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Each faculty recruiting season, many applicants ask, “What is a chalk talk?” The chalk talk is many things—a sales pitch, a teaching demonstration, a barrage of questions, and a description of a future research program. The chalk talk is arguably the most important component of a faculty search interview. Yet few postdocs or grad students receive training or practice in giving a chalk talk. This workshop will cover the basics of chalk talk design and preparation, as well as covering commonly questions asked by search committees. This workshop will be delivered by Erik Snapp from the HHMI who has written many articles on how to land academic positions.

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Come learn about the benefits of the (SMDP). This one-year career mentoring program pairs students (including Ph.D. & Post-docs) and early career researchers with industry mentors who work at companies in the medical technology, biotechnology and consumer healthcare industries. With their mentors, Scholars attend a 5-day training session to learn about career opportunities in industry and receive career development coaching. They also attend a major industry conference. This program is a fantastic opportunity that has helped graduate students and postdocs land industry positions!  At this information session, you will also hear from Dustielyn Savage who is the program director for SMDP as well as iJOBS trainees who have done the program. Applicants must be eligible to work permanently in the United States without needing a visa or sponsorship.

Zoom and In-person options. Lunch will be served for those who attend in-person

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Rutgers Global is hosting an information session to discuss the new Rutgers J-1 STEM Research Sponsorship Program.  This new program allows Rutgers Global to partner with private sector STEM research companies to sponsor eligible early career STEM researchers for J-1 visas.  Traditionally, the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program has been used by Rutgers to host international scholars to conduct research on campus. Through this new program, Rutgers can facilitate the sponsorship of eligible J-1 Exchange Visitors at qualifying private sector STEM research companies. This session is intended for international Rutgers grad students and postdocs on J-1 and F-1 visas who have STEM degrees and are interested in pursuing industry STEM research positions.

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Come hear from a panel of PhD level individuals who now work in regulatory affairs as medical writers at companies such as J&J, Merck, Astellas Gene Therapies, and CARsgen Therapeutics to learn how you can also make the transition from bench to this area. Individuals with jobs in Regulatory Affairs negotiate the interaction between the regulators (the government), the regulated (industry), and the market (consumers) to get safe and effective therapies, products and devices to the market. This requires understanding the science behind the drug or product.

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Shawn had a great time introducing Rutgers undergraduates to the prospect of graduate level research at the RU researching event hosted by SEBS EOF. 

The goal of the event was “to galvanize first years and recruit sophomores and juniors in search of experiential learning opportunities.” - Senior EOF Counselor Kismet Hampton.

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We are happy that we had the chance to host an information panel for the Middlesex college STEM club. This was an important step to help bridge the gap between 2 year colleges and graduate level research. We would like to give a special thank you to the 3 RISE program alumni Navar Mercer White, Nyla Howell, and Alejandra Medina Vazquez for participating in this event. Mercer and Nyla are both Rutgers Ph.D. students and SUPER-Grad fellows studying Chemistry and Geography respectively. Alejandra is rapidly approaching the end of her undergraduate degree and contemplating pursuing industry employment or a Ph.D. in engineering. You can find images of our panelists as well as images from the event bellow. 

Navar Mercer White

Nyla Howell

Alejandra Medina Vazquez

Middlesex College will be welcoming RISE alumni to speak about the RISE program and how it has helped shape their trajectory!

The event will be help on Thursday the 21st at 2:15 in room 102 of the College Center with the university address being 2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08837. 

Bellow is a wonderful flyer created by the president of the Middlesex Stem Club Kshema Karanam who has invited RISE to the campus.

Zoom Details are included on the flyer bellow!