ARIC Fall Workshop Series: Transition from Trainee to PI

Do you love research? Want to learn how to have a successful career doing what you love? Come learn about the progression of a research intensive career and the many options you can pursue. Join the Academic and Research Intensive Career (ARIC) Association for its first ever fall workshop series! Hear from industry, government, and academic scientists about professional experiences and career advice. Develop a strategy: Make your next move in the Game of Science! #gameofscience @uncaric

September:

Session 1A – The many faces of an academic career: Standing out on the academic job market

• Are you interested in pursuing a tenure-track academic position? Attend the ARIC-sponsored panel on Thursday, September 6th to hear panelists from local institutions discuss what it’s like to be an early-career professor. Panelists will discuss their career paths, milestones/goals of a successful postdoctoral fellowship, best practices for identifying faculty positions, and other hot topics, with plenty of opportunities for questions from the audience.Following the discussion, attendees will have the chance to network with the panelists during a breakout session.
• Confirmed Panelists:
  Dr. Jimena Giudice, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC-Chapel Hill
  Dr. Stacy Horner, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University
  Dr. Alex Marshall, Assistant Professor of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, High Point University
  Dr. Caroline Tucker, Assistant Professor of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Date: Thursday, September 6 @3-5p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/y9akavrw

October:

Session 2A – Aren’t I already a doctor? How to make the most of your postdoctoral experience

• Interested in pursuing a postdoctoral position after graduate school? Join us on October 2nd to hear from teaching- and research-focused postdocs in academia, government, and industry at the ARIC Postdoc Panel. Panelists will discuss finding a postdoctoral position, the transition after graduate school, and strategies for a successful postdoc. A break-out session will follow the panel for a chance to network with the panelists.
• Confirmed panelists include:
  • Dr. Andy Sikkema, IRTA Fellow – NIEHS
  • Dr. Samantha Snow, R-Authority Fellow – EPA
  • Dr. Chris Abdullah, SPIRE Fellow – UNC-CH
  • Dr. Hailey Brighton, Postdoctoral Fellow – G1 Therapeutics
  • Dr. Stacey Robinson,Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC-CH

• Date: Tuesday, October 2 @3-5p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/yb8e82jd

November:

Session 3A – RUN LAB: Its tricky

• Are you interested in being a PI in academia, government, or industry? Attend the ARIC faculty panel on Thursday, November 1st to gain advice from successful PIs on how to navigate the waters of running a research laboratory. Highlighted topics will include important achievements to make during the early career stages, how to secure funding, mentor trainees, and adapt your research projects to evolving technologies. Following the panel, breakout sessions will allow you to network one-on-one with the panelists.
  • Confirmed panelists include:
    Dr. Casey Theriot, Assistant Professor — NC State
    Dr. Shaun McCullough, PI — EPA and UNC-CH
    Dr. Graham Diering, Assistant Professor — UNC-CH
  • Dr. Katheryn Elliott, Associate Professor — the College of New Jersey
    And more!

• Date: Thursday, November 1 @3-5p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/y7ohzavw

Session 3B – From mentee to mentor: Leading a successful scientific team

• Are you interested in running an academic lab or a team in industry or government? Do you want to gain the skills necessary to foster a successful and productive group of scientists? Attend the ARIC Workshop to learn how to manage a research team on November 8th. This workshop will cover mentorship strategies related to resolving conflicts and providing feedback as well as discussions about power dynamics in the workplace to help you develop skills to foster a dynamic and diverse research team.
• Presenter: Anna O’Connell, Director of Biomedical Student Affairs, UNC Chapel Hill
• Date: Thursday, November 8 @12-1p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/ybdz6rt3

Session 1B – Standing out: Skills to shine on the job market for industry, government, and beyond (NEW DATE – RESCHEDULED due to hurricane)

Are you interested in research-intensive careers outside of academia? Would you like a career in government, industry, or non-profits? Not sure how to market yourself or where to start in the application process? Attend the ARIC panel of industry, government and non-profit scientists Thursday, November 15th to answer your questions. The event will include an introduction to marketing yourself and how to format a CV/resume for your career track of choice followed by a panel of representatives from each career track. After the panel there will be a structured networking session with the panelists.

Confirmed Panelists:

• Dr. Traci Hall, Senior PI – NIEHS
• Dr. Vanessa Bailey, Team Lead Scientist – PNNL
• Dr. Matt Smola, Scientist II – Ribometrix
• Dr. Marianela (Nela) Rodriguez-Carres, Innovation Scout — BASF
• Dr. Rajendrakumar Gosavi, Group Leader/ Senior Scientist — KBI Biopharma

• Date: Thursday, November 15 @3-5p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/ychjokvx

Session 2B – Cold emails & hot coffee (NEW DATE – RESCHEDULED)

• Are you worried about setting up informational interviews? Unsure about networking? If you would like to learn more about marketing yourself and networking attend the ARIC workshop on November 27th. Tracey Baas, the Executive Director for Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training at the University of Rochester, will lead her workshop on informational interviews. She will cover how to find people to interview, conducting the informational interview, and then challenge you to contact people.
• Presenter: Dr. Tracey Baas, Executive Director for URBEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training), University of Rochester
• Date: Tuesday, November 27th @12-1p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/ycm5pkrc

December:

Session 3C – Fund your own adventure: Lab, grants, & financial management

• Are you interested in starting your own lab? Yet, concerned about the lack of training in practical aspects of running a lab? Join us at the ARIC sponsored workshop to learn the the business of running a lab on December 4th. Topics that will be discussed are 1) time management, 2) negotiating, budgeting, and spending your start-up funds, 3) getting your first grant, and 4) hiring, firing, and lab management.
• Presenter: Dr. Abby Stayart, myCHOICE Program Director, University of Chicago
• Date: Tuesday, December 4 @12-1p
• Location: Bondurant G-010
• Register: http://tinyurl.com/yatx7k72

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