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The Graduate School is seeking nominations for the Ver Steeg and McBride Awards. Award recipients will be recognized with a certificate of recognition and a $1,000 monetary award.
- The Ver Steeg Awards recognize one outstanding non-faculty staff member and one graduate faculty member for excellence in working with TGS students. Please complete the faculty and staff nomination forms to nominate an outstanding graduate faculty and staff member.
- The McBride Awards recognize one TGS student and one postdoctoral trainee who go above and beyond in any or all of the areas of diversity, service, and engagement. Please complete this form to nominate an outstanding TGS student and/or a postdoctoral trainee.
The nomination period for these awards is open until Monday, March 6 at 5:00 PM CST. All members of the graduate community at Northwestern are welcome to nominate individuals for each award.
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Mentoring Up + Down Workshop Series
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs runs quarterly “Mentoring Up + Down” workshops for postdoctoral trainees in all disciplines who would like to learn best practices to help them establish effective and productive mentoring relationships with their mentees (“mentoring down”) and their mentors (“mentoring up”). Register for Winter Quarter workshops below:
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Join Beyond the Professoriate every Wednesday in March from 11:00–11:30 AM CST for a free month-long webinar series to help you decide between an academic or nonacademic career. Each week's session will analyze questions and topics related to job searching and engage participants in interactive activities to find the right career. Learn more and register here.
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- Register for the Summer Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Program. Geared towards early-career postdoctoral trainees, these one-to-four-day trainings in omics, data science, climate, and professional development provide immediate takeaway skills for investigators from any institution and are offered in a variety of in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats. Learn more and register here. Partial scholarships are available to registered participants who apply here by Tuesday, March 7.
- The Alzheimer's Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute (AA-ISRI) will be held in Chicago from Monday, August 14 to Friday, August 18. AA-ISRI is an immersive, no-cost opportunity for early-career researchers to further their knowledge of dementia science and accelerate breakthroughs. Learn more and apply here by Friday, March 10.
- Applications are open for the Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar to be held Tuesday, July 18 – Friday, July 21 in Boston, MA. The seminar’s curriculum will provide a foundation for modeling leadership behavior and focus on critical skills and strategies to assist you as you prepare for academic advancement or promotion. Learn more and apply here.
- Apply to present at the annual Rising Stars Symposium for Broadening Participation in the Biomedical Sciences to be held Wednesday, May 3 – Friday, May 5. Present an in-person oral presentation and learn about postdoctoral and junior faculty opportunities at Sanford Burnham Prebys in San Diego. Travel, lodging, and meals will be covered. Learn more and apply here by Monday, March 13.
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Enroll in the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Course
Enroll in the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a free six-week online course from Monday, March 6 – Friday, April 28. This course is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and ability to cultivate inclusive STEM learning environments and develop reflective, inclusive practitioners. Learn more and register here.
Participants of this course should also register for the Northwestern Learning Community to build a dialogue with other faculty, doctoral students, and postdoctoral trainees enrolled in the course.
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Attend a hybrid open house for the Pritzker School of Law's Master of Science in Law (MSL) degree on Saturday, March 4 from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST. In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Learn more and register here.
The MSL degree is an innovative law degree offered by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The MSL is designed for individuals with STEM backgrounds who are interested in cross-disciplinary work at the intersection of law, regulation, business, and policy. As a postdoctoral scholar at Northwestern, you may be able to use the Reduced Tuition Benefit to cover most of the cost of tuition.
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Attend an Online Training Course on
Understanding the Media: A Starter Guide
Attend an Understanding the Media: A Starter Guide online media training course on Wednesday, March 15 from 1:00–2:00 PM CST, offered by SciLine. This free, one-hour course—designed specifically for media-curious scientists with little or no media experience—teaches the basics that scientists need to know as they consider dipping their toes or diving deeper into media engagement. Learn more and register here.
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Job & Funding Opportunities
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- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hiring a senior physician clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director to manage and coordinate the Sleep and Neurodevelopment Service/Team. Learn more and apply here by Wednesday, March 8.
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking two highly motivated scientists to serve in the Division of Translational Toxicology in the Systems Toxicology Branch and the Mechanistic Toxicology Branch. Learn more and apply here by Wednesday, March 8.
- The National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research (NCI-CCR) seeks a senior biostatistician to head the Biostatistics and Data Management Section. Learn more and apply here by Monday, March 13.
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is hiring a staff clinician to work within their Vaccine Research Center. Learn more and apply here by Thursday, March 23.
- NIEHS is seeking candidates for the position of scientific director of the Division of Translation Toxicology. Learn more and apply here by Monday, March 27.
- The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Research Grant supports research and/or creative projects that would significantly benefit from substantial onsite use of unique, special and archival collections of the Herskovits Library at Northwestern. Learn more and apply here by Saturday, April 1.
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In celebration of Women's History Month, The Women's Center at Northwestern is hosting its annual Women's History Month Symposium in March, featuring events centered around this year's theme of learning lessons from harm reduction. Register for these upcoming events below:
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NIH Public Postdoc Research Listening Sessions
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- Join University Ombudsperson Sarah Klaper and Program Coordinator Carrie Thomas for bite-size tips and casual conversation on Tuesday, March 7 from 12:00–12:30 PM CST, virtually or in person in Suite 209 at 555 Clark Street. Ombuds Lunch & Learn's are open to the entire Northwestern community. Register here to attend via Zoom.
- Attend the book launch for The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar on Thursday, March 9 from 6:00–7:00 PM CST at the new location of Bookends & Beginnings. Join TGS associate dean for Graduate Programs Dr. Miriam J. Petty in conversation with Northwestern's vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman. Book signing and reception will follow. Learn more and register here.
- Attend a virtual info session to learn about the Spring Quarter Leadership Coaching Program offered by Northwestern's Center for Leadership for full-time graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. Receive guidance on how to tackle pressing dilemmas, periods of transition, or taking on new responsibilities. Learn more and register here for one of the virtual sessions in order to apply by Wednesday, March 15.
- Expanding Your Horizons Chicago is seeing volunteers to help out at this year's one-day STEM conference to be held on Saturday, March 25 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the University of Chicago. Learn more and register here.
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The Graduate School (TGS) Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites the TGS community to attend a Let's Talk Diversity dialogue series event, Intersectional Approaches to Designing Syllabi, on Thursday, March 16 from 12:00–1:00 PM CST via Zoom.
Facilitated by Romeo E. Jackson, this workshop articulates how educators can mobilize intersectional approaches in their teaching practices and reflect on how students may be engaged in the classroom environment. Learn more and register here by Wednesday, March 15.
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Attend the Inaugural BIPOC in Biotech Conference
Attend the inaugural Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) in Biotech Conference on Thursday, March 30 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM at 167 N. Green Street. Hosted by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium and P33, BIPOC in Biotech brings together BIPOC PhDs and postdoctoral trainees in life science fields across the Midwest for this one-of-a-kind career and networking event. Enjoy free food, a live pitch competition with local biotech startups, and an amazing afterparty! Learn more and register here by Friday, March 10.
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Register for a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) virtual training on Tuesday, March 21 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM in the Ray Conley Lounge, Wieboldt Hall Room 540. MHFA is an evidence-based training designed to identify, destigmatize, understand, and respond to the signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Learn more and register here.
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- The Northwestern University Postdoctoral Association (NUPA) Book Club meets on the third Monday of each month to discuss the Book Club Read for that month. Meet with NUPA on Monday, March 20 from 9:00–10:00 PM CST via Zoom to discuss March's selection, Exhalation by Ted Chiang. Learn more and register here.
- NUPA highlights one or two postdocs every month on their website, in their newsletter, and on social media as a reward for their accomplishments (a paper,
an award, or research grants). Send in your nominations for your colleague or yourself by filling out this form.
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The next issue of the OPA Wire will be published on Thursday, March 9 If you would like to submit a story, please email the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at postdocs@northwestern.edu by Tuesday, March 7.
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