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Schedule of Career Development Seminars Organized by the Postdoctoral Office for 2011


Here is a schedule of all of our Career Development Seminars and Workshops! Normally, the events happen at lunchtime and food is provided. The topics of these events include:
  • Journal Clubs
  • Career Development
  • Networking
We welcome all of our Postdocs and colleagues to and join us!



Wednesday January 19

Postdoc Journal Club and pizza lunch. Magnetic Domain-Wall Racetrack Memory

Presented by Vivekanand Sista, Energy Systems Division

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 1:00 PM

Wednesday February 16

Postdoc career seminar and pizza lunch


Presented by Vilas Pol, CSE. Creating Materials for Energy Applications

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon  to 1:00 PM
Wednesday March 9

Postdoc Near-Hit Program and pizza lunch

Dr. Pam Sydelko presiding

Building 221 Room A216 from noon to 1:00 PM

Wednesday April 20

Newcomers and Postdoctoral Office ice cream social

Building 223, S105, from noon to 1 PM

Wednesday May 18

Postdoc Journal Club and pizza lunch

Presented by Badri Shyam, X-ray Science Division

Building 202, Room B169, from noon to 1 PM

Tuesday May 24

Postdoc Wine and Cheese reception, hosted by Dr. Eric Isaacs


Guest House, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM

Wednesday June 15

Postdoc speed-collaborating activity and pizza lunch

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 1 PM

Wednesday July 13

Postdoc Near-Hit Program and pizza lunch

Dr. Pam Sydelko presiding

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 1 PM

Wednesday July 20

Postdoc career seminar and pizza lunch

Presented by Richard McGee, Northwestern University
The Secrets to Writing Research and Fellowship Proposals That Get Funded (internal link only)

Presented by Carol S. Giometti, Argonne National Laboratory
Grants Writing Workshop: Navigating the DOE System (internal link only)

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 2 PM

Wednesday September 14

Postdoc career seminar and pizza lunch

CV and Resume writing (internal link only) Jessica Swanson, Associate Director of Graduate Services CAPS, The University of Chicago

Sample Resumes

Building 240, Room 1416, Starts at 12:30 PM

Friday, September 23

 

Workshop - Negotiation and Decision-Making:
Building Skills to Improve Your Outcomes

Instructor:
Rebecca White, Ph.D.
Research Scholar, Center for Decision Research
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Building 212, room A157, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday October 27

4th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium

APS conference center and Guest House, from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm

Wednesday November 16

Postdoc Commitment to Safety Initiative and Lunch
CSI-SPU meeting. Please submit ideas here  http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/csi/


Dr. Al Sattelberger presiding

Building 221, room A216, from noon to 1 PM

Wednesday December 14

Postdoc Journal Club and Holiday Lunch

Lunch will be provided.

Feel free to bring something that shows how the holidays are celebrated in your home country!


Presented by Kurt Frey, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division


Topic: Federal Funding of Scientific Research
The United States of America and Scientific Research
Politicizing NIH funding: a bridge to nowhere

Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 1:00 PM







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