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Spring 2008 programs
january
January 22 12-1:30pm
Teaching Beyond Yale for Scientists Panel is Tuesday, January 22, 12-1:30 in the Peabody Auditorium, lunch served. This event is open to all graduate students, and is sponsored by WISAY (Women In Science At Yale), The Graduate Teaching Center and Graduate Career Services.
Poster (pdf)
January 24 12-2pm HGS 119A&B
Speaking with Authority
Women Mentoring Women, and Graduate Career Services Office announce an upcoming workshop, co-sponsored by the Women Faculty Forum and the Office of the Provost, entitled "Speaking with Authority ," conducted by vocal projection expert Maya Herulf. Workshops for faculty and postdocs are offered earlier in the day. Herulf works with speakers to enhance the effectiveness of their voices as well as their appearance of authority and presence in front of an audience, whether in the classroom or with academic colleagues. After a presentation, Herulf will work with workshop attendees in front of the group, using vocal exercises addressing pitch, tone, and projection. If you are interested in working directly with Ms. Herulf please prepare in advance, something to work on, like a presentation, a speech or a talk to an .You are welcome to observe the presentation without participating in the consultations. Registration is required.
January 24 4:30-5:50pm HGS 119 B
Council on Library Information Resources - POSTPONED - SPEAKER UNABLE TO ATTEND
· Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, 2008
· Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources 2008
Chuck Henry, the current President of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in Washington D.C will speak about CLIR fellowships offered to current and post grad students. Mr. Henry will offer his professional career insight to those interested in pursuing academic librarianship opportunities after graduate school. This session is especially helpful to those students in the humanities fields. Registration required.
January 25, 2008 - Noon - 3pm, HGS 119 A&B
Dr. Lori Conlan, Director of Science Alliance at the New York Academy of Sciences
Dr. Conlan will present a talk to prepare grad students and postdocs in the sciences for their careers. She covers how to find your perfect job, how to write a resume/CV, and tips on networking. In addition, Dr. Conlan had agreed to personally evaluate resumes/CVs after her talk. She will be available for approximately 1.5 hours. Registration Required.
Jan 30, 2008 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Profiles of Successful Women In Science: How to Have It All
Speakers: Elizabeth Mutisya, McKinsey & Company; Margaret Lee, Therapeutic Area Research; Sandra Wiejowski, Solvay Pharmaceuticals; Laurie A. Halloran, Halloran Consulting Group; Stephanie Oestreich, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research; Patrice M. Milos, Helicos BioSciences Location: The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St. at Barclay St., 40th fl.
Join us to learn how successful women in industry have mastered the balance between career and family.
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Jan 31, 2008 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Roles of Emerging Media in Communicating Science
Carl Zimmer,author; Christie Nicholson, Scientific American; Eliene Augenbraun, President/CEO of ScienCentral, Inc.; Eitan Glinert, Project Coordinator of "Immune Attack" ; Karen A. Frenkel, documentarian Location: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, East Building Seminar Room
A discussion on the benefits and challenges of using emerging media outlets, such as blogging, podcasts, and online multimedia to communicate science.
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february
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. HGS room 119A/B Yale University
National Clandestine Service Information Session
National Clandestine Service careers offer fast-paced, varied work environments that will challenge you to find innovative solutions to complex problems, to travel internationally and to use existing or new language skills in ways that will make a positive difference to you, your family and your country. This is more than a job. It is a way of life for professionals who demand the highest personal satisfaction from their work. Please bring your resume and be prepared for a potential interview the following day. Please apply online at www.cia.gov
Feb 6, 2008 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Grants in the New Era
Mark Cardillo, Dreyfus Foundation; Scott P. Kennedy, Pfizer Location: Weill Cornell Medical College- Uris Auditorium
Recent government funding has reseachers scratching their heads to find fund to run their labs. Join Science Alliance to see how foundation and industry support is becoming a big-time funder of academic science.
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02-18-2008 6:30-8pm
Beyond the Body Count
Rosenfeld Hall, 109-111 Temple Street (corner of Temple and Grove)
Senior administrators from Yale, Harvard, Columbia and NYU will participate in a panel discussion about the implications of the Yale Women Faculty Forum report "Women, Men, and Yale University: A View from 2007" (available online). They will speak to how their institutions frame the challenge of promoting diversity and equity, as well as to the interventions these institutions are undertaking in order to address that challenge. We hope this conversation will be generative of ideas and practices that our respective administrations can evaluate as potential policy reforms. Event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Speaking at this event will be: Judy Chevalier, Deputy Provost for Faculty Development and William S. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Economics, Yale University; Geraldine Downey, Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Columbia University; Evelynn Hammonds, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity, Harvard University; Jean Howard, Former Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Columbia University Susan Sturm, George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility, Columbia Law School E. Frances White, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, New York University; Hannah Brueckner, Professor of Sociology, Yale University. Co-sponsored by Women Mentoring Women Graduate Fellows in the Career Services Office of the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences.
Please RSVP to wff@yale.edu.
Wednesday, February 20th, 6:30-8pm
The Continuing Evolution of the Pharmaceutical Industry: Career Challenges and Opportunities
BCMM 206 (Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine)
A talk by Michael Steiner, Financial Advisor RegentAtlantic Capital, LLC. Mr Steiner will describe how the pharmaceutical industry will change over the next decade, the skills that will be of greatest value, pharma's best future career opportunities, and how individuals can position themselves to take advantage of these changes. Pizza will be served. RSVP: yong.pan@yale.edu
Wednesday February 27, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
The Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) Mentoring Fair
Hemmerdinger Hall, New York University
Co-sponsored by NYU's International Public Service Association, Wasserman Center for Career Development and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The event will take place in Hemmerdinger Hall at New York University from 6:30-9 p.m. This mentoring fair is a unique and exciting opportunity for students to meet WFPG members, speak informally with these experts about their career experiences, and find out what skills are required to become involved in their given fields. Our members are women leaders in the foreign affairs community, drawn from organizations such as the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations, NGOs, international corporations, the media, and academia. The fair provides students with a great opportunity to make contacts with professionals who can provide practical advice and guidance in career planning. Students who have registered will receive an updated list of the organizations that will be represented. Space is limited and advance registration is REQUIRED. Attendance is $5 for students. Go to www.wfpg.org for additional information and to register.
02-27-2008 5:30-7pm
Getting Your Paper Published as Humanities Graduate Student
A Panel Discussion with Journal Editors and Faculty, HGS 119.
Hear advice on how to get your work published in academic journals while you are in graduate school from a faculty panel of prolific authors and journal editors. The panel will include faculty members from History, Religious Studies, History of Art and English. All graduate students in the Humanities are invited to learn how to navigate the waters of academic journal publishing. Light dinner will be served. Click here to Register.
Thursday, February 28th, 6:30-8:00pm
Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women, a presentation by Virginia Valian
Rosenfeld Hall, 109-111 Temple Street (corner of Temple and Grove)
Dr. Virginia Valian is a Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at Hunter College-CUNY; co-director of Hunter College's Gender Equity Project; and author of "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women," (MIT Press, 1998). Her talk will address why so few women occupy positions of power and prestige, using concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women. She will then discuss strategies for eradicating gender bias and promoting equality and excellence in the academy. Please RSVP to wff@yale.edu. Refreshments will be served at the reception preceding the talk. Event is free and open to the public. For more information about Dr. Valian and her work, please see her website.
march
Dissertation Boot Camp (02-01-2008 10am-6pm)
DATE CHANGE
February 1&2, changed to March 1&2. 10am-6pm, HGS 119 A&B.
Dissertation Bootcamp '08
Back by popular demand! Ready to sit down in a distraction-free setting with an endless supply of drinks and snacks, with lunch and dinner delivered? Our Dissertation Bootcamp creates the right environment to help you write your dissertation. You bring your laptop and we provide wireless internet, snacks/drinks, lunch and dinner. Writing Tutors will be on hand to offer individual writing help. Students who are currently in the process of writing their dissertation, especially those who are within a few months of completion, are encouraged to attend. Registrants are REQUIRED to attend both days for the full time frame. Please register for one weekend only per semester. Each session is limited to 20 students. Register here
Tuesday March 4 - 5-6:30pm
Negotiating the Academic Job Offer
room 211 Hall of Graduate Studies
We’ve selected 3 faculty representing a variety of fields who will offer their insight into this important aspect of the academic job search. Please join us for a light dinner and enlightening discussion. Registration is required.
Panelists:
Jon Butler - Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences & the Howard R Lamar Professor of American Studies, History & Religious Studies
Brian Scholl - Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cognitive Science & Director, Perception & Cognition Laboratory.
Yorgo Modis - Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.
March 6, noon-1:30pm
“Ladies who Lunch”, a lunch time discussion series
HGS room 211
Special Guest: Debbie Applegate, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
"Ladies who Lunch" is an opportunity to speak with and meet other women who have in some way done remarkable, intriguing things, or made memorable footprints on their journey. These sessions offer a chance to talk about the challenges and celebrations of being women. These are casual gatherings designed to give participants time to engage in conversation with our guests. Registration is required and limited.
Friday March 28, 2008 11am-noon
Yale Career Network Information Session
Sage 24
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Career Advisors will tell you that personal and professional networking is an essential component of a successful job search process. Yale has an extremely good way of connecting to Yale alumni who have agreed to be career connections! The Yale Career Network is an ‘opt-in’ on-line networking tool that connects Yale students and alums with approx. 10,000 Yale alums from all grad and professional schools at Yale and Yale College. This session is being led by the Association of Yale Alumni, Director of Information Technology Colleen Whelan. She will introduce you to one of our greatest career resources! Co-sponsored by Career Development Office of Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, The MacMillan Center and Graduate Career Services.
Fall 2007 programs
SEPTEMBER
Tips for making the most of the Yale Career Fair ...especially for Graduate Students! Wednesday September 12 at 5-6pm HGS 119
Yale Career Fair
Friday September 21, 11 AM - 3 PM, Lanman Center, Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Featuring over 80 employers. All students welcome.
Luncheon and discussion with special guest Ellen Daniell, author of:
Every Other Thursday, Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists
Especially for graduate women! Wednesday September 26 12-1:30pm Room 211 HGS
Registration is required and limited. The first 25 registrants will receive a free copy of her book. Sponsored by Women Mentoring Women and Women Faculty Forum
OCTOBER
Wednesday, October 3rd, 5–6pm
NSF Fellowship Faculty Panel
Professors Laurie Santos and Mark Yeckel
BASS 305
The GSAS Graduate Career Services Academic Writing Fellows are hosting a faculty panel for the NSF Fellowship. Panelists will advise you on how to apply for the NSF Fellowship.
Tuesday, October 9th, UCS 305, 6 PM
Mark Wall, U.S. State Department
Information Session
Thursday, October 11th, HGS 119, 4:30 PM
Colleen Getz, PhD Political Science, Yale
Careers and Opportunities in Intelligence
Mini Career Fair - Especially for Federal Careers!
Friday, October 12 11–3 pm. Mini Career Fair with top Federal Agencies, HGS 119
Discuss opportunities for jobs and internships with representatives from the following agencies: US Department of State, National Intelligence Council, Central Intelligence Agency, US Department of Justice, Partnership for Public Service, US Navy, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and more
Monday, October 15th at 2pm.
Visas After Graduation
This workshop is postponed - check back for new dates
Tuesday, October 16th, Sage 24, 3 PM
Panel: Federal Internship, Work/Study and Fellowship Programs
SCEP/STEP/ and the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF)
Wednesday, October 17th, Luce Hall Auditorium, 4:00 PM
Travis Scheffler: Simple Steps to Finding a Great Government Job
Thursday, October 18, 2007 6–8 pm
PHD to University Administration: A Panel on an Alternative Career in the Academy
Interested in careers in the academy but working in administration rather than as faculty?
Come listen to four panelists who have chosen a career in university administration discuss their experiences and answer questions regarding their process. Dinner will be served. HGS 119. Event Registration Full
Friday, October 19th, Luce Hall 202, 12 PM
Julie Linden, Researching Federal Opportunities
Yale’s Government Documents Resources
Friday Oct. 19, 12 pm (A light lunch will be served at 11:30am)
Is this PhD good for anything else: Scientific publishing as an alternative career
Dr Jessica Thomas
The J. Robert Mann, Jr. Student Center, Dunham Lab 107
YINQE, the Department of Physics, the Society of Physics Students, and Graduate Career Services presents: Dr Jessica Thomas, Associate Editor of Nature Nanotechnology.
Abstract: In this talk, I will share how I decided to leave the academic path and explore a job as an editor for one of Nature Publishing Group’s newest research journals, Nature Nanotechnology. My impressions of this new career so far are that it can be both quite different - and quite similar - to research life. I will therefore discuss how I apply the skills I gained in an academic background in physics to my current position and where an experience working in scientific publishing can take you in the future. In addition to this ‘personal perspective’, I will give an introduction to Nature Nanotechnology, which is celebrating its first anniversary this October. I will also explain how the editorial process works in general, what we seek to publish and offer advice on how to prepare a paper to give it the best chance at success
Location:
Time: 12 noon on
Friday October 26, 2007, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm,
Room A-48, School of Manangement, 60 Sachem St, New Haven
"CEO-IP: Doing Good and Profiting From Your Creativity".
Please join us for a special event on using Intellectual Property law to maximize the potential of your research. In this lecture, Mr. Kalow will give a framework introduction to intellectual property and lay the basis for profiting from intellectual property. Mr. Kalow is a partner in the New York law firm of Kalow & Springut with wide ranging experience representing scientists and academic institutions helping them to maximize the commercial value of their discoveries. We expect this event to be of interest to both scientists and law students with an interest in
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Charmaine Chan at chikio.chan@yale.edu
Event sponsored by Yale Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Society (YBPS).
NOVEMBER
November 2 & 3 - New York City
What Can You Be With A PhD? A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAREER CONVENTION
This event provides a great opportunity for you to learn from and network with PhD and graduate degree holding professionals in a wide spectrum of careers. The event spans two days; Friday’s panels will discuss careers in industry and Saturday's will present the academic career path. There are 12 panels with close to 40 experienced participants from different career points and with practical and sincere tips on how to make the leap. Exhibitors and networking opportunities over lunch will put you in contact with people from a variety of backgrounds and present you with opportunities you can take advantage of now to prepare you for your next career step. Yale University is a proud sponsor of this two day event of symposia and networking opportunities. Registration is required and is FREE for all members of the Yale community. You must use your Yale.edu mail account.
Friday, November 2nd at Columbia University Location: Lerner Hall 115th and Broadway - 10AM-4PM
Saturday, November 3rd at NYU School of Medicine - 550 First Ave between 30th and 34th Streets - 10AM-4PM
Website for information and registration: www.whatcanyoubewithaphd.org
November 5-9, 2007 - on-line panel discussion
“Careers in Law for Humanities PhDs”
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become an attorney? This is the subject of an online panel discussion taking place November 5-9, 2007 on the Work For Us listserv. Several attorneys, all humanities PhDs or ABDs, will describe their own career paths and answer your questions about what it’s like to be an attorney, the upsides and the downsides of the profession, and how to make the transition from academia, etc. This panel discussion is free to listeners, and anyone may participate. The discussion will take place via email on the well-known email discussion list Work For Us. Work For Us (WRK4US) is a national email discussion list, housed at Duke University and founded in 1999 to provide a safe space where academics in the humanities can learn about nonacademic careers in a confidential, supportive environment. Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is a proud sponsor of the WRK4US Guest Speaker Discussion Series. To join WRK4US visit their web site at www.jhfc.duke.edu/fhi/wrk4us/index.php
November 7, 2007, Bass Room 305 - lunch provided
Shedding the Light on The Industry Black Box?
Ever wonder what it would be like to work in Industry after getting your PhD? Would you do an industry post-doc? Do you wonder what is the work environment like? Learn the secrets from the insiders. Guest panelists: Genevieve Faith, Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim; Supriya Jayadev, Senior Associate Director, Mechanistic Toxicology, Boehringer Ingelheim; Joe Ippolito, Researcher, Rib-X; Erik Haghjoo, Post-doc, Schering-Plough. Sponsored by Graduate Career Services -Graduate Career Fellows. Registration required.
Wednesday, November 7 at 5:15pm
Financial Planning for Graduate School and Beyond...
Hall of Graduate Studies room 119
They say "start investing early," but they never tell you how. So here's your chance to learn about bonds, mutual funds, 401(k)s, 403bs, IRAs, Roth IRAs from a financial advisor who will also talk about how to make your stipend work for you! A light dinner will be served. Register by October 31st (space is limited)
Dissertation Bootcamp II 2007
Back by popular demand! November 10-11, 10am-6pm, HGS 119. Ready to sit down in a distraction-free setting with an endless supply of drinks and snacks, with lunch and dinner delivered? Our Dissertation Bootcamp creates the right environment to help you write your dissertation. You bring your laptop and we provide wireless internet (plus two Ethernet ports), snacks/drinks, lunch and dinner. Writing Tutors will be on hand to offer individual writing help. Students who are currently in the process of writing their dissertation, especially those who are within a few months of completion, are encouraged to attend. Registrants are expected to attend both days. Please register for one weekend only. Each session is limited to 20 students. Registration required.
November 13, 5pm HGS 119
Successful Networking - Reception Etiquette Program
Receptions are frequently part of the interview process- whether in the academic context of annual meetings and campus interview trips, or in the non-academic context of social interviews for corporate positions. Learn about appropriate reception protocol so you can stop worrying about the small stuff and concentrate on presenting yourself. Learn to: avoid common mistakes while having cocktails and drinks at mixes or academic searches; work the room, make an entrance, avoid taking with your mouth full, get people to remember you, eloquently enter a conversation, overcome shyness, balance your plate and drink while shaking hands, say goodbyes and many other very useful tools! Registration limited and Required.
Prepping for the Job Market - Especially for Scientist!
Special Guest: Lori Conlon, Director of Science Alliance, New York Academy of Sciences
This event has been postponed please check back for new date announcement!
And more....Keep checking back for details on the following events:
* Visa's After Graduation
* Case Interviews! The insiders guide!
* From Ph.D to University Administration
* A special Networking Skills workshop!
Academic Job Search Series
2007 Academic Job Search Events |
