The NIH just released its Diversity Workforce Report.
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/component/content/article/671-2012-nih-diversity
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/component/content/article/671-2012-nih-diversity
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Slides from Workshops at the National Postdoctoral Association meeting
The National Postdoc Association (NPA)'s (http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/home) mission is to advance the U.S. research enterprise by maximizing the effectiveness of the research community and enhancing the quality of the postdoctoral experience for all participants. The University of Chicago is a sustaining member, which means that any UofC postdoc can apply to be a affiliate member.
The NPA 10th Annual Meeting was held March 16-18, 2012, at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California. More than 300 postdoctoral scholars, postdoctoral administrators and faculty participated in the event including our PDA president, the interim postdoc administrator and the founder of our Public Affairs Committee. We found the meeting incredibly informative. The slides from several of the talks and workshops are available online and we highly recommend you take a look. The link to download slides is: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/component/content/article/91-2012-am/637-2012-annual-meeting-workshop-presentations
Topics include:
Becoming a More Effective Research Mentor
Advancing Women’s Careers in Science
Health Science Administrators at NIH: Insight Into This Exciting Career Choice
Effective Strategies to Diversify Your Institution’s Postdoctoral Population
My Career or My Visa: How International Postdocs Must Balance Career Advancement with Visa Issues
Monday, March 26, 2012
MinorityPostdoc.org
MinorityPostdoc.org (http://www.minoritypostdoc.org/) is the premier web portal on the minority postdoctoral experience especially in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. It features articles, resources, & events about career advice, professional development, jobs, funding, fellowships, mentoring, and diversity issues. In particular, they publicize the activities of national and regional postdoc diversity affinity groups. Unless indicated otherwise, all website content is authored by the Editor.
Visit the website for more information: http://www.minoritypostdoc.org/
Visit the website for more information: http://www.minoritypostdoc.org/
Women of Color Research Network (WoCRn)
The National Institutes of Health invites you to participate in the Women of Color Research Network (WoCRn), supported by the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers. The Working Group addresses challenges faced by all women entering and advancing in scientific careers, including women of color.
The WoCRn is a new social media site for women of color and anyone who values diversity in the scientific workforce.The primary goal of WoCRn is to serve as an instrument of outreach. We use this site to promote community, provide information, and facilitate access to colleagues and mentors who can offer advice on career development and navigating the NIH grants process. Members include biomedical professionals with significant research experience, early-career scientists, and students and fellows just starting out. There are currently over 270 members of this network, and membership is growing every day!
We invite you to join the WoCRn today. To register, go to http://www.wocrn.nih.gov and click on “JOIN NOW.”
For information on the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers, visit our website at http://womeninscience.nih.gov
The WoCRn is a new social media site for women of color and anyone who values diversity in the scientific workforce.The primary goal of WoCRn is to serve as an instrument of outreach. We use this site to promote community, provide information, and facilitate access to colleagues and mentors who can offer advice on career development and navigating the NIH grants process. Members include biomedical professionals with significant research experience, early-career scientists, and students and fellows just starting out. There are currently over 270 members of this network, and membership is growing every day!
We invite you to join the WoCRn today. To register, go to http://www.wocrn.nih.gov and click on “JOIN NOW.”
For information on the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers, visit our website at http://womeninscience.nih.gov
Monday, January 30, 2012
Announcements from the Public Affairs Committee - January 30th 2012
The NIH lacks diversity
The NIH has recently assembled a task force to deal with what they view as a problem with a lack of diversity amongst NIH-funded trainees and scientists. The task force has been given the directive to focus on five key transition points in the pipeline: (i) entry into graduate degree programs; (ii) the transition from graduate degree to post-doctoral fellowship; (iii) the appointment from a post-doctoral position to the first independent scientific position; (iv) the award of the first independent research grant from NIH or equivalent in industry; and (v) award of tenure in an academic position or equivalent in an industrial setting. To read more about this project, please see below:
NIH Diversity Taskforce: http://acd.od.nih.gov/DBR.asp
The future of the biomedical workforce
The NIH has recently compiled the combined input for a request from both the extramural and intramural communities on what the NIH should consider with regard to the future of the biomedical workforce. It contains a comprehensive set of data and is a must read for post-docs. considering a research career that depends on NIH support. Please see below for the full report.
Future of Biomed. Workforce: http://acd.od.nih.gov/BWF_RFI.PDF
Youtube used to report scientific misconduct
In an interesting twist on how to report ethical violations of scientific research and/or reporting, an anonymous whistleblower uses the website portal, YouTube, to report alleged wrongdoings by high profile researchers. To read more about this stunning revelation of combing social media with scientific research, please see the below link.
YouTube and misconduct: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/01/whistleblower-uses-youtube-to-assert.html#more
Cell biology for post-docs.
Continuing with our new tradition of highlighting professional science societies that aide post-docs. in the all-so-critical transition from peon to professional, today we focus on The American Society for Cell Biology. This society provides career resources, meeting resources, as well as an actual committee made up to specifically help post-docs. This is all in addition to the many monetary and distinguished awards the society provides. To read more about being a post-doc. in this society, please see below.
Cell bio. for post-docs: http://ascb.org///index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=765&Itemid=353
Support your post-doc. peers!
Our final note to the post-doctoral community focuses on supporting one another. Our very own Vice President of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division Post-Doctoral Association is starring in local theatre. Show your support and kick back and enjoy the show, Bittersweet Love, playing February 10, 11 and 12 at The Experimental Station in Hyde Park. For more information, please see the link below.
Bittersweet Love: http://hydeparkcommunityplayers.org/
The NIH has recently assembled a task force to deal with what they view as a problem with a lack of diversity amongst NIH-funded trainees and scientists. The task force has been given the directive to focus on five key transition points in the pipeline: (i) entry into graduate degree programs; (ii) the transition from graduate degree to post-doctoral fellowship; (iii) the appointment from a post-doctoral position to the first independent scientific position; (iv) the award of the first independent research grant from NIH or equivalent in industry; and (v) award of tenure in an academic position or equivalent in an industrial setting. To read more about this project, please see below:
NIH Diversity Taskforce: http://acd.od.nih.gov/DBR.asp
The future of the biomedical workforce
The NIH has recently compiled the combined input for a request from both the extramural and intramural communities on what the NIH should consider with regard to the future of the biomedical workforce. It contains a comprehensive set of data and is a must read for post-docs. considering a research career that depends on NIH support. Please see below for the full report.
Future of Biomed. Workforce: http://acd.od.nih.gov/BWF_RFI.PDF
Youtube used to report scientific misconduct
In an interesting twist on how to report ethical violations of scientific research and/or reporting, an anonymous whistleblower uses the website portal, YouTube, to report alleged wrongdoings by high profile researchers. To read more about this stunning revelation of combing social media with scientific research, please see the below link.
YouTube and misconduct: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/01/whistleblower-uses-youtube-to-assert.html#more
Cell biology for post-docs.
Continuing with our new tradition of highlighting professional science societies that aide post-docs. in the all-so-critical transition from peon to professional, today we focus on The American Society for Cell Biology. This society provides career resources, meeting resources, as well as an actual committee made up to specifically help post-docs. This is all in addition to the many monetary and distinguished awards the society provides. To read more about being a post-doc. in this society, please see below.
Cell bio. for post-docs: http://ascb.org///index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=765&Itemid=353
Support your post-doc. peers!
Our final note to the post-doctoral community focuses on supporting one another. Our very own Vice President of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division Post-Doctoral Association is starring in local theatre. Show your support and kick back and enjoy the show, Bittersweet Love, playing February 10, 11 and 12 at The Experimental Station in Hyde Park. For more information, please see the link below.
Bittersweet Love: http://hydeparkcommunityplayers.org/
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