November

Your salary changes December 1st. Look for an upcoming email from Nick Wyhs and JHPDA soon.

For more details career development opportunities on campus, go here.

Monday Dec 5th, 1-3:30pm
Pre-Clinical Teaching Building (PCTB), 725 North Wolfe St, Mountcastle Auditorium.
The Johns Hopkins K-to-R Transition Program
This special interactive session features speed reviews of aims pages by panels of funded investigators and reviewers. Submit your aims page or come as an observer – all are welcome! A limited number of aims pages will be accepted for review, based on funding mechanism. Aims pages will be chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis; however, priority will be given to faculty members submitting for the February Deadline. Additional Specific Aims Speed Review sessions will be offered on April 10, 2017 in advance of the NIH June deadline, and again on August 1, 2017, in advance of the October deadline. Contact Laura Camarata lcamara1@jhmi.edu with any questions.  RSVPs will open on Thursday November 10th at 11am


​Wednesday, November 9th 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING SYMPOSIUM
Where: Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB & the Welch Library
John Hopkins University and Elsevier will offer the Johns Hopkins research community a Scholarly Publishing Symposium. The symposium will feature multiple sessions designed to provide a better understanding of scholarly publishing, including insight into how to better position your papers for acceptance. Elsevier publishers will lead the sessions with support from Johns Hopkins faculty editors. The sessions will underscore the distinct perspectives, experiences and recommendations from experts within the publishing industry and those who serve as reviewers in their fields of study. Sessions will include a Scholarly Publishing panel discussion, a seminar outlining topics and trends affecting Scholarly Publishing and Higher Education; and four publishing break-out sessions, aligned with Biomedical, Public Health, Biomedical Engineering and Nursing disciplinary concentrations. Attendees are welcome to join any or all of the sessions. When you register you will have the option to sign up for the entire day or for individual sessions. Registration is critical as some sessions have limited availability and we need to plan lunch in a fiscal and resource effective manner.
 
Wednesday, November 9th 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
TEACHING TOPICS AND TAPAS: DEVELOPING YOUR OWN PERSONAL TEACHING STYLE
Where: STILE Classroom, PCTB
This month Dr. Anne Riley will present and facilitate discussion on Developing Your Personal Teaching Style. These workshops are encouraged for trainees interested in the collaborative teaching fellows program. Hosted by JHU Teaching Academy, Postdoctoral Affairs Office and the Professional Development and Career Office.
 
Thursday, November 10th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
BIOMEDICAL CAREERS INITIATIVE (BCI) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Q&A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH BCI ALUMNI / INFORMATION SESSION
Where: 1830 East Monument Building Room 2-108
If you are considering applying for one of the current BCI internship opportunities or just want to learn more about the BCI internship experience, please join us! BCI alumni panelists will include Oliver Rogers (internship at Revolve Biotechnologies), Paul Yourik (MedImmune), Lauren Suarez (Noble Life Sciences), and Alyssa Ward (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology – FASEB). Dinner will be served..
 
Tuesday, November 15th Time TBD
BCI EMPLOYER VISIT – MESO SCALE DISCOVERY
Where: Location TBD
Wednesday, November 16th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
CASUAL CONVERSATION – PATENT LAW WITH GAUTAM PRAKASH, PHD, JD
Where: Rangos 490
Gautam Prakash is currently serving as the Assistant Coordinator for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Pro Bono Program. Previously, he served as the Intellectual Property Advisor at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, and as the Acting Director of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Commerce. He has 15 years of patent law experience both as a Primary Examiner at the USPTO and as a patent agent and attorney at law firms. He has a law degree from The George Washington University; a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park; and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Rochester.
 
Thursday, November 17th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
CAREER BLITZ – THREE TOPICS|THREE WORKSHOPS|ONE HOUR
Where: 1830 East Monument Building Room 2-108
12:00 PM Negotiating Job Offers: Negotiating a job offer is not easy and research suggests almost 50% of us accept the first offer given. This workshop give tips on how to answer the dreaded question "What salary are you seeking?" and provides examples of what to say when negotiating a job offer.
12:20 PM Elevator Pitches: An effective elevator pitch is a key networking tool. This workshop will provide a frameowrk for developing your eevator pitch, provide examples and include time for you to practice your elevator pitch.
12:40 PM Data Science Careers This workshop will highlight careers in Data Science, what skills employers are looking for and training opportunities.
These workshops are led by Pat Phelps.
 
Learn About Careers
Check out the interview with Mehan Duffy, Associate Director of Research Programs at the Parkinson's Disease Foundation HERE
 
Other Events
Friday, November 4th 11:00 am
2016 BUSINESS CONSULTING CASE COMPETITION
Homewood Campus | Hosted by Johns Hopkins Graduate Consulting Club & Carey Business School
Thursday, November 10th 12:00 pm
MCKINSEY CAREERS WEBINAR: LIFE AT MCKINSEY & HIGHLIGHT ON THE MD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Online | Hosted by McKinsey & Company Careers
 
Monday, November 28th 8:00 pm
MCKINSEY CAREERS WEBINAR: LIFE AT MCKINSEY & HIGHLIGHT ON THE MD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Online | Hosted by McKinsey & Company Careers