
Schedule of Career Development Seminars Organized by the Postdoctoral Office for 2011
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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!
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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
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| 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
Presented by Carol S. Giometti, Argonne National Laboratory
Grants Writing Workshop:
Navigating the DOE System
Building 240, Room 1416, from noon to 2 PM |
| Wednesday September 14 |
Postdoc career seminar and pizza lunch
CV and Resume writing. 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
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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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