Careers Beyond Academia

Professional photographs
2019-08-22 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Biotechnology Building, G01, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Careers in Academia / BEST is bringing back award winning portraitist Roger William Theise to take a professional headshot so you can look your best for your LinkedIn profile, and more.
Dress professionally and be prepared to arrive 10 minutes early for your appointment. One reminder will be sent the Monday before confirming your time slot. If your schedule changes unexpectedly, please be sure to notify us so someone else can take your reserved slot. In the past we have been able to accommodate a few walk-ins.
Message from the photographer:
“Your session will be to create a high quality classic studio portrait, so looking your best is important. It is also very important to wear or bring long sleeves. A tie and jacket, or blazer and blouse is always a good choice, along with any type of business or office attire that demonstrates professionalism. Jewelry and makeup tend to photograph very well.
Darker outer solids tend to photograph exceptionally well on just about everyone.
Please try to avoid any bright, overly saturated colors, polka dots, or distracting stripes & patterns. (If this is your regular established style, then choose the very best, least distracting and go with it!)
Clothing with commercial logos or any element that would diminish the professionalism in your appearance should be totally avoided as they not appropriate for this type of portrait.
Your portrait should convey an accurate reflection of your own style and character while meeting the expectations of your goals for future professional positions, symposiums, or current establishment of an upgraded profile image.
Keep in mind that your portrait may have several years or more of useful longevity, so please choose attire that would allow you to feel your very best for a portrait. Rest assured, I will purpose to create a portrait you like, and you will have the opportunity to personally select a pose or smile that you are pleased with.
See you there!
Roger William Theise
Award Winning Portraitist

BBS Symposium
2019-08-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Stocking Hall
The 18th Annual Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium brings together researchers from a myriad of departments and fields to celebrate and learn. With a high profile keynote speaker; faculty, postdoc, and student talks; a poster session; and four breakout sessions, this is an event not to miss!
The breakout sessions will be focused on:

exposing participants to a wide variety of careers for PhDs through conversations with alumni (confirmed alumni: Ezen Choo, Associate Clinical Variant Curator at Natera; Melissa Toledo, Embryologist at Extend Fertility; Florencia Ardon, Program Manager and Advisor at Cornell University; Rob MacDonald, Senior Research Associate, Flow Cytometry Group at Cell Signaling Technology) and Christa Heyward, Co-Founder of Bramante Bioscience.
a special hands-on workshop on science communication
shedding light on the transition periods for a faculty career path, and
helping first year PhDs navigate Cornell through mentorship from upperclass students

This year’s theme centers around layers of “The Gut”, its microbiome, and much more.
There’s even an ice cream social…
Graduate student organizers: Sarah Post, John Villanueva, and Kaley Wilburn

Creating an Employer-Ready LinkedIn Profile
2019-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 | BTI 215, Tower Road
We’ll start with a short overview presentation with pro tips on how to use LinkedIn, some exercises to identify a good tagline, and a very interactive session where participants work on their own profiles and critique others’ –so you will need to bring your own computer. We plan to send out some handy tips to registrants prior to the event if people want to get even more out of the hands-on session.
Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, we will limit the number to 10-12. So if something comes up after you register, be sure to let us know so we can invite someone else to take your place.
Light snacks will be provided.
In collaboration with the Boyce Thompson Institute Postgraduate Society, led by Robyn Roberts, Bryan Emmett and Armando Bravo.
We will be holding additional LinkedIn profile workshops in different locations across campus in the coming months, so be sure to tell your friends!
September 3 @ 1:30 pm
October 1 @ 1:30 pm
October 29 @ 1:30
November 12 @ 1:30 pm

ComSciCon-NY 2019
2019-08-02 00:00 - 2019-08-03 23:59
ComSciCon-NY is a science communication workshop engaging attendees with science communication experts. STEM graduate students and post-doctoral researchers from universities based in New York (e.g. Cornell, Binghamton, Syracuse, Rochester, etc.) are invited to apply.
This year’s theme is: Public Engagement
The event takes place August 2nd and 3rd in Ithaca, NY Participation is by application only (deadline June 14)
Learn more about ComSciCon-NY.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maryam Zaringhalam, Science & Technology Policy Fellow at The National Institutes of Health
Panel Sessions and workshops on:

Storytelling, science & technology policy
Podcasts, outreach & social media
Citizen science & engaged scholarship

Interactive sessions with expert panelists and professional communicators
Networking opportunities with peers passionate about science communication
Hands-on training to practice and perfect communication skills
As part of a national organization, ComSciCon attendees have founded new science communication organizations in collaboration with other students events, published over 80 articles written at the conferences in popular publications with national impact, and formed lasting networks with student alumni and invited experts.
Questions? Contact ny@comscicon.org.

How to Submit Grants at Cornell – A Primer
2019-07-31 12:00 - 13:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This workshop, presented by Kim Holloway of the Office of Sponsored Programs, will help postdocs and advanced graduate students learn how to submit grant proposals at Cornell and how to apply for NIH Career Development Awards (K Awards). This is a brown bag event – bring your lunch and join us. We’ll provide drinks and dessert.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL at Cornell) and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, as part of the Academic Job Search Series.

NSF Internship funding
2019-07-30 08:00 - 17:00
If you have an NSF GRF, you are eligible for internship funding. The deadline is December 4!

Silicon Valley Trek
2019-05-22 00:00 - 2019-05-25 23:59
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Trek for Cornell PhDs interested in careers in innovation and entrepreneurship
The objective of the trek is to expose PhDs to various companies and organizations that contribute to a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, including university spinouts, incubators/accelerators, venture capitalists, and large innovative firms. The trek also helps PhDs learn about a variety of careers in start-ups, large innovative firms, finance, law, and consulting. It is also an excellent opportunity for PhDs to network with many Cornellians in the region.
The event is Thursday, May 23-Friday May 24, and includes site visits in Silicon Valley and networking with alumni working in Silicon Valley in academic entrepreneurship as well as with founders who based their company on their graduate research.
The trek is open to 6-8 Cornell PhDs. Participants should arrive in Silicon Valley by Wednesday (5/22) and stay through the end of Friday evening. The trek would include up to three nights accommodations, and meals and transportation on May 23 & 24. Half the slots are reserved for BEST participants from any discipline and half the slots are reserved for Engineering PhDs.
Led by Michael Roach, J. Thomas and Nancy W. Clark Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, this will be his third time leading this entrepreneurship trek at Cornell.
Supported by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the College of Engineering, and the BEST Program in the Graduate School.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Please send your expressions of interest (only if you are available on these dates) to sv27@cornell.edu and please apply via this link: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gpvBf3losqIBgh. A more detailed agenda will soon be available. Only upon notification of selection should flights be purchased.
Learn what participants in the treks to Silicon Valley in 2016 and 2017 and the 2018 Boston trek have to say and what they got out of their experiences.
