On Thursday May 15, 2025 the School of Graduate Studies celebrated the students, faculty and staff who received the 2025 SGS Merit and Achievement awards. Please see below for the list of winners. We are proud of all of our graduates!
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
By Faheem Ullah, Thomas Jefferson University
Applying for academic jobs and making the transition from grad student to postdoc and then to faculty member requires advanced planning and strategy. Come hear from faculty at Research Level 1 (R1) to get their advice and feedback on how to prepare and approach a faculty position.
Topics covered will include: How to select a postdoc that will eventually help you land an academic career; Discussing with your postdoc PI the project that you will take with you and getting them to help you advance your career; What other things you should be doing during your postdoc to be ready to apply for faculty jobs; Applying for K99/R00 grants; Deciding R1 vs PUI; Finding academic jobs to apply to; Preparing the research statement; Preparing the teaching statements; Preparing the job talk; Preparing the chalk talk; Preparing for the interview itself and tips; Negotiating offers; Setting up the lab; Filling your lab with students, postdocs and techs; Teaching for the first time and preparing classes; Service to the university; Preparing for tenure and expectations
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Applying for academic jobs and making the transition from grad student to postdoc and then to faculty member requires advanced planning and strategy. Come hear from faculty who serve at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) to get their advice and feedback on how to prepare and approach a faculty position.
Topics covered will include: How to select a postdoc that will eventually help you land an academic career; Discussing with your postdoc PI the project that you will take with you and getting them to help you advance your career; What other things you should be doing during your postdoc to be ready to apply for faculty jobs; Applying for K99/R00 grants; Deciding R1 vs PUI; Finding academic jobs to apply to; Preparing the research statement; Preparing the teaching statements; Preparing the job talk; Preparing the teaching demo; Preparing for the interview itself and tips; Negotiating offers; Setting up the lab; Filling your lab with students, postdocs and techs; Teaching for the first time and preparing classes; Service to the university; Preparing for tenure and expectations
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Hear from recent iJOBS PhD alum who work at the bench in pharma and biotech to learn how they got their first job and what are the differences between academia and industry bench research. There will be PhD level people who are involved in research at the following companies: Eli Lilly, Merck, Vertex, Colgate, Regeneron, WuXi Apptec, and Alexion Pharma, among others.
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Your PhD can take you in many different directions, some of which you may have not even considered! Learn what you can be with a PhD by coming to meet (in-person encouraged) a panel of Rutgers graduate school alumni to learn how they each took skills obtained in their PhD program and apply them in science-related careers including: medical writing, publishing, consulting, medical affairs, tech transfer/licensing among other options.
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Join us as we spotlight two cutting-edge projects: Aijia Yao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Hamilton Lab, is investigating how cultural backgrounds influence the expression of mental health symptoms among marginalized youth, and Soham Chakraborty, a fourth-year Ph.D.