Cracking the Case: What We Learned

  • September 10, 2015

By Chris Lowe and Sarah Misenko

This post is part 2 of an article on our team’s experience in a management consulting case competition. To read part 1 click here 

The 8th Annual NIH Career Symposium

  • August 25, 2015
iJOBS Blog

Networking_This past spring, my advisor informed me that I would be graduating in the coming year.  Most graduate students would be ecstatic to hear this news, but I was nervous.  After the conversation, I was left wondering whether I have enough data to graduate, if my committee would agree that I am ready, and what on earth I am going to do next.

5 types of iJOBS events to try out

  • August 11, 2015

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49787000/jpg/_49787438_newspaper203_getty.jpgWe are a few short weeks away from the start of the academic year. For those of you who are new to the iJOBS program, here is a brief summary of the types of events offered that you should test the waters with. I’ve added links to related posts in each category in case you want to learn more about a specific talk. Don't hesitate to contact Dr.

21st Century Scientist: What it takes

  • August 4, 2015

STEM edited

 

Image edited from: http://www.enterrasolutions.com/2014/05/stem-education-fuss.html

The call for reforms in PhD education in the STEM fields has been echoing for quite some time now. The argument is that the 21st century brings new sets of challenges in different settings, and thus scientists need to be properly equipped to face their changing environment.

Tackling the Academic Career Path (Bonus: The Two-Body Job Search)

  • July 28, 2015

We know iJOBS is here to expose us sheltered grad students/post docs to the opportunities outside of academia. However, for those committed to the academic track, iJOBS, together with the Postdoc Association, hosted our very own Dr. Samuel Bunting and his wife, Dr. Nina Peel to take us through their two different academic career paths and how they pulled it all off as a husband-and-wife team.

Brevity is the soul of wit: Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

  • July 21, 2015

Have you ever had that (dreaded?) experience when someone suddenly springs this question on you: “So, what do you do?” I’ve had all different kinds of people ask me this: a colleague, a fellow graduate student, a prospective housemate, my parents. It seems like such a simple question, and yet it has taken me years to feel completely at ease with my answer.

Meet the Bloggers: Chris Lowe

  • July 17, 2015
iJOBS Blog

Weird CLowe Collage My name is Chris Lowe and I’m a 5th year PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering department. I’m advised by Dr. David Shreiber and my work is focused on developing novel biomaterials for nervous system regeneration and repair.