What is a Lightning Talk & How Do I Get Started? | March 28, 3:00-4:00 pm (virtual)  The UVA Postdoc Symposium provides postdocs from all disciplines an opportunity to effectively explain their research in a five-minute lightning talk, in language appropriate for a non-specialist audience. This year, the Lightning Talks will be held as a competition with cash prizes (up to $1,000) for the top three Lightning Talks and a People’s Choice award. To select the 7 postdocs who will present in the featured session during the Postdoc Symposium, we will hold a preliminary selection round the week of April 22.  This 60-minute workshop will provide an overview of the Lightning Talk competition rules and expectations, including time for you to ask any questions you might have about participating. We will go over judging criteria (same for both rounds) and the competition structure (preliminary and final rounds), break down some videos of similar presentations and give you practical steps to get started preparing your talk. After participating, attendees will know more about their audience, understand the presentation format and requirements, and have a timeline for developing their talk.  Interested Postdocs can REGISTER HERE 

How to Design an Engaging Presentation or Lightning Talk | April 10, 3:00-4:30 pm (virtual)  The UVA Postdoc Symposium provides postdocs from all disciplines an opportunity to effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience in either a standard 10-minute research presentation or a 5-minute Lightning Talk.  This 1.5-hour virtual 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 talk to complement your presentation style—enabling you to deliver a polished and professional research presentation. You’ll also get tips and tools to overcome common presentation fears and foibles.   Do you want to showcase your research to an interdisciplinary audience or compete for prizes? In the Lightning Talk competition, your goal is to intrigue your audience and explain your research in a way that is both understandable and memorable. This is challenging for many reasons, and in this workshop, you’ll learn how to use your 5 minutes to do all this and more.  Interested Postdocs can REGISTER HERE   

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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.

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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)

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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.

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.

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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  

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  

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  

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