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iJOBS Workshop: Making Data Science More Efficient
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Data Carpentry is designed to teach basic concepts, skills, and tools for working more effectively with data.
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iJOBS Panel: How to Find and Apply for an Internship
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Hear from a panel of current PhD students and postdocs who have had internships at companies and institutes as well as within Rutgers. Get their advice on how to identify internship opportunities and how to make yourself competitive to get accepted into the program.
For advice on finding jobs and applying for internships, click here, and for a list of internships at Rutgers, click here.
iJOBS Site Visit: Novartis
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Rutgers’ iJOBS Site Visits provide an interesting and interactive way to learn about careers with insider views into the work and culture of different organizations and industries. Join us for a tour of an employer site, meet with professionals from a variety of departments and learn what they do from day today. Some Site Visits may also have a networking component through which you can meet with HR personnel, staff members, and/or alumni working at the organization.
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iJOBS SciPhD Workshop: Leadership and Business Skills for Scientists
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This is a 5 day (35 hr) workshop. You only need to register once, however, all 5 sessions are required.
SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management.
iJOBS Workshop: How Scientific Analysis is Used in the Policy Making Process
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Stuart Shapiro confronts this issue in Analysis and Public Policy by looking at various types of analysis, and discussing how they are used in regulatory policy-making in the US. Dr. Shapiro's presentation will be followed by Q&A and an interactive workshop.
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iJOBS Career Panel: Wuxi Pharma Tech, a Contract Research Organization
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Come learn about job opportunities in the US and China for PhD level employees. Established in December 2000, WuXi AppTec is a leading global pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device open-access capability and technology platform with operations in China & the US.
For more information and advice on Wuxi, click here.
iJOBS and ACA Career Panel: Science Publishing Careers
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Come here from PhD level employees at Nature, Elsevier, Wiley to learn how you can start a career in science publishing. Publishing is a huge industry, covering research journals, books, magazines, databases and directories as well as electronic media.
For advice on applying for careers in publishing, click here.
iJOBS Career Panel: Finance and Equity Research
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Learn about careers in finance and equity research with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences.
Speakers include:
Derik DeBruin, PhD Managing Director, Life Sciences Tools & Diagnostics Analyst from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Lulu Lin, PhD Software Engineer from Bloomberg
Jillian Nguyen, PhD Technical Analyst from Cornerstone Macro
For advice on applying for careers in finance and equity research, click here.
iJOBS and ACA Workshop: How to Pick the Right Career for You by Matthias Birk
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Come to a hands-on workshop in which you will reflect upon your skills and interests to identify a career that is the best fit for you. Read the iJOBS blog of someone who heard him speak at NYU's What you Can Be with a PhD.
Once you have completed Matthias Birk's workshop exercises, you can go to the AAAS Individual Development Plan to examine biomedical career options.
To view the presentation slides, click here, and for other resources: Exercises and Values Wheel.