Rutgers OPA
Weekly Newsletter | February 1, 2018
Things you should know...
Dear Rutgers Postdoc community,
This newsletter includes resources, upcoming events, general announcements, and job opportunities . Scroll down for more information.
Check also our website for a collection of previous OPA weekly newsletter.
Rutgers Faculty Networking Receptions Open to Postdocs | Register by February 9
Rutgers Faculty Networking Receptions
Three Universitywide Events | New Brunswick, Newark, Camden
February-March, 2018
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs will host three networking receptions this Spring semester - open to all Rutgers faculty and postdocs. Enjoy an afternoon of informal networking and camaraderie, with colleagues from across the University. The events aim to:
- provide a venue for the Rutgers faculty and postdoc communities to network with colleagues,
- facilitate connections with peers from across disciplines, schools and campuses, and
- encourage collaborations that accelerate career and academic development - including inter/intra-disciplinary collaborations for teaching, research, and mentoring.
First Networking Reception - New Brunswick
- Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- Time: 3pm - 5 pm
- Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary, College Ave Campus, New Brunswick
Second Networking Reception - Newark
- Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
- Time: 3pm - 5 pm
- Location: The Graduate Student Lounge, RBHS-Newark
Third Networking Reception - Camden
- Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2018
- Time: 2pm - 4 pm
- Location: [TBD], Camden Campus *(Check back soon for location update)
Sponsored by: Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Light refreshments will be provided. Please register by February 9th.
Improvisational Techniques for Effective Science Communication | Event for Junior Faculty and Postdocs | Register by February 15
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is proud to sponsor this workshop on Improvisational Techniques for Effective Communication. This is a professional development workshop open to junior faculty (assistant professor, instructor) and postdocs in science-related disciplines. This is an interactive workshop where you'll learn creative techniques for communicating your research to diverse audiences, and ultimately become a better communicator.
- Date: Monday,February 26, 2018
- Location: Nelson Biological Laboratories, Room D-406 | 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ - Busch Campus
- Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm
- Sponsor: Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Workshop Presented by: Nicholas M. Ponzio, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and School of Graduate Studies, and David Dannenfelser, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences
Lunch will be provided. Space is limited to 20 participants! Register by February 15th. To view flyer, click HERE.
Rutgers Postdoctoral Association Events
Rutgers Postdoctoral Association Meeting | Tomorrow, Friday February 2, 2018
Dear Postdoc Community,
We will have our next PDA meeting next week on Friday, February 2 at 2 pm in the conference room near Itzamarie's office ( Nelson Labs D-302).
The agenda: organizing the 2018 Postdoc Symposium.
We will discuss organizational duties for the upcoming Postdoc Spring Research Symposium: "Prepare for your next career step", which will be held April 13, 2018.
It's an excellent opportunity to work together with your fellow postdocs, show your leadership skills, and create an event useful for all of us postdocs. It's OK if this will be your fist time coming to a PDA meeting: we'd love to meet you.
Please come and bring anyone who might be interested in volunteering. We are looking for volunteers to help make this event a success; please look for announcements on our Facebook page and website.
Csanad Gurdon,
President, Rutgers PDA
Rutgers iJOBS Events
iJOBS Site Visit: Biotech Incubator - The Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies
Learn about entrepreneurship and the biotech industry at The Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies (CCIT) which is one of the more significant incubation facilities in the nation dedicated to life sciences and biotechnology companies. Located in the heart of the state's "Research Corridor" on the campus of the Technology Centre of New Jersey, the CCIT facility offers the most wet labs in the state for incubation. We will meet with the entrepreneurs who have their start up companies at the facility and tour their labs.
To register click here.
Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies (CCIT)
675 US Highway One
New Brunswick, NJ 08902
iJOBS offers transportation. Limited spaces are available. Registration is required.
Wednesday, Feb 7, 2018, 03:30 PM
675 US-1, New Brunswick, NJ 08902, United States
Other Events
Free Webinar | Looking your Best on Paper: Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Industry | February 7, 2018
This seminar will focus on how to highlight experiences and skills on a resume and cover letter and the importance of tailoring these documents for specific roles. During this seminar, Lauren Celano will provide examples of skills and experiences that should be emphasized for different types of roles including bench research roles, non‐bench research roles, business development, marketing, consulting, product/project management roles, and clinical roles.
Advice will be provided regarding resume formatting and examples will be shown to highlight proper formatting. Lastly, attendees will learn how to write a tailored cover letter for a specific job description and what information a hiring manager looks for in this document.
Registration required. Click here to register.
Regular OPA Events
Welcome & Information Session | Tomorrow!
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offers Welcome and Information Sessions to help orient new and current postdocs. If you are a postdoc who is new to Rutgers, or just curious about the resources that are available to you, we strongly encourage you to register for an upcoming one-hour session.
Next session will be on January 26th. Please register as space is limited.
Time: 9–10 a.m. or 11 a.m.–noon
Where: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs with Dr. Itzamarie Chevere-Torres located at Busch Campus, Nelson Biology Laboratories, Room D354. Registration is required.
For more information about sessions at Newark, contact Dr. Doreen Badheka badhekdk@gsbs.rutgers.edu on Newark Campus: Medical Science Building, Room H645.
Friday, Jan 26, 2018, 09:00 AM
604 Allison Road, Piscataway Township, NJ, United States
Drop-in Coffee Hour
If you are a postdoc interested in learning more about how to make the most of your time at Rutgers, prepare for life after Rutgers, or just want to share some coffee or tea in a safe space, come by and visit.
Location:
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Nelson Biology Laboratories, Room D354.
Registration is not required.
Friday, Mar 2, 2018, 02:00 PM
604 Allison Road, Piscataway Township, NJ, United States
Individual Career Advising Sessions
If you're a postdoc looking for perspective on how to navigate your career path or career transition, contact Itzamarie Chevere-Torres to schedule an appointment.
For Newark postdocs, contact Doreen Badheka to schedule an appointment. Individual career counseling sessions for Newark postdocs will be at the Medical Science Building, Room H645.
Fellowship Advising Sessions for Postdocs
Do you want additional feedback or guidance on your grant or fellowship proposal? Do you want to learn about grants and fellowships to support your postdoctoral training at Rutgers?
Schedule an appointment with Ben Arenger, Senior Fellowship Adviser, for an individual fellowship advising session.
Ben is available every Tuesday at our office by appointment only.
Would you like to be our featured postdoc of the month?
Rutgers is proud to be home to a vibrant and growing community of over 600 postdocs! Would you like to highlight your research or your career goals on our website?
Contact us opa@oq.rutgers.edu
Is your faculty mentor exceptional?
Do you have a faculty mentor who has made a real difference in your life? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us opa@oq.rutgers.edu
New Tool Visualizes Employment Trends in Biomedical Science
The NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has developed a new tool to visualize employment trends in biomedical sciences by collecting detailed career outcomes for more than 900 NIEHS postdoctoral fellows over the past 15 years. The tool helps trainees evaluate various career paths by separating trends by sector, type, and job specifics. A Nature Biotechnology study applies the taxonomy to intramural NIEHS alumni
Vanderbilt Beyond the Lab Podcast
Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
*Thanks to the Brain Health Institute for sharing this information.
The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Program is accepting applications through March 12, 2018. The Program supports postdocs to conduct research at universities, colleges, and U.S. government laboratories throughout the United States.
Recent Ph.D. graduates or doctoral students who will soon complete their degrees are encouraged to apply. The fellowships offer a very competitive annual stipend and an annual travel allowance for the Postdoc, as well as a stipend and travel allowance to the host institution. We appreciate any assistance in helping us identify competitive candidates for these prestigious fellowships.
Award Details:
· Annual stipends range from $75,000 to $79,000, depending on research location.
· Annual travel budget of up to $6,000
· Appointments for two years, and option to extend for a third year
· Host institutions receive an annual laboratory budget of up to $5,000.
· Research advisors receive a $10,000 stipend and an annual travel budget of up to $2,000.
Postdoc Eligibility: U.S. citizenship required; Ph.D. received within five years of the application deadline
Please visit our website(https://www.orau.org/icpostdoc/applicants/index.html) for details, and feel free to share this e-mail with your colleagues.
Thank you for supporting this effort!
Best regards,
Helena Liuag
Project Manager
ORISE
Due Tomorrow! February 2, 2018| 2018 L’Oreal USA For Women in Science Program Applications
*On behalf of Dr. Barbara A. Lee, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dear Colleague:
This is a friendly reminder that applications for the 2018 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program are due by Friday, February 2, 2018. The application and more information about the program can be found at www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience.
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers with grants of $60,000 each. Since 2003, we’ve awarded 70 postdoctoral women scientists over $3.5 million in grants. We’re seeking five exceptional female scientists looking to advance their research and serve as role models for the next generation of girls in STEM.
Candidates are selected from a variety of fields including the life and physical/material sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Candidates must have completed their PhD and have started in their postdoctoral position by the application deadline.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please e‐mail me at Rachel.Pacifico@loreal.com.
Thank you for considering this fellowship opportunity and for your help in advancing the role of women in science.
Sincerely,
Rachel Pacifico
To see flyer, scroll down.
Application deadline: May 8, 2018 | NRMN Steps Towards Academic Research Fellowship Program (NRMN STAR)
Are you preparing a proposal to submit to NIH in the upcoming months? Do you want to be coached on effective writing techniques from experienced grant writers? Let NRMN's highly skilled grant writing coaches help you submit a grant proposal.
We are also accepting grant writing coach applications.
Our programs are free and feature travel compensation.
NRMN Steps Towards Academic Research (STAR)
@ University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)
The NIH-funded National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) was created to address the unmet need for greater diversity in the biomedical and biobehavioral research workforce. NRMN STAR is one of four professional development training programs that is committed to increasing the number of people from diverse backgrounds successfully obtaining NIH grants.
WHO?
Coaches - Experienced researchers
Mentees - postdocs and new NIH investigators
WHERE?
University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas
WHEN?
In-Person Sessions: July 12-13, 2018; October 18-19, 2018; February 7-8, 2019; May 9-10, 2019
Online Sessions: TBD
Application deadline: May 8, 2018 at Midnight Central Time
Postdoc Position at J&J | Skin Biology
*On behalf of Dr. Celine Gelinas, Senior Associate Dean for Research:
The Skin Biology & BioDelivery team is an upstream Discovery and Enabling Programs team within the Global Skin Care Innovation Platforms group. The team is charged with identifying novel biological targets and breakthrough technologies to provide skin care benefits, evaluating cell signaling mechanisms in order to understand MOA’s for key technologies and developing innovative in-vitro models and assays to assess the functional benefits of technologies and product propositions for skin care benefits.
The individual is expected to lead multiple projects, collaborating internally and externally to develop and apply novel in-vitro models and assays, with a primary focus to enable the validation and understanding of MOA’s of key technologies, the assessment of functional effects of technologies and products to predict clinical performance, as well the creation of in vitro scientific support for priority new and differentiated product propositions.
This individual is expected to conduct independent and lead innovative research programs within a multifunctional environment. This individual will be expected to work collaboratively internally with cross-functional partners across the R&D organization, and also with external partners such as academic institutions, contract laboratories or material suppliers.
The individual will be expected to present data to internal cross-functional teams and have the opportunity to present at scientific meetings and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
For more information and to apply visit the website.
Reading Material
Do I make myself clear? Media training for scientists
*Article published on Science
Media savviness previously consisted of on-the-job training. Now, more universities and organizations are offering programs to help scientists get their message across to the public. Read more.