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iJOBS Site Visit Recap: Eli Lilly and Company

  • April 21, 2016
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Logo_of_Eli_LillyThe iJOBS program organized a visit to the Eli Lilly and Company site in Branchburg, NJ on April 6th of this year.  Eli Lilly and Company was founded over 140 years ago and has a long history of quality pharmaceutical products including several well-known drugs such as Cialis, Cymbalta, and Prozac.  The morning of our visit, we were greeted by the smiling face of human resources manager

Networking Outside the Box

  • April 19, 2016
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One of the most oft-repeated advice for students and postdocs on a career search is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.

Meet the Bloggers: Urmimala Basu

  • March 31, 2016
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admin-ajaxHi everyone! I’m Urmimala, a third year Ph.D. candidate in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program. To me science has always been about figuring out the unknown through experimentation. It has been interesting how my discernment of science and what it means to me has evolved through the years.

Career Opportunities in Science Publishing (Part II)

  • March 3, 2016
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Science editors have a wide open view at the forefront of scientific research. Their job combines the rigor of scientific analysis and critical thinking with the freedom and flexibility to read about different scientific disciplines. This is the second part of my blog series on science publishing; last week, I wrote about the experiences and advice shared by two professional editors from Wiley.

Career Opportunities in Science Publishing (Part I)

  • February 25, 2016
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Career Opportunities in Science Publishing (Part I) Last February 17, iJOBS hosted another very informative career panel series, this time focusing on job opportunities in science publishing. As a career that I was seriously considering after grad school, I was personally excited about this particular iJOBS event. The panelists were Ph.D. level editors and publishers from different publishing companies, namely, Elsevier, Nature Publishing Group, and Wiley.

iJOBS Site Visit Recap: Novartis

  • February 18, 2016
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On January 26 of this year, the iJOBS program took a trip to East Hanover, NJ to visit the Novartis campus.  I say ‘campus’ because this place felt like a community, not a business.  Overall, the atmosphere was inviting and everyone we met seemed genuinely happy to be working there.  Several employees emphasized how Novartis encourages a place of diversity and comradery, and what a great overall place it is to work.

Event Report: WuXiAppTec Career Panel

  • February 16, 2016
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Last week, iJOBS hosted a career panel featuring professionals from WuXiAppTec. This panel operated slightly differently than previous ones in that the panel featured a single company rather than showcasing a single career with individuals from different companies. There were two PhD scientists, an HR representative, and a recruitment officer at the panel-this allowed for a well-rounded view of the company.

Event Report: How to Find and Apply for an Internship

  • February 9, 2016
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Internship Web Graphic-01 Last month, iJOBS held a career panel titled ‘How to find and apply for an internship’. Here is a quick summary of the event. The panel consisted of students with a broad spectrum of experiences gained from participating in different kinds of internships.

Meet the Bloggers: Katelyn Marshall

  • January 8, 2016
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Hi everyone! My name is Katelyn Marshall, and I’m currently a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Biochemistry department at Rutgers University. From a young age, I have been fascinated with learning how things work, what makes them go. This curiosity fit in perfectly with science, and led me to pursue chemistry and biochemistry for my undergraduate studies. My love for research was ignited during my first undergraduate research experience working with Xenopus laevis tadpoles as a protein expression system.