Event Description

This virtual workshop will use techniques and case studies from the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) to teach PhD students and Postdoctoral Fellows tools and skills to better mentor undergraduate students in a laboratory setting.  

Attendees will also reflect upon approaches they would use to mentor trainees and employees when

they are running a lab or research group in the future. 

Follow up activities will be suggested for those who wish to get more engaged in this process.

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Event Description

Join this event to find out about the job search process. Recruiters can be some of the most useful advocates during your search and there is no cost to you to use them since the company that hires you will pay them.  A staffing agency can:

*Coach candidates through entire process

*Help with resume formatting/writing

*Access to jobs that aren’t otherwise posted/skill marketing

*Interview coaching-especially in today’s virtual world

*Assist with salary discussions/negotiating offers and job packages

You will also find out how to find the right recruiter for you:

*How to apply to a job posted by a recruiter

*LinkedIn-how to set up profile so recruiter finds you 

*Networking in person or online 

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Event Description

Come to learn about BD and meet its employees who are in various job roles. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies with 70,000 employees and a presence in virtually every country. The Life Sciences segment delivers innovative solutions from discovery to diagnosis, continually advancing science and clinical outcomes across infectious diseases and cancer. Offerings include preanalytical solutions for sample management; immunology research solutions, including flow cytometry and multiomics tools, microbiology and molecular diagnostics lab automatic and informatics solutions and differentiated reagents and assays. BD enhances the safety and efficiency of medical treatments, enables laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advances researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics.

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Event Description

This workshop covers the basics of converting your highly complex project ideas into a compelling story.  The focus is on the creation of a flawless "Specific Aims" page as the foundation of any well-engineered grant.  This workshop will be useful for those writing Pre-doctoral fellowships as well as their Propositional Qualifying Exams 

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Event Description

We have all experienced the "my experiment did not work". It is the unavoidable reality of doing research. However, many frustrating moments, days, months and at times even years, can be avoided by a collective effort to be true to yourself, your colleagues, and the scientific community at large. At this meeting we will discuss best practices that will help you make contributions that really count.

Event Description

The virtual panel on Careers in STEM was held on 4/8/2022, hosted by Rutgers-Newark's Department of Psychology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and sponsored by the IDEA Innovation grant and iJOBS. The event featured 7 panelists who have obtained their PhDs in various STEM fields and went on to pursue careers outside academia - Dr. Itzamarie Chevere-Torres, Dr. Juan Valdez Capuccino, Dr. Kholud Dardir, Dr. Sally Blandford, Dr. Laura Braunstein, Dr. Sonya Dougal, & Dr. James Thomas

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