link upon enrollment
Description: Do your students seem uninvolved in your lectures? Do they have a hard time answering the questions you ask? Do you find yourself wondering if there’s a different way of teaching? How can you tell if your students really understand the information or have memorized vocabulary terms? How can you address the needs of diverse student groups?
Take the online course “Scientists Teaching Science” and learn about active vs. passive learning, creating course objectives and test items, making your teaching environment a welcoming and supportive place for diverse students, and finding ways to improve your teaching and assessment techniques for students of all ages. You will also be guided through developing a teaching philosophy statement and a model course syllabus.
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Pathway Analysis and Networks of Genomic data using Metacore
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 10:00am-12:00pm; Location: HMS ‐ Countway Library ‐
How to choose the right network building algorithm to test and expand your hypothesis. One aspect of systems biology is to integrate complex interactions of biological systems. GeneGo provides a highly annotated and dense interaction database with over ten different network building algorithms. Here we demonstrate the strength of these tools in the ability to visualize signaling interaction networks and expand on your hypotheses outside of the realm of your core research areas. This tutorial describes each network building algorithm and modeling workflows including building with canonical pathway interactions, with examples of when to use each. In this session we also highlight how to optimize the visualization of your interactions of interest on a network we will build. We will show tools such as how to add/ hide/show objects and how to manipulate visualizations of pathways using post‐filters such as disease, tissue, orthologs or gene ontology processes.
Making the Most of the Biotech Career Fair
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Postdocs and grad students are welcome at this event hosted by Laura Stark, PhD, Director of Career Advising and Programming for Master’s and PhD Students, Career Services, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Attending the Harvard Biotech Club Career Fair on August 28? Learn how to make the most of this great opportunity to meet with employers looking to hire PhDs! We'll discuss how to craft your resume for different types of PhD-level nonacademic positions, and how to effectively introduce yourself to potential employers. Make the most of your time at the HBC Career Fair. Register here.
This event is cosponsored by the Harvard Biotech Club and the Harvard FAS Office of Career Services, and is open to all Harvard graduate students and postdocs.
Outdoor Movie Night: "Black Panther"
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018, 7:45pm to 10:30pm
Enjoy a movie under the stars on the HMS Quad. There will be FREE fresh popcorn, but bring your own beverages. And don't forget a blanket or lawn chair to lounge on. Come early to get a good seat; you don't want to miss it!
This event is open to the entire Harvard community, Hospital Affiliates and their families.
Featured Film: Black Panther
film screening will begin at sunset (approx. 7:50-8:00pm)
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Location: OPF, Gordon Hall, Room 006, 25 Shattuck Street
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Career Clinic: Research Proposals & Statements
Date: Monday, August 13, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Research Proposals & Statements: Writing the research proposal is one of the most in depth exercises in putting together the academic job package. While constructing the intellectual framework of your lab for the next several years, you have to convey a feasible, fundable, and future-focused research program in just a few pages. This interactive workshop will use peer review and critique to hone your research proposals for submission.
Please email and also bring a copy of your research proposal or statement.
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Lunch & Launch Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to bring your lunch, beverages will be provided.
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Ensembl Genome Browser Workshop
Date: Wednesday, August 8, 10:00am-12:00pm;
Ensembl provides unified access to genomic information and annotation for more than 50 eukaryotic species. Learn how to find what you need, from splice sites to regulatory regions to SNPs. We'll also explore the BioMart tool to select and export Ensembl data. With hands‐on exercises.
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Graphics and statistical tests using R and JMP software
Date: Tuesday, August 7 (changed from August 10); 2-4pm
In this class attendees will have opportunity to learn basic concepts of R and some useful applications of R in research: the ggplot2 graphics and some common statistics tests. This class also exposes attendees with JMP Statistical Discovery Software from SAS. This software provides the complete spectrum of statistics and graphics a student or researcher may encounter. JMP is visual, interactive and dynamic, with a friendly point and click, drag and drop interface. JMP combines powerful statistics with dynamic graphics, in memory and on the desktop. Its interactive and visual paradigm enables JMP to reveal insights that are impossible to gain from raw tables of numbers or static graphs
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: HTqPCR - high throughput qPCR analysis in R and Bioconductor
Date: Tuesday, August 7 (changed from July 20), 10:00-11:30am
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is routinely used for RNA expression profiling, validation of microarray hybridization data and clinical diagnostic assays. HTqPCR, a package for the R statistical computing environment aids to enable the processing and analysis of qPCR data in high throughput across multiple conditions or replicates, and in spatially-defined formats such ABI TaqMan Low Density Arrays and conventional 96- or 384-well plates. The workshop is designed to help researchers learn how to load data into HTqPCR and carryout quality assessment, normalization, visualization and parametric or non-parametric testing for statistical significance in Ct values between features (e.g. genes, microRNAs).
Teaching Institute: Theory, Practice & Navigating STEM Higher Ed
When: August 6-9, 2018 | Simmons College
HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows and Center for Excellence in Teaching at Simmons College are offering a 4-day intensive Teaching Institute for HMS postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty at Simmons College.
Making the Most of the UCSC Genome Browser
Date: Wednesday, August 1, 10:00am-12:00pm; Location: HMS ‐ Countway Library ‐ The UCSC Genome Browser provides rapid, straight forward access to a vast store of Genome‐ oriented material. Learn how to quickly locate gene information, gene features, how to download sequence and track information, and how to make use of the Table Browser to retrieve data in bulk. We'll also examine other UCSC tools such as the Gene Sorter and VisiGene.
- JULY EVENTS -
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Geneious Pro Genomic Analysis Software Platform
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 10:00am-12:00pm; Location: HMS ‐ Countway Library ‐
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn the following. Full genome sequence assembly Sequence, literature & BLAST searching, Phylogenetics, Primer design/Primer Management, in silico cloning and Gateway cloning, Variant (SNP) calling, RNA‐Seq Mapping and Expression Analysis
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, July 19, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Career Path Webinar: Leveraging Your PhD for Career Success
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Description: This webinar will provide lessons on creating the right résumé or CV, basic networking skills, finding the right job for you, how to identify and leverage your transferable skills. We will also cover basic and advanced interviewing skills, how to negotiate, how to advance once you're hired.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Bioinformatics BootCamp: Affymetrix / Illumina Microarray data analysis using R/Bioconductor
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 10:00am to 1:00pm
For more information and to register: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/bioinformatics-bootcamp
Professional Correspondence for Scientists
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker: Kathy L. Brenner, Writing Consultant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Instructor at Friedman School of Nutrition/Tufts University
Description: Scientists are not usually trained to efficiently and effectively communicate with colleagues and potential employers. However, research as well as your career can not progress without gaining familiarity with the best practices in professional correspondence for scientists. Join us as Kathy Brenner describes proper email etiquette along with crafting cover letters for manuscript submissions and job applications.
*Please note new location: Goldenson 122, 200 Longwood Ave
Outdoor Movie Night: "Coco"
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2018, 8:15pm to 10:00pm
Enjoy a movie under the stars on the HMS Quad. There will be FREE fresh popcorn, but bring your own beverages. And don't forget a blanket or lawn chair to lounge on. Come early to get a good seat; you don't want to miss it!
Featured Film: Coco
Synopsis: Coco is an animated Pixar film that follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel Rivera who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living. The concept for Coco is based on the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead.
Featuring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, and Benjamin Bratt
(Rated: PG, running time is 103 minutes) film screening will begin at sunset,
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: mRNA‐seq analysis using JMP Genomics Software
Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 10:00am to 1:00pm
For details and registration: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/bioinformatics-bootcamp
Career Clinic: Successful Interview Prep Strategies
Date: Monday, July 9, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Successful Interview Prep Strategies: Every postdoc could benefit from interview prep as they move forward in their job search. A critical part of job hunting is convincing others, and sometimes yourself, that you are capable of performing successfully. By focusing on self-awareness, this workshop will cover common struggles and effective strategies for preparing to successfully interview.
Series Description: Going on the job market is much more than just submitting an application and watching the offers come rolling in. It’s about finding a good fit and concisely conveying your career trajectory. This interactive monthly series will help participants prepare their minds and materials for the job search process through peer review and guided exercises.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month.
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Navigating and Using NCBI BLAST & Gene Expression Omnibus
Date: Monday, July 2, 2018, 10:00am to 12:00pm
More information and to register: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/bioinformatics-bootcamp
-JUNE EVENTS-
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Introduction to ChIP‐Seq and data analysis using Galaxy
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 10:00am to 1:00pm
More details and registration: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/bioinformatics-bootcamp
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Bioinformatics BootCamp: Analyzing NGS Data
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:00am to 1:00pm
More details and registration: https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/bioinformatics-bootcamp
'Diverse Postdoc Opportunities' Panel
Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Introduction of best practices in finding/landing a postdoc position across academia, government, industry, and private/non-profit institutions with a panel of postdoc/training program directors. Panell will run from 4:30-6:00pm, followed by a networking reception.
Confirmed Panelists:
Tammy Collins, PhD
Director, Office of Fellows’ Career Development
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
Jim Gould, PhD
Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Harvard Medical School
Anne Granger, PhD
Head, Postdoctoral Program
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Eric Lee Snapp, PhD
Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus
Individual Development Plan: Maximizing Your Postdoc Training
Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Featuring: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Description: The postdoc pursuit of independent investigation relies on getting the most out of their training. This seminar lays out tools and strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. This workshop will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career via an effective use of your individual development plan (IDP).
Countway Longwood Author Series: Stephanie E. Mohr, PhD
Date: Monday, June 18, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Speaker/Author: Stephanie E. Mohr, PhD, Leturer on Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Book: First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery
Description: The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been used in biological research studies for more than 100 years. Why? Join us as Stephanie Mohr explains how genetic commonalities in fruit flies and humans can help us understand human health. Q & A to follow.
Book will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Harvard Coop. Several books will be raffled off to audience members.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Co-sponsored with Countway Library of Medicine and the Harvard Coop
Career Path Webinar: Negotiating Your Way to a Job in Academia
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speaker: Jim Gould, PhD, Director, Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, HMS
Description: Life is just a series of negotiations. The sooner you recognize this, the better and more comfortable you’ll be at navigating your career. This seminar will cover basic principles and simple strategies for negotiating job and career success.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Introduction to Amazon Cloud and UNIX basics
This workshop is an introduction to Amazon cloud Computing and UNIX basics. The workshop will help you to get setup and build windows or unix computer on Amazon cloud computing Attendees will be exposed to hands‐on experience and by the end of the course one should be able to confidently use the command line interface on Unix system. They should be able also be to navigate around the Unix file system from the command line and use a number of basic Unix commands.
Writing for Publication Bootcamp
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Facilitator: Kathy Brenner, Writing Consultant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Instructor at Friedman School of Nutrition/Tufts University.
Description: Writing a manuscript for journal publication is a daunting task. Because language matters, using correct grammar, appropriate vocabulary, and complex sentence structures can be mystifying. Many postdoctoral fellows recognize that this kind of writing can also be an isolating activity and that finding motivation can sometimes be difficult. To counteract these hurdles, the HMS Office of Postdoctoral Fellows is offering a writing boot camp to help you make progress on your research manuscript while sharing the space with the support of your peers and a professional writing consultant. Moving around the room, answering questions, and discussing your writing, the writing consultant will assist you with writing conventions, strategies, and techniques that will support the linguistic and structural underpinnings of the manuscript content. This bootcamp is limited to 16 participants, application submission is required. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
The boot camp provides a quiet space with minimal distractions, a writing regimen/routine, peer motivation, and access to a facilitator with writing expertise. The goal is to help you become better writers. Instead of simply producing better papers, the aim is to begin the process of critically evaluating and refining your own writing.
Bring your laptop and all the materials you need to achieve your writing goals, and we will provide the food, the space, and some peace and quiet to write efficiently. Participants should plan to arrive on time and stay for the entire session. Cell phones must be turned off and Internet usage must be restricted to research. While peer-to-peer review is encouraged, social conversation will be confined to the dedicated break and lunch areas.
Career Clinic: Demystifying Jobs Ads & Cover Letters
Date: Monday, June 11, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Demystifying Job Ads and Cover Letters
By understanding the job ad and aligning your cover letter to the content, candidates can quickly and concisely convey interest and job fit, all in just one page. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting and tailoring your cover letter to address specific qualifications employers are looking for when they advertise open positions. Note: these workshops are interactive, participants are expected to submit a draft cover letter and the job ad by 3pm the Friday before the workshop.
The 2018 Career Clinics will be held the 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to bring your lunch, beverages will be provided.
BPDA Symposium on Careers and Collaboration in Science
Date: Fri - Sun, Jun 8 to Jun 10, 3:30pm - 12:30pm
Location: Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
BPDA Symposium on Careers and Collaboration in Science, open to all, registration available at the door or in advance.
Office Hours
Friday, June 8, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
HMPA Elevator Pitch Competition
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 3:00pm to 6:00pm
2018 HMPA Elevator Pitch Competition! ‘You’ve got 2 minutes – Give us your best shot’
We hope you can join us to support your colleagues and get first hand tips on what it takes to craft the perfect elevator pitch! Reception to follow.
Announcing the top 10 finalists:
-Octavian Bucur, MD, PhD. Department of Pathology, BIDMC
-Robert Dabek, MD. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
-Rasmus Herlo, PhD. Kirchhausen Lab, HMS, Boston Children's Hospital
-Vinu Krishnan, MSE, PhD. Harvard University & The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering / Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
-Olivier Lucar, PhD. R. Keith Reeves’ Lab, HMS, Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC
-Alicia McConnell, PhD. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital
-Giovanni de Nola, PhD. Kirchhausen Lab, HMS, Boston Children's Hospital
-Kieran Normoyle, PhD. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
-Yue Shao, PhD. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT; Department of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
-Jordan VerPlank, PhD. Department of Cell Biology, HMS
In an era of waning public confidence in science, the call on researchers to make their voices heard, and communicate the importance of their work CLEARLY has never been greater.
Whether chatting with a civilian with no background in science, interviewing for a position or speaking with a potential donor, an elegant, compelling elevator pitch could help elevate your profile, captivate the listener’s imagination and propel your career.
Understanding the Data Life Cycle
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
This event is part of the Research, Rigor & Reproducibility Series
Speakers:
-Julie Goldman, MLIS, Research Data Services Librarian, HMS
-P. Scott Lapinski, MS, Scholarly Communication & Research Librarian, HMS
Description: Biomedical research today is not only rigorous, innovative and insightful, it also has to be organized and reproducible. With more capacity to create and store data, there is the challenge of making data discoverable, understandable, and reusable. Many funding agencies and journal publishers are requiring publication of relevant data to promote open science and reproducibility of research. In this workshop students will identify and discuss current workflow challenges throughout the research life cycle. By understanding best practices for managing your data throughout a project, you will succeed in making your research ready to publish, share, interpret, and be used by others.
Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Introduction to Bioinformatics
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 10:00-11:30am;
This workshop will give overview of basic concepts and fundamentals underlying modern bioinformatics. Topics presented include sequence databases, sequence comparisons, database searches, phylogenetic analysis, protein structure, proteomics, RNA structure prediction, gene prediction and identification, genetic analysis of disease, and microarray‐based studies of gene expression.
Countway Longwood Author Series: David Reich, PhD
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Speaker/Author: David Reich, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Book: Who We Are and How We Got There
Description: Linguistics tells us how language spread, archaeology tells us where we lived, but genetics offers to shine light on who we are and how we came to be. Join us to hear David Reich explore the ancient genetics past and why it matters for who we are today.
Professor Reich’s new book, Who We Are and How We Got Here, will be available for purchase on-site thanks to the Harvard Coop. In addition, we will be giving away a limited number of the book to the audience. Q & A to follow.
Light Refreshments Provided
co-sponsored with Countway Library of Medicine and the Harvard Coop
Academic Job Search Series: Academic Teaching Career Faculty Panel
Date: Monday, June 4, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
In this facilitated discussion, panelists whose work balances research, teaching and administrative responsibilities will share insights from their work at various academic institutions. The expertise on this panel will also attendees to learn more about transitional post-docs that support teaching skills development. Our confirmed panelists come from Wellesley College, Simmons College and Suffolk University.
Panel will be followed by a reception and networking opportunity.
Confirmed Panelists:
Vanja Klepac-Ceraj, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Wellesley College
Celeste Peterson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Suffolk University
Mariam Ismail, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Simmons College
Panel Discussion: 4:30-6:00pm
Networking and Reception: 6:00-6:30pm
Co-sponsored with the HMS Program in Graduate Education
-MAY EVENTS-
RCR: Collaborative Science
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Lead Facilitator: Jennifer Waters, PhD, Director, Nikon Imaging Center, HMS
The NIH requires anyone sponsored by a training grant, either currently or in the future, to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. At HMS, it is mandatory for all postdoctoral fellows to attend regardless of funding source. You must enroll in the course conducted by the Center for Bioethics within Harvard Medical School. We recognize most trainees will have an occasional scheduling conflict, and accordingly, you have up to 2 years to complete the coursework.
New Postdoc Orientation
Date: Tuesday, May 29 | 12:00 to 2:00pm
The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes orientations every 6 weeks for new postdocs. The Postdoc orientation is an important opportunity for new postdocs to obtain the necessary resources they need for living and working in and around the HMS/HSDM community. Postdocs learn about the administrative systems at HMS/HSDM and Harvard, research offices and policies, and receive a broad overview and explanation of the many benefits of working at Harvard.
Office Hours
Friday, May 25, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Pathways to Entrepreneurship: Sotirios G. Stergiopoulos, MD
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Description: What are the first steps in a career commercializing innovation? Join us to meet young entrepreneurs, navigate your career options, and explore innovation fellowship opportunities, followed by networking and refreshments.
Featuring: Sotirios G. Stergiopoulos, MD, MBEE, BCMAS, FACP, the Chief Medical Officer, SVP and Head of Global Medical Affairs at IPSEN.
Sponsored by the HMS Office of Techonogy Development and the HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Confident Science Communication
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Featured Speaker: Hugh Kearns, PhD, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia (Speaker Bio)
Description: A lot of hard work and time goes into conducting research and creating presentations. And yet sadly many of us have attended dull presentations, had papers that are never read or had many findings that are never translated into practice. So how do you communicate effectively about your research and its impact?
In this workshop you will learn strategies for:
-- Developing a communication strategy
-- Confidently delivering your message to your audience
-- Making your presentation or paper accessible without dumbing it down
-- Developing your one minute pitch
-- Dealing with the discomfort of it all
This workshop is co-sponsored by FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Boston Childrens Hospital Office of Fellowship Training and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Cognitive Behavioral Coaching for High Performers
Date: Monday, May 21, 2018, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Presenter: Hugh Kearns, Ph.D.
Description: This is your chance to hear one of the world’s foremost experts on researcher productivity describing how you can use Cognitive Behavioural Coaching to enhance your performance in your research and life.
You will learn how to use cognitive behavioral coaching and how to identify your thinking errors that impact on your performance.
You will learn specific strategies for:
- Dealing with procrastination and perfectionism
- Managing the tendency to overcommit.
- Building motivation, confidence, and resilience when thing go wrong.
- Creating a good work/life balance, good mental health, and more!
Register via FAS Postdoc website (Please note: This event takes place in Cambridge)
Co-sponsored by FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Boston Children’s Hospital Office of Fellowship Training and HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
HMPA Postdoc Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Food and drinks will be provided!
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Imaging Essentials
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Imaging Essentials
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Master the basics of identifying & editing raster, bitmap, pixel-based photos & vector objects. Determine correct file compression, color mode & bit depth options. Learn important fundamentals of image preparation. Understand how to prep images in one application for use in other applications. Become skilled at determining correct resolution & output strategies. Co-sponsored with HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
Career Clinic: Crafting Your CV & Resume
Date: Monday, May 14, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Crafting Your CV & Resume
A CV/resume provides the first impression of a candidate to a potential employer. The content of your document should quickly grab the reader's interest, and the format must deliver information clearly and concisely. To make it even more challenging, you need to summarize the highlights of your career in just a few pages. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting your CV and tips for tailoring your Resume to specific job opportunities. Please note: this is an interactive workshop, participants are expected to submit a draft of your CV or resume to the office by the Friday before the workshop.
Office Hours
Friday, May 11, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Academic Job Search Series: Offers, Negotiations and Research Funding
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
This is part of the Academic Job Search Series
Description: Understanding Offers, Approaching Negotiations and Understanding Research Funding
Faculty Panel:
-Johannes Walter, PhD, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, HMS
-Mariella Gruber Filbin, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor in Pediatrics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
-Julie Huang, PhD, Director or Research Administration and Lecturer in Cell Biology, HMS
This series is co-sponsored by the HMS Program in Graduate Education.
Mentoring in Science: Undergrads in the Lab
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 10:30am to 2:30pm
Mentoring Undergraduates: Handling Challenges, Celebrating Successes, & Responding to Student Science Writing
Description: This second mentoring workshop intensive focuses on handling challenging situations, celebrating achievements, and supporting student science writing. Through discussion of case studies, you will learn about common mistakes in mentorship and strategies to prevent and address problems. We will also discuss ways to recognize and celebrate success of your mentees. The second part of the mentoring workshop focuses on supporting student science writing. Through examination and analysis of undergraduate writing, you will explore strategies to help you support and improve your mentees skills in writing scientific proposals and abstracts without rewriting those documents yourself.
Workshop facilitators: Margaret A. Lynch, PhD and Anna Babakhanyan, PhD
Academic Job Search Series: Effective Research Seminars and Chalk Talks
Date: Monday, May 7, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:00pm
This is part of the Academic Job Search Series
Faculty Panelists:
-Angela DePace, PhD, Associate Professor of Systems Biology, HMS (DePace Lab)
-Fred Winston, PhD, John Emory Andrus Professor of Genetics (Winston Lab)
This series is co-sponsored by the HMS Program in Graduate Education.
Experimental Design for Postdocs
Date: Friday, May 4, 2018, 10:00am to 2:00pm
Featured Speaker: David Glass, MD, Executive Director, Muscle Diseases, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research and Lecturer, Department of Cell Biology, HMS
Description: This event is part of the Research, Rigor and Reproducibility series.
Before generating publication quality data, researchers must focus on proper experimental design. In this half-day course, postdocs will be reintroduced to the concepts of asking when, how, and whether hypotheses or questions should be used to frame experiments, and how these frameworks may perturb experimental design and interpretation.
This half-day course will cover the following topics:
I. Experimental Frameworks
II. System Validation
III. Experimental Controls
IV. Data Gathering, Interpretation & Model Building
Based on elements from Glass' book and Cell Biology Course entitled "Experimental Design for Biologists". Dr. David Glass is Executive Director, Muscle Diseases for Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, and Lecturer in the Department of Cell Biology at HMS. Prior to joining Novartis, he was Vice President for Muscle Diseases at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, where he worked for 14 years. He holds an M.D. from New York Medical College and conducted postdoctoral work at Columbia University. He is the co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed research articles on cell signaling mechanisms in neuromuscular disease, obesity, and cancer.
RCR: Scientific Citizenship
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Lead Facilitator: Jessica Polka, PhD, Director, ASAPbio | Visiting Scholar, Whitehead Institute
The NIH requires anyone sponsored by a training grant, either currently or in the future, to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. At HMS, it is mandatory for all postdoctoral fellows to attend regardless of funding source. You must enroll in the course conducted by the Center for Bioethics within Harvard Medical School. We recognize most trainees will have an occasional scheduling conflict, and accordingly, you have up to 2 years to complete the coursework.
Each session will be co-facilitated by the course directors, research faculty, and/or administrative deans. This course is meant to provide an opportunity to openly and critically reflect with your peers and others about what responsibility and integrity should mean to the professional scientific community. It is purposefully not a list of "dos and don'ts". To that end, you will be expected to have done the readings prior to class and you will be expected to participate in discussion.
Irreproducibility of Published Research
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
This workshop is part of the Research, Rigor & Reproducibility series
Speaker: Jeffrey S. Flier, MD, Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and George Higginson Professor of Physiology and Medicine, HMS
Description: Research publications will contain errors, despite procedures designed to avoid them. Fortunately, a fundamental attribute of science is its capacity for “self-correction”, through published ideas and claims being reviewed and tested by others. But today we face claims that published bioscience research is far less reproducible than anyone previously imagined. This workshop will challenge participants to seriously consider alternatives to our current approach to conducting and publishing research.
Poster Making for Large Format Printers
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Develop proper techniques for an efficient & pain-free way to construct posters. Maximize your message with images, illustrations & text by using PowerPoint & Photoshop to create large format documents that print properly. Co-sponsored with HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
-APRIL EVENTS-
Jocelyn Spragg Lecture & Career Panel
Date: Monday, April 30, 2018, 12:15pm to 1:15pm
Speaker: Tracy L. Johnson, Professor Maria Rowena Ross Chair Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, UCLA
Title: "RNA Splicing, Chromatin Modification, & the Coordinate Control of Gene Expression"
About: Please join us for the Annual Jocelyn Spragg Lecture and Career Paths Panel on Monday, April 30th at 12:15 PM in the Goldenson Building, Room 122 at Harvard Medical School (Career panels is at 4:30pm, details below). Our invited guest speaker is Dr. Tracy Johnson, Professor Maria Rowena Ross Chair of Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence at the University of California, Los Angeles. As part of this event, Dr. Johnson will be meeting with and talking to students and post-doctoral fellows during breakfast and lunch.
The Individual Development Plan: Maximizing Your Postdoc Training at HMS
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Featuring: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Description: The postdoc pursuit of independent investigation relies on getting the most out of their training. This seminar lays out tools and strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. This workshop will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career via an effective use of your individual development plan (IDP)
Office Hours
Friday, April 20, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Coffee House
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Thinking About Data (Ethically): Power, p-Hacking, and Reproducibility
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This is part of the Research, Rigor, and Reproducibility Series
Speaker: Richard Born, M. D., Professor of Neurobiology and Director of the PhD Neuroscience Program, Harvard Medical School. HMS Bio
Workshop Details: Statistics is a powerful set of tools for distilling knowledge from data. However, if these tools are used irresponsibly, they can lead us down the path of false positive science—that is, scientific claims that may, in the short term, garner publications and honors, but that ultimately fail to reproduce. While some failures are expected (“honest mistakes”), many more arise through bad statistical practices, such as “p-hacking” and under-powered experimental design. I will discuss sources of these bad practices, some related statistical pitfalls, and some possible remedies through healthier habits of mind.
Academic Job Search Series: Interviews Days and the Tenure Process Panel
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
This event is part of the Academic Job Search Series
Understanding Interview Day(s) and the Tenure Process in Different Academic Settings
In this facilitated discussion, attendees will benefit from the perspective of current department chairs and senior faculty members who have experience interviewing candidates for junior faculty positions and evaluating faculty at the promotion and tenure phases. Panelists will be able to share experience from a diverse array of academic institutions: Boston University, Emmanuel College, Harvard Medical School and Wellesley College. Attendees will learn about the interview process at these institutions, how they are designed to identify candidates likely to be successful in their respective environments, and what success on the tenure track at these institutions requires.
New Postdoc Orientation
Date: Tuesday, April 17 | 12:00 to 2:00pm
The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes orientations every 6 weeks for new postdocs. The Postdoc orientation is an important opportunity for new postdocs to obtain the necessary resources they need for living and working in and around the HMS/HSDM community. Postdocs learn about the administrative systems at HMS/HSDM and Harvard, research offices and policies, and receive a broad overview and explanation of the many benefits of working at Harvard.
Acing the Non-Academic Interview
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This is part of the "Demystifying Job Search & Career Transitions" Series
Speaker: Lauren Celano, Co-Founder and CEO, Propel Careers
Workshop Description: In this seminar, Lauren will provide advice for how to succeed during an interview and will cover different interview formats including phone, skype, in person one-on-one and panel settings. Propel will provide insight on what hiring managers look for when conducting interviews as well as typical interview questions with examples of responses. Propel will discuss how to prepare for skills based questions (i.e. tell me more about your cell culture experience) as well as “soft skills” questions (i.e. tell me how you work in a team, or how you show initiative). Propel will provide insight on why companies use behavioral interviewing and the important role of culture fit and personality fit in an interview. Propel will also provide advice on research that a candidate can do to make sure they have relevant background information on the company and interviewers and advice on what questions to ask during an interview. Propel will provide guidance relevant for scientific, non-scientific, and consulting interviews.
Harnessing the Power of Photoshop
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Harnessing the Power of Photoshop
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Learn to create and use actions and droplets to minimize repetitive tasks. Find out how you can easily create actions and droplets to batch process images Co-sponsored & presented by HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
Career Clinic: Teaching Philosophies and Statements
Date: Monday, April 9, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Teaching Statements & Philosophies. Writing the teaching statement can be one of the most esoteric exercises in putting together the academic job package. While less philosophical and more practical, the challenge is to communicate a tangible evidence-based teaching approach in just a single page. This interactive workshop will use peer review and critique to hone your teaching statement for submission. This workshop is interactive, registration is limited.
Elements of Teaching: Preparing for a Teaching Career in STEM
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Featured Speaker: Jennifer Herman, PhD, Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Simmons College
Description: This workshop is highly interactive. Participants will:
- Discuss previous teaching experiences and career goals related to teaching.
- Brainstorm and analyze knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to secure a position and thrive as a faculty member in a teaching-centered institution.
- Create an action plan for their own professional development.
Participants will also learn about a variety of professional development opportunities to help them meet their teaching career preparation goals, including a four-day August Teaching Institute at Simmons College.
Reliably Accessorize On-Screen Presentations
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Imaging Solutions for Science Communication: Reliably Accesorize On-Screen Presentations
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Understand important concepts of presentation design to reliably display images. Minimize the risks associated with certain fonts & design templates. Learn to use PowerPoint to correctly to insert illustrations, charts & movies in a way that will enable you to present with confidence. Also master ways to use animation & make hyperlinks. Co-sponsored with HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
-MARCH EVENTS-
Academic Job Search Series: Crafting Effective Teaching & Diversity Statements
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
This event is part of the Academic Job Search Series
Preparing Job Search Materials:
• Writing Effective Teaching Statements | 4:30-5:30pm
• Writing Effective Diversity Statements | 5:30-6:30pm
Attendees for these two seminars will have the opportunity to interact with experts from Tufts University and Northeastern University who have extensive experience delivering workshops on writing teaching and diversity statements. The sessions will in a seminar style (with some discussion activities for those in the audience), and there will not be time for individual statement reviews.
Presenters:
-Mitch McVey, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Tufts University
-Kathy Takayama PhD, formerly of the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research, Northeastern University
Co-sponsored with the HMS Program in Graduate Education
RCR: Research Misconduct
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
The NIH requires anyone sponsored by a training grant, either currently or in the future, to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. At HMS and HSDM, it is mandatory for all postdoctoral fellows to attend regardless of funding source.
You must enroll in the course conducted by the Center for Bioethics within Harvard Medical School. We recognize most trainees will have an occasional scheduling conflict, and accordingly, you have up to 2 years to complete the coursework.
Each session will be co-facilitated by the course directors, research faculty, and/or administrative deans. This course is meant to provide an opportunity to openly and critically reflect with your peers and others about what responsibility and integrity should mean to the professional scientific community. It is purposefully not a list of "dos and don'ts". To that end, you will be expected to have done the readings prior to class and you will be expected to participate in discussion.
Office Hours
Friday, March 23, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
HMPA Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join the HMPA and your fellow postdocs for a social event with refreshments, soft drinks, wine, beer and raffle prizes.
Postdoc Coffee House
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Science Career Fair at Harvard University
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Northwest Building, Room B-100 (52 Oxford St, Cambridge)
Science Careers has partnered with Harvard University to produce a unique career fair open to all. Take advantage of free career seminars, company presentations, and meet with staffing professionals and hiring managers from the industry’s top companies all in one place. Free registration for this event is required. Pre-registration is available and highly recommended.
Career Clinic: Successful Interview Prep Strategies
Date: Monday, March 12, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Successful Interview Prep Strategies
Every postdoc could benefit from interview prep as they move forward in their job search. A critical part of job hunting is convincing others, and sometimes yourself, that you are capable of performing successfully. By focusing on self-awareness, this workshop will cover common struggles and effective strategies for preparing to successfully interview.
Office Hours
Friday, March 9, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Creating a Successful Job Search Strategy
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This is part of the "Demystifying Job Search & Career Transitions" Series
Speaker: Lauren Celano, Founder & CEO, Propel Careers
Description: This workshop will provide advice on how to prepare and conduct an effective job search. In this seminar, Propel Careers representatives will discuss how to prepare a search strategy to identify the relevant companies and/or roles for your background. This includes strategy on self‐awareness, informational interviewing, company research using LinkedIn and other news sources, and awareness of networking events to attend. Propel will discuss tips to accelerate your search and maintain focus.
New Postdoc Orientation
Date: Tuesday, March 6 | 12:00 to 2:00pm
The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes orientations every 6 weeks for new postdocs. The Postdoc orientation is an important opportunity for new postdocs to obtain the necessary resources they need for living and working in and around the HMS/HSDM community. Postdocs learn about the administrative systems at HMS/HSDM and Harvard, research offices and policies, and receive a broad overview and explanation of the many benefits of working at Harvard.
Making the Most of Your Postdoc
Date: Monday, March 5, 2018, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Description: Postdocs are faced with many obstacles in their pursuit of being an independent investigator, none more frustrating than getting the most out of their training. Jim Gould, director of the Office of Postdoctoral Fellows will lay out strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. Designed for current and future postdocs, the session will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career.
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
The Seven Deadly Selection Biases
Date: Monday, March 5, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
This event is part of the Research, Rigor & Reproducibility Series
Speaker: Xiao-Li Meng, PhD, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Whipple V.N. Jone Professor of Statistics, Harvard University (on sabbatical 2017-2018 academic year) (full bio here)
Description: This talk provides a statistical perspective on the roles the seven S’s (sins?) play in increasing the amount of irreproducible research, in medical and life sciences and beyond:
-Selections in hypotheses (e.g., subgroup analysis);
-Selections in data (e.g., deleting “outliers” or only using “complete cases”);
-Selections in methodologies (e.g., for goodness of fit);
-Selections in due diligence and debugging (e.g., triple checking only when the outcome seems undesirable);
-Selections in publication (e.g., only when p-value <0.05);
-Selections in reporting/summary (e.g., suppressing caveats);
-Selections in understanding and interpretation (e.g., our preference for deterministic, “common sense” interpretation).
The Big Data Paradox and Simpson’s Paradox will be used to demonstrate that the problem of irreproducible research is getting BIGGER with Big Data. A cocktail treatment approach together with a selfish/blowfish test is suggested to combat this problem.
-FEBRUARY EVENTS-
RCR: Conflict of Interest
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
The NIH requires anyone sponsored by a training grant, either currently or in the future, to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. At HMS and HSDM, it is mandatory for all postdoctoral fellows to attend regardless of funding source.
You must enroll in the course conducted by the Center for Bioethics within Harvard Medical School. We recognize most trainees will have an occasional scheduling conflict, and accordingly, you have up to 2 years to complete the coursework.
Each session will be co-facilitated by the course directors, research faculty, and/or administrative deans. This course is meant to provide an opportunity to openly and critically reflect with your peers and others about what responsibility and integrity should mean to the professional scientific community. It is purposefully not a list of "dos and don'ts". To that end, you will be expected to have done the readings prior to class and you will be expected to participate in discussion.
Individual Development Plan: Maximizing Your Postdoc Training at HMS
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Featuring: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Description: The postdoc pursuit of independent investigation relies on getting the most out of their training. This seminar lays out tools and strategies for choosing the right research environment to thrive as a postdoc as well as planning, and executing, a successful postdoc tenure. This workshop will cover what you need know, and do, to efficiently advance in your early research career via an effective use of your individual development plan (IDP).
Drawing Tools and Illustration Features of Powerpoint
Date:Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Drawing Tools and Illustration Features of PowerPoint
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Uncover the secrets of PowerPoint’s sophisticated drawing tools. Discover how to draw complex shapes, edit Bezier curves, output high-resolution images, create pdf files & prepare complex images for journals. Co-sponsored with HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
Harvard Life Sciences & Healthcare Career Expo
Date: Monday, February 26, 2018, 3:00pm to 5:30pm
The 2018 Harvard Life Sciences & Healthcare Career Expo is a great opportunity to meet and network with organizations and companies with full-time and internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdocs, in R&D, bioinformatics, business development, medical devices, healthtech, scientific publishing, sales & marketing, and more.
Eligibility: Open to all Harvard University students and post-doctoral fellows. (bring your Harvard ID for admittance to the building)
This event is sponsored by: Harvard FAS Office of Career Services and the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Office for Alumni Affairs and Career Advancement.
Office Hours
Friday, February 23, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Movie Night: "Get Out"
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
February's movie is: Get Out
Postdoc Movie Night is a fun social event with fresh popcorn, beer and soda.
Friends, partners and spouses are welcome. (This movie is rated "R" for restricted, running time: 1 hour, 44 minutes). No registration necessary.
Figures for Journals
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Efficiency & reliability: easily prepare figures for scientific journals with familiar tools & a foolproof workflow that eliminates any chance of rejection for guideline violations.. Co-sponsored with HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
Careers in Medical Writing: A Panel Discussion
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
The HMPA Professional Development Committee is proud to host a panel discussion and networking event.
What is medical writing? How do I break into a career in medical writing? If you’re passionate about science, enjoy writing and would like to explore alternative career paths beyond academia, join us to gain insight into the world of medical writing from leading industry experts.
Refreshments, beer and wine will be served.
Panelists:
-- Andrea Gwosdow, PhD | President, Gwosdow Associates Science Consultants, LLC; Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; Senior Scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital
-- Olivier Morteau, PhD | Associate Director, Scientific Communications, MedDay Pharmaceuticals
-- Tithi Dutta Roy, PhD | Regulatory Medical Writer for the Medical Device Industry
-- Debbie von Rechenberg, ELS | Regulatory Medical Writer for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
HMPA Valentine's Salsa Social
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018, 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the HMPA and your fellow postdocs for a Valentine's social event with food, drink and salsa dancing.
Salsa lesson: 5:15-6:00pm
Dancing: 6:00-7:30pm
Postdoc Coffee House
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee, tea and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Career Clinic: Demystifying Jobs Ads & Cover Letters
Date: Monday, February 12, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Demystifying Job Ads and Cover Letters
By understanding the job ad and aligning your cover letter to the content, candidates can quickly and concisely convey interest and job fit, all in just one page. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting and tailoring your cover letter to address specific qualifications employers are looking for when they advertise open positions.
Please email and also bring a copy of your cover letter and the relevant job ad.
Postdoc Life Cycle: Negotiating Your Way to Nirvana
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
This workshop is part of "The Postdoc Life Cycle" series.
Featuring: Melissa Brodrick, Ombudsperson, Ombuds Office for HMS/HSDM/HSPH
Workshop Description: Effective negotiation skills will help you to both land the job offer you covet and to be successful once you arrive. This workshop will give you a chance to consider what you bring to informal and formal negotiations that may help or hinder you. We’ll discuss negotiation styles, elements of principled negotiations and how to prepare for a successful job negotiation.
Professional Development Class at HMS Begins
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 (All day)
HMS postdocs are invited to apply for two courses geared towards English as a second language learners: Pronunciation and Communication.
New students must complete an intake assessment. Placement in the appropriate class will be determined by the assessment results.
The Spring 2018 semester is expected to begin the week of February 5th, 2018. Schedule your assessment soon to insure a place in the class.
Office Hours
Friday, February 2, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
-JANUARY EVENTS-
Responsible Conduct of Research: Peer Review
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Register HERE or by sending an email to Center for Bioethics - rcr@hms.harvard.edu
Description: The Center for Bioethics’ RCR Course is primarily restricted to post doctoral trainees working within Quad based, HMS Faculty laboratories. Please note, in general, we are not able to accommodate requests from the hospital institutions with respect to training their clinical trainees. Exceptions may be considered on an individual basis and can depend on the the trainee’s primary funding source. Hospital administrators should look to their own institutions for RCR offerings.
LMA Postdoc New Year's Social
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018, 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Celebrate the new year with your fellow postdocs from the HMPA, affiliated hospitals, and School of Public Health. Enjoy food, drink & raffle prizes!
Sponsored by: selleckchem.com
Organized by: HMPA, Postdoctoral Association at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Association, Boston Children's Hospital Postdoc Association and Harvard T.H. Chan Postdoctoral Association
Writing for Publication Bootcamp
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Facilitator: Kathy Brenner, Writing Consultant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Instructor at Friedman School of Nutrition/Tufts University.
Description: Writing a manuscript for journal publication is a daunting task. Because language matters, using correct grammar, appropriate vocabulary, and complex sentence structures can be mystifying. Many postdoctoral fellows recognize that this kind of writing can also be an isolating activity and that finding motivation can sometimes be difficult. To counteract these hurdles, the HMS Office of Postdoctoral Fellows is offering a writing boot camp to help you make progress on your research manuscript while sharing the space with the support of your peers and a professional writing consultant. Moving around the room, answering questions, and discussing your writing, the writing consultant will assist you with writing conventions, strategies, and techniques that will support the linguistic and structural underpinnings of the manuscript content. This bootcamp is limited to 16 participants, application submission is required.
Lunch and snacks will be provided.
New Postdoc Orientation
Date: Tuesday, January 23 | 12:00 to 2:00pm
The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes orientations every 6 weeks for new postdocs. The Postdoc orientation is an important opportunity for new postdocs to obtain the necessary resources they need for living and working in and around the HMS/HSDM community. Postdocs learn about the administrative systems at HMS/HSDM and Harvard, research offices and policies, and receive a broad overview and explanation of the many benefits of working at Harvard.
Office Hours
Friday, January 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
Postdoc Coffee House
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am
Don't be shy! Stop by the Postdoc Office on the third Thursday of every month to enjoy fresh coffee and donuts and learn more about the opportunities available for postdocs.
Imaging Essentials
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Imaging Solutions for Scientific Communication: Imaging Essentials
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Information Technology, HMS
Workshop Description: Master the basics of identifying & editing raster, bitmap, pixel-based photos & vector objects. Determine correct file compression, color mode & bit depth options. Learn important fundamentals of image preparation. Understand how to prep images in one application for use in other applications. Become skilled at determining correct resolution & output strategies. Co-sponsored and presented by HMS Research Imaging Solutions.
The Postdoc Life Cycle: Conflict Resolution Skills for the Successful Mentee
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
This workshop is part of "The Postdoc Life Cycle" series. Lunch will be provided.
Featuring: Melissa Brodrick, Ombudsperson, Ombuds Office for HMS/HSDM/HSPH
Workshop Description: Want a mentor who will help you to succeed? This highly interactive and relevant workshop is designed to provide you with practical skills in working effectively with your mentors. By considering proactive and preventive steps that build supportive and collaborative relationships and strategies for dealing with conflicts that can arise, you will engage in exercises and case study discussions that will provide opportunities to strengthen the skills needed for your most important career relationships.
Leadership Skills for Career Advancement
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This event is part of the Demystifying the Job Search & Career Transition series
Featuring: Lauren Celano, MBA, Founder and CEO, Propel Careers
Workshop Description: This seminar focuses on cultivating leadership skills during a Ph.D. or postdoctoral program. Tangible examples will be provided on how to become involved with student clubs, academic groups, industry organizations, non‐profit organizations, and networking groups to build leadership, management, presentation, communication, networking, and interpersonal skills. Leadership ability is tremendously valuable as you build your career and is sought after by employers.
Mentoring in Science: Undergrads in the Lab
Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 10:30am to 2:30pm
Workshop Description: Are you mentoring or planning to mentor an undergraduate in the laboratory or field? The FAS Science Education Office offers a series of workshops for postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other researchers who mentor or seek to mentor undergraduate researchers. Lunch will be provided.
Part I: This workshop will focus on undergraduate fellowship applications (including summer programs) and recommendation letters. By participating in this workshop, you will learn which fellowships are available to Harvard undergraduates to support their undergraduate research. Through a discussion of case studies, you will examine the role of the mentor in the application process, and how to write descriptive and accurate letters of recommendation.
Part II: The second session of the mentoring workshop focuses on developing undergraduate research projects. Mentoring an undergraduate can be both rewarding and challenging. In this workshop, you will learn how to design undergraduate-friendly research projects, set appropriate expectations, and foster effective communication. We’ll discuss several cases studies to explore these topics in more detail.
Career Clinic: Crafting Your CV & Resume
Date: Monday, January 8, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Speaker: James Gould, PhD, Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows
Workshop Description: Crafting Your CV & Resume
A CV/resume provides the first impression of a candidate to a potential employer. The content of your document should quickly grab the reader's interest, and the format must deliver information clearly and concisely. To make it even more challenging, you need to summarize the highlights of your career in just a few pages. This interactive workshop will cover the basics of crafting your CV and tips for tailoring your Resume to specific job opportunities. Please note: this is an interactive workshop, participants are expected to submit a draft of your CV or resume to the office by the Friday before the workshop.
Office Hours
Friday, January 5, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Make an appointment with the Director of the Postdoc Office for a 30 minute session of career coaching, networking & job search advice, interview assistance, or critique of your application materials. Postdoc Office Hours will be held every other Friday. It is helpful to visit myIDP on Science Careers website (http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/).
