Working for the Federal Government: Scientific Careers in Defense - June 28th

Reminder! This week CNSPY has a career panel on “Working for the Federal Government: Scientific Careers in Defense”. This panel will take place at 3:30PM on Friday, June 28th in Bass 305. If you are interested in attending the panel, please register, as space is limited: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14zpAUHdUJIqdf2f7aUthaci3fzau-aUrcaZZnKtu21Q/viewform 

This year the panel will include the following speakers:
1. Dr. Dana Perkins, PhD – United Nations Security Council
Attached you will find a paper recently published by Dr. Perkins about working as a microbiologist for the Army Reserves.
2. Dr. Wendy Hall - US Department of Homeland Security

Following the panel there will be a small group discussion and networking session focusing on transition from graduate/postdoctoral training into a government career in defense. In this discussion participants will have the opportunity to ask any relevant questions of the panelists in a more intimate setting. To facilitate more personal interactions, participation in this event is limited. If you would like to join us for this small group discussion, please send a CV and a short (<200 word) statement about your intended career path and how you anticipate benefiting from this discussion to meghan.kerrisk@yale.edu. The emails are due by Wednesday June 26th at 7PM and all selected participants will be notified the following day.

Career Panel/ Small Group Discussion: Working for the Federal Government - Scientific Careers in Defense

The Career Network for Science PhDs at Yale (CNSPY) is excited to announce an upcoming career panel on “Working for the Federal Government: Scientific Careers in Defense”. This panel will take place at 3:30PM on Friday, June 28^th in Bass 305. If you are interested in attending the panel, please register, as space is limited:

This year the panel will include the following speakers:

1. Dr. Dana Perkins – microbiologist, United Nations Security Council

Attached you will find a paper recently published by Dr. Perkins about working as a microbiologist for the Army Reserves.

2. Dr. Wendy Hall - US Department of Homeland Security

3. Dr. Selwyn (Jamie) Jamison - Program Manager, Bioterrorism Prevention, FBI WMD Directorate

Following the panel there will be a small group discussion and networking session focusing on transition from graduate/postdoctoral training into a government career in defense. In this discussion participants will have the opportunity to ask any relevant questions of the panelists in a more intimate setting. To facilitate more personal interactions, participation in this event is limited. If you would like to join us for this small group discussion, please send a CV and a short (<200 word) statement about your intended career path and how you anticipate benefiting from this discussion to meghan.kerrisk@yale.edu. The emails are due by Wednesday June 26^th at 7PM and all selected participants will be notified the following day. 

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

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