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The 2024 Postdoc Symposium is the annual event that showcases the work of UVA postdocs of all disciplines.

 

This page will be updated as we work on the agenda for the day. We are currently looking for volunteers, so if you want to help shape this important event, fill the sign up form at this link.

South Meeting Room - Newcomb Hall

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The Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs is thrilled to be hosting a NIH K99/R00 Workshop and Panel Discussion!

 

Agenda

11:00 am: K99/R00 Workshop (90min)

We are hosting two experts on NIH training awards and career development

   - Joan Lakoski - Director of Investigator Development, West Virginia University/ WVCTSI

   - Robert Milner - Professor of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

 

12:30 pm: Mock Study Section (30min)

Learn how a study section works during our ‘Mock’ study section, featuring our UVA Faculty as reviewers.

 

1:00 pm: Lunch

Lunch will be provided (RSVP required)

 

2:30 pm: Panel Discussion with K99 Awardees 

Ask your questions in our panel discussion with recent K99/R00 awardees that are now UVA Faculty.

    - Laura E. Newman - Assistant Professor, Cell Biology Department

    - Carrie Cowardin - Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Department

    - Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz - Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Department

 

Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from experts facilitators, reviewers and successful applicants!

 

About the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

The purpose of this program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers or clinician-scientists from mentored research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions, and to provide independent NIH research support during the transition that will help these individuals launch competitive, independent research careers. More Information Visit the NIH K99/R00 Award Website

 

Have questions? Email Fatima Saldana (fzp7aq@virginia.edu)

Mondays at Noon (Virtual)

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Virginia-wide Learning Community 

Join us to discuss the content of the Postdoc Academy Course ‘Succeeding as a Postdoc’.

We will meet weekly synchronously to the content offered in EdX.

Series dates: March 18th - May 6th

Meeting time: Mondays at Noon (Virtual)

Our Learning community welcomes all Virginia institutions postdocs. During our online community meetings, we will be discussing content of Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc EdX course, sharing important resources available to postdocs in Virginia and networking with like-minded postdocs across different institutions. 

Although we would be basing our discussions around the content of EdX course, we welcome any postdoc (or senior graduate student) that would like to learn more about succeeding as a postdoc.  

We would love for you to join our community, learn alongside your peers and network!

 

About Postdoc Academy Course ‘Succeeding as a Postdoc’

Succeeding as a Postdoc, addresses foundational skills and career planning, establishing the professional habits postdocs will need to strategically prepare for their career and succeed in their postdoc.

New Cabell Hall - German Conference Room NCH 236

Wether you want to meet your peers attending the Virginia PALS or haven’t registered but are curious about the Virginia PALS, join us for a fun kick-off event, where we would learn more about the Virginia PALS community, meet peers and engage on some friendly competition with other Virginia institutions.

No registration Needed

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Interested in learning about your career options but don't know where to start? This series features UVA PhD alumni from the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) who have followed various career paths. You'll get to learn how they ended up where they are, what their daily life at work looks like, and what you can be doing now to prepare yourself for such a future. This is a great, low-stakes way to learn about what others are doing with their PhD degree, and to start imagining your own possibilities! REGISTER NOW   Featured Panelists:  PC Fleming (English 2012), Humanities Administrator, National Endowment for the Humanities Jonathan D. Cohen (History 2019), Senior Program Officer, American Academy of Arts & Sciences   Future Panels:  March 14  Renee Gondek (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Content Director, Hanover Research Jim Ambuske (History 2016), Historian & Senior Producer, R2 Studios March 21  Jennifer Reut (Architectural History 2011), Senior Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine Abeer Saha (History 2021), Curator, Smithsonian March 28  Andrew Rouner (Religious Studies 2004), Director, Mason Publishing Group Carrie Weaver (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Pursuit Manager, financial services  
Zoom (register for link)
Interested in learning about your career options but don't know where to start? This series features UVA PhD alumni from the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) who have followed various career paths. You'll get to learn how they ended up where they are, what their daily life at work looks like, and what you can be doing now to prepare yourself for such a future. This is a great, low-stakes way to learn about what others are doing with their PhD degree, and to start imagining your own possibilities! REGISTER NOW   Featured Panelists:  Renee Gondek (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Content Director, Hanover Research Jim Ambuske (History 2016), Historian & Senior Producer, R2 Studios   Future Panels:  March 21  Jennifer Reut (Architectural History 2011), Senior Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine Abeer Saha (History 2021), Curator, Smithsonian March 28  Andrew Rouner (Religious Studies 2004), Director, Mason Publishing Group Carrie Weaver (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Pursuit Manager, financial services  
Zoom (register for link)
Interested in learning about your career options but don't know where to start? This series features UVA PhD alumni from the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) who have followed various career paths. You'll get to learn how they ended up where they are, what their daily life at work looks like, and what you can be doing now to prepare yourself for such a future. This is a great, low-stakes way to learn about what others are doing with their PhD degree, and to start imagining your own possibilities! REGISTER NOW   Featured Panelists:  Jennifer Reut (Architectural History 2011), Senior Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine Abeer Saha (History 2021), Curator, Smithsonian   Future Panel:  March 28  Andrew Rouner (Religious Studies 2004), Director, Mason Publishing Group Carrie Weaver (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Pursuit Manager, financial services  
Zoom (register for link)
Interested in learning about your career options but don't know where to start? This series features UVA PhD alumni from the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) who have followed various career paths. You'll get to learn how they ended up where they are, what their daily life at work looks like, and what you can be doing now to prepare yourself for such a future. This is a great, low-stakes way to learn about what others are doing with their PhD degree, and to start imagining your own possibilities! REGISTER NOW   Featured Panelists:  Andrew Rouner (Religious Studies 2004), Director, Mason Publishing Group Carrie Weaver (History of Art and Architecture 2013), Pursuit Manager, financial services  
Clark Hall, Brown Library Classroom 133
R seminars are offered every Spring semester. This series is developed through collaboration with UVA Library's Research Data Services Group. Seminars are scheduled to meet weekly through lecturing, hands-on exercises, and discussions to help participants become familiar and comfortable in using R for research activities and working with data. Upon successful completion of this series, PhD students are eligible for a non-credit credential (PhDP 9520) in their academic transcript.  The R series will begin run from February 21st through April 3rd from 2-4 pm in Clark Hall, Brown Library Classroom, Room 133. *Note —The R series will not be held the week of spring break (March 4th-8th).      To register, please fill out this form. Please note, space in this series is limited to the first 25 students who register.
Hybrid - New Cabell Hall, Language Commons (Suite 298); Register for Zoom Link
PhD Plus is excited to co-host a series of Research Presentation Workshops over the coming months in collaboration with the planning committees for the Diversifying Research Scholarship Conference, Graduate Biosciences Research Symposium, Hunter Research Student Conference (HRSC), Huskey Exhibition, and UVA Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS). This series is designed to support all graduate and undergraduate students who are planning to present at both on- and off-Grounds conferences in 2024, and includes sessions centered on 1) drafting abstracts for symposiums/conferences, 2) designing engaging presentations and posters, and 3) improving students’ oral and poster presentation skills. The second session, “How to Create an Engaging Oral Presentation," will take place from 3:00-4:30 pm on Friday, February 23, in the New Cabell Hall, Language Commons (Suite 298). This 1.5-hour workshop will highlight ways you can intrigue your audience by presenting your research in a way that is both understandable and memorable. Members of the PhD Plus team will share tips on how to design your slides to complement your presentation style—enabling you to deliver a polished and professional research presentation.   LOCATION DETAILS We encourage you to join us in person in the New Cabell Hall, Language Commons (Suite 298), which is located on the 2nd floor nearest Rouss and Robertson Hall. There are elevators at either end of the building. Please look for the PhD Plus banner when you arrive, and note that the room we using is the larger room to the left of The Alcove, which shares the same room number.   REGISTER HERE   RELATED EVENTS The third and final session in this series, “How to Design an Effective Research Poster” will take place at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 1, in Thornton Hall, Rodman Room A238 (Engineering School). Click here to learn more. If you missed the first session of this series, "Strategies for Drafting a Compelling Conference Abstract: Recommendations, Tips, and How to Make it Resonate with the Program Committee," email Sam Lake (vvg6xs@virginia.edu) to receive a link to the recordings and workshop resources.