CNSPY announces their Annual Networking Event 2013

CNSPY is very pleased to bring you the CNSPY Annual Networking Event this October. All Yale graduate students and postdocs are welcome. Details of the event are included below. Please direct your queries to Lu Jin, CNSPY Executive Board Member. 

We thank GSAS and BBS for their support!

Small Group Discussion on Academic Careers in Liberal Arts Colleges

The Career Network for Science PhDs at Yale (CNSPY) is pleased to announce a small group discussion about academic careers in Liberal Arts Colleges with Dr. John Goss, who will be joining Wellesley College as Assistant Professor in the fall of 2013. This is a great opportunity to learn about John’s career path, academic careers in liberal arts colleges and how to prepare for them. This informal round table discussion will have limited seats available, so if you are interested in attending, please send an email to shalini.nag@yale.edu. In your e-mail, please include a brief (< 200 word) statement about your career interests and how you anticipate benefiting from participation, and a PDF copy of your current resumé or CV (3 pages max). See event details below.

Deadline for submission: 7:00 pm EDT, Fri. April 19th.

This event has very limited slots, so please respond early to ensure your seat; the sooner the better! Selected attendees will be notified by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 22nd, and informed about event venue.

Event Date: Wednesday, April 25th, 2013

Event Time: 11am-12 pm

Event Location: Yale Science Hill, building/room TBA

If you would like to be the first to hear about such opportunities, please sign-up on our website and join our Linked-in and Facebook groups.

Introducing The Career Development Peer Group Program

Dear CNSPY members, we are so excited to introduce our new career development peer groups program, that we are co-sponsoring with WISAY. Check out the details below and email us with any questions you may have.

Career Development Peer Groups Program

Wondering what you will do after earning your PhD? Struggling to navigate information about options beyond the academic track? Not sure what you want to do or what you would be good at?

WISAY and CNSPY are co-sponsoring The Career Development Peer Group (CDPG) Program.  This structured program will combine supportive peer discussion with personal introspection to help participants examine their interests, values and skills and evaluate different careers to determine the best fit.

All Yale science graduate students and postdocs are welcome to participate in the CDPG program! You are encouraged to sign up to form a peer group with friends or labmates (1-2 max), and you can indicate your preference in the application. You are also welcome to sign up individually and will be placed in a small peer group (2-3 individuals) with other participants who share similar scientific backgrounds and interests.

Peer Groups will be encouraged to meet every two weeks at a mutually convenient time to discuss results of individual career development exercises, share ideas, and reflect with each other.  Time commitment and meeting venue are to be determined by each group (minimum of 1-2 hours/week). There will be an introductory meeting in early May.

Sign up to participate in the CDPG program by filling out an application by April 30th

Questions? Email cdpgprogram@gmail.com

Science Policy: While you are at Yale

Yale Science Diplomats

Join the Yale Science Diplomats for opportunities to improve your skills in communicating with a broader audience. Receive their newsletter for updates about issues and legislation being discussed in Washington that affect science and scientists, and read about various issues in science & education policy and science communication on their blog. An interesting account of the 2-day Science Policy Career Trek to Washington DC, is available here.

The Coalition for the Life Sciences

This coalition was formed by six non-profit professional organizations to promote public policies that advance biological research. Sign-up to receive legislative alerts, join the Congressional Liaison Committee or register for a visit to Capitol Hill to speak with your representative in Congress.

Find more career resources & advice, insider perspectives and tips at Science Career Magazine, Nature, PhD's, FASEB and Biocareers.