BioProfessionals Program
The IBiS Graduate Program co-sponsors BioProfessionals which includes BioSurvivals, BioOpportunities, and Pathway to the Professoriate. Handouts with relevant materials and speaker contact information are provideded for each event. Materials from past events can be found below.
Pathway to the Professoriate touches on issues important for successful academic careers including lab management, startup package negotiations, and the tenure-track process. These conversations take place monthly.
BioSurvivals are a series of workshops on topics such as presentation skills, grant and CV writing, and job hunting. The workshops take place quarterly, on both campuses.
The BioOpportunities program regularly invites alumni and other professionals to talk about the diversity of careers available to the PhD student. These talks take place quarterly on alternating campuses.
RECENT EVENTS
Pathway to the Professoriate
- 11/17/09 The Challenges of Running a lab
- 5/22/09 The Tenure Process
- 4/3/09 Finding a postdoctoral fellowship position (pdf)
- 2/24/09 What's in a startup package? (pdf)
- 1/6/09 What's in a faculty position job application? (pdf)
- 12/10/09 Timeline towards tenure (pdf)
BioSurvivals
- 11/12/09 Creating Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- 7/9/09 Funding 101: Writing for your Reviewers
- 6/1/09 Networking Skills for Scientists
- May09 Networking -details TBA
- 1/27/09 Marketing your Teaching: Creating an Effective Teaching Philosophy (pdf)
BioOpportunities
- 10/29/09 Consulting Insights
- 5/13/09 Working in Industry
- 1/29/09 Working at a National Lab (pdf)
- 9/10/09 Michael Stebbins - Bench to Editor to US Senate (pdf)
