Faculty Careers Panel: Negotiating Your Start-Up Package in Academia

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Receiving a job offer is an exciting achievement for any candidate. However, establishing circumstances that will enable you to succeed in a new job requires preparation, evaluation and effective communication.  This panel will address what you need to know about negotiating start-up packages for tenure-track faculty roles and is recommended for bioscientists (and other interested…

Demystifying the Job Talk and Chalk Talk

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Register here: https://forms.gle/3zBYwemW5rkQStwy9 Scientists seeking faculty positions will be asked to deliver a “job talk” and a “chalk talk.” Learn the difference between these two components of the hiring process - what each demonstrates to the search committee, and ways you can prepare to discuss your science that will make a strongly positive impression. This…

“Clear and Concise: Talking to the Public About Your Research” offered by Dr. Faith M. Dukes

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October 14, 2021 at 10am-11am, via ZOOM  Register here: https://forms.gle/BQLZ7kyT7YC8qeC5A Learn tips on how to present your science to a general public audience! This is a great opportunity for insights and advice that can help generally with presenting complex scientific ideas to varied audiences (as you might in an interview) or participating in science outreach…

Guided tour of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for bioscience trainees

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Special Event! QB3-Berkeley Graduate and Postdoc Career Development program: "Guided tour of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for bioscience trainees" with Darren Cooke, Executive Director of UC Berkeley's Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center (LSEC) Date:  September 22, 2021 from 5:30 - 7 pm, via Zoom Register here - https://forms.gle/z61V51Vkecz7V2sQ9 This event is a great opportunity for trainees who are interested…

Professional in Residence: Debkishore Mitra, PhD, CTO and Co-founder, Lucira Health

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Tuesday, June 8, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Career path presentation/discussion Thursday, June 10: Entrepreneurship mentoring/advising (small groups) Registration: https://forms.gle/sYGemWCGLs24wZvX7 Debkishore (Deb) Mitra completed his PhD in Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco and an undergrad in Biotechnology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has an extensive background in…

Academic Job Search Overview – workshop

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Gain insights into the mechanisms of academic hiring, and use the perspective to strengthen your chances for success while you are on the job market.  This broad overview will focus on helping you prepare for your faculty job search, and provide practical suggestions and resources to support your efforts. Learn what to expect from the…

“Science writing and Science Careers: Reflect and explore to find what works for you” with Rachel Bernstein, PhD, Editor at Science Careers

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Professional in Residence program offered by QB3-Berkeley May 6 - presentation and discussion, open to all STEM PhDs exploring career options and interested in professional development resources May 13 - advising on careers in science communication Event registration here (for advising sessions and/or career discussion program) Rachel Bernstein is the editor of Science Careers, a…

Professional in Residence Program with Michael Holmes, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Ambys Medicines

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Friday, April 16, 2021 at noon: Career presentation/discussion Friday, April 23, 2021: Career advising/mentoring sessions Registration https://forms.gle/JnGgYp4RvyhLuszJ9 Mike Holmes is CSO of Ambys Medicines, a Bay Area company pioneering the novel application of cell and gene therapies to reverse liver disease progression and restore liver function. Prior to Ambys, Mike worked at Sangamo, most recently…