Past Events

Crafting a Proposal with the Funder in Mind

Aug 18, 2020, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

During our last webinar (Navigating the Postdoc Funding Landscape) Rachel shared her tips on navigating the postdoc funding landscape: map your career, survey the landscape, engage and adjust, plan for persistence, and craft your story. Today, she drills down on the last, how to craft your story and proposal with the funder in mind.

2020 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Research Pitch Competition

Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

The first ever Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) Research Pitch Challenge provides Postdocs the chance to showcase a 1-minute research elevator pitch in a way that leaves viewers hungry for more! Are you up to the challenge?! Come and seize the opportunity to highlight innovative research projects, improve communication skills, and foster collaboration.

Pitching Your Research

Jul 31, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

In preparation for the 2020 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Research Pitch Competition, Laura from the Office of Technology Commercialization presents some tips and best practices for pitching your research.

Navigating the Postdoc Funding Landscape

Jul 21, 2020, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Rachel and Joseph discuss how dynamic and individualized the postdoc funding landscape is. Rachel further shares some simple habits she uses as a proposal developer to not only stay informed about the funding landscape but also approach crafting a proposal with intentionality and purpose. Organized in collaboration with the Proposal Development Office

Visa and Immigration Options for International Postdocs & Researchers

May 29, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Brendan will give an informational seminar about visa and immigration options for international postdocs and researchers. He will also touch on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the immigration landscape.

How to Stay Calm-ish and Carry on: Tips on Parenting during COVID-19

Apr 24, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Parenting in a time with no or limited child care, schooling at home, and extra stress on the family all around brings about unique challenges. This brief, interactive online session will allow for discussion about some current common parent challenges and offer tips and practical strategies for navigating parenting in the face of COVID-19. Organized in collaboration with the Society of Postdoctoral Scholars

Begin with the End in Mind: Postdoc to Faculty Career Planning

Mar 10, 2020, 1:30 – 2:30 PM

In this personal account, Dr. Alexander-Bryant will share career planning advice to advance from postdoc to faculty. Organized in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the F Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

The Graduate Student and Postdoc's Guide to Personal Finance

Feb 4, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Are you ready to take the next step with your finances as a graduate student or postdoc? Do you want to learn how to allocate your money more optimally, break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck, build up savings, and/or begin investing? This seminar teaches graduate students who receive stipends and postdocs how they can develop positive lifelong financial habits and increase their net worth while still in training. The topics covered in this seminar are: financial goals, budgeting, saving, investing, debt repayment, and taxes.

Navigating graduate student and postdoctoral funding: Foundation/Non-NIH funding

Jan 29, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Navigating graduate student and postdoctoral funding: Foundation/Non-NIH funding. Organized in collaboration with the Markey Cancer Center and the Office of Biomedical Education

How to make people care about your data

Nov 20, 2019, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

He doesn't know who you are. He doesn’t know what you want. He doesn’t have a PhD... but what he does have is a very particular set of skills. Skills he's acquired over a very long career in public speaking and pitching to clients. Skills that make him a must-see for postdocs like you. In this interactive workshop, he will teach you tips and techniques that will guarantee you stop presenting boring seminar presentations and posters to audiences who (may or may not) care about your research.