CIE e-Newsletter May 2019

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Events at the Center

College Teaching Journal Club , Thursday, May 2, 12:30 pm, CIE

CSM End of Year Social , Thursday, May 2, 6:00 pm

May Graduation Celebration, Wednesday, May 22, 5:00 pm, Hilton Garden Inn

Graduation Celebration Brunch, Thursday, May 23, 10-11:30 am, CIE – by invitation only

REU in Nanotechnology Summer Program Kickoff, Wednesday, May 29

Conferences, Fellowships, Forums and Networking Opportunities

Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. The Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) is held each fall. The 2019 meeting will be held in downtown Savannah, GA October 20 – 23 rd. Abstracts and registration will be open on June 17 th. Find more information here.

Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Individual Fellowships (IF) are a great option if you are an experienced researcher looking to give your career a boost by working abroad. They offer exciting new learning opportunities and a chance to add some sparkle to your CV. There are two types of Individual Fellowships: European Fellowships and Global Fellowships. European Fellowships are open to researchers moving within Europe, as well as those coming in from other parts of the world. This fellowship can restart a research career after a break, such as parental leave. These Fellowships are held in the EU or associated countries and last for one to two years. Global Fellowships fund positions outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries and last between two and three years. Find details of all active calls for applications here.

Fullbright Friday Information Session On Friday, May 3 from 2:30pm – 3:30pm, there will be a special information session with Fulbright Program Manager Alexa Rowland, who will be on campus to recruit SBU’s next Fulbrighters. The session will be held in Wang Center Lecture Hall 1. The nationally competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides funding for overseas study, teaching, or research in any field. Foreign language proficiency and previous overseas experience are not necessarily a prerequisite. Current Juniors, Seniors, and graduate students interested in applying for the 2020-21 academic year should attend a Fulbright Fridays information session before the end of the semester. Find more information and register here.

Symposium for Advocates of Women in Science and Medicine This year’s symposium will feature keynote speaker, Julie Kim MD, PhD, who will share her pathway through medical training as well as her work on advocating for women in science and medicine. Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. In addition, the day will include a poster session, networking opportunities, science communication and mentorship workshops, and focused panels on topics including career development, work-life balance, and professional milestones. The symposium schedule can be found here. The symposium is supported by the Stony Brook University Office of the President, the MSTP NIH Training Grant, the Dean of Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, Dr. Kaushansky, WiSE, and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Please feel free to email any questions or comments you might have to Margaret Shevik, at margaret.shevik@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

The Symposium’s poster session is a fantastic opportunity to display and share your research with students and faculty from Stony Brook and neighboring institutions. Winners will bring home an amazon gift card!  Submit your abstract here by May 3rd.

Duke Machine Learning Summer School The MLSS will focus on the areas of machine learning that have made the biggest advances in utility over the last several years, including deep learning. The class will concentrate on methods that allow machine-learning algorithms to train effectively on massive datasets, with emphasis on the latest methods for image and video analysis, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and data synthesis/modeling. In addition to classroom instruction, participants will be given hands-on training in code development and testing, with application to real data sets. The program is taught by faculty from Duke University, recently ranked #6 among U.S. universities and #8 worldwide in artificial intelligence and machine-learning research  (NeurIPS Publication Index). You can find more information about program prerequisites, curriculum and registration  here.

Data Science Fellowship The Data Incubator is a Cornell-funded data science training organization. We run a free advanced 8-week fellowship (think data science bootcamp) for PhDs looking to enter industry. A variety of innovative companies partner with The Data Incubator for their hiring and training needs, including LinkedIn, Genentech, Capital One, Pfizer, and many others. Find more information and apply here.

NIH Summer Course: Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research Identifying causal relations among variables is fundamental to science. Obesity is a major problem for which much progress in understanding, treatment, and prevention remains to be made. Understanding which social and behavioral factors cause variations in adiposity is vital to producing, evaluating, and selecting intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, developing a greater understanding of obesity’s causes requires input from diverse disciplines including statistics, economics, psychology, epidemiology, mathematics, philosophy, and behavioral or statistical genetics. However, applying techniques from these disciplines does not involve routine well-known ‘cookbook’ approaches. Rather, an understanding of the underlying principles is required so that the investigator can tailor approaches to specific and varying situations. The course will be held July 29 – August 2, 2019. Find more information here.

NIH Sumer Course: The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research The mathematical sciences including engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics are increasingly being applied to advance our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity.  These applications do not merely involve routine, well-established approaches easily implemented in widely available commercial software. Rather, they increasingly involve computationally demanding tasks, use and development of novel analytic methods and software, new derivations, computer simulations, and unprecedented interdigitation of two or more existing techniques. Such advances at the interface of the mathematical sciences and obesity research require bilateral training and exposure for investigators in both disciplines. This course will be held June 3-7, 2019. Find more information here.

Geological Society of America (GSA) On To the Future Travel Awards The On To the Future (OTF) program provides partial funding to attend the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, 22-25 September 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Open to students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds who have never attended a GSA Annual Meeting before. At the meeting students have the option to be paired with a mentor, attend special sessions including a full day professional development workshop, and meet GSA leadership. GSA encourages low-income, minority, first-generation, non-traditional, women, veterans, LBGTQ, students with disabilities, and others to apply. The deadline is 31 May. Learn more about eligibility and the application process. For questions contact: Tahlia Bear, Diversity and Career Officer, tbear@geosociety.org

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here.

Canada/USA Matchcamp Positions Canada/USA Mathcamp ( www.mathcamp.org) is a summer program for talented high school students from all over the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world. At Mathcamp, students interact with world-class mathematicians, explore advanced topics in mathematics, and find a true intellectual peer group. The mentor job is a hybrid between a teaching position and a camp counselor role. Your primary responsibility is to teach great classes, and you’ll be doing this in the context of a residential summer program: you live, eat, and play with the campers. It’s a lot of work and a lot of fun. As a mentor at Mathcamp, you get an amazing teaching experience: there is no set curriculum, so you create your own classes and teach the math you’re interested in. From group theory to projective geometry, from complex analysis to cryptography, from fractals to voting theory – there is an abundance of mathematics that can be taught (with a little imagination) at camp level. You’ll have support (in both curriculum design and pedagogy) from master teachers, and you’ll work with students who are exceptionally smart and engaged.

Since women and minority students often face a shortage of role models in mathematics, we are especially eager to recruit mentors from these groups. For more information on the position and how to apply, visit  http://www.mathcamp.org/mentor/.

Career

CDMS Research Software Engineer The CSDMS Integration Facility seeks a research software engineer (RSE) or hybrid RSE/Postdoc with at least 1 year of software development experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages, with an emphasis on Python.  The position is flexible to allow up to 50% time for research-related activities for a postdoc. Postdocs will be expected to publish their research and to attend and present at scientific meetings. Find more information and apply here.     

Postdoctoral Research Position MR-guided Focused Ultrasound University of California San Francisco has an opening for Postdoctoral Scholar in MR-guided focused ultrasound. This is a joint position between the departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (Dr. Eugene Ozhinsky) and Radiation Oncology (Dr. Chris Diederich). Our lab’s work focuses on design and development of ultrasound devices and monitoring techniques for hyperthermia cancer therapy, thermal ablation procedures, drug delivery and activation. The candidate will be working on development of an MR-guided hyperthermia delivery system based on a commercially available FDA approved body focused ultrasound transducer, as well as other related research projects.

Required Qualifications:

  • PhD in Bioengineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • Strong programming skills in one or more of the programming languages (JavaScript, Python, Matlab, C++)
  • Solid knowledge of MR physics and pulse sequences
  • Good communications and writing skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of ultrasound physics
  • Familiarity with phased arrays
  • Experience with image-guided therapy
  • Experience with RTHawk real-time MRI platform
  • Experience with InSightec ExAblate focused ultrasound system

To apply please email Eugene Ozhinsky at  eugene.ozhinsky@ucsf.edu with your CV/resume, contact information for three references, and a cover letter.

Boston University Postdoctoral Scholar Position The Postdoctoral Scholar will be part of a large-scale,
multi-institutional National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project that will design, implement, and evaluate the 2020 Alliances in Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) National Research
Conference held annually for AGEP principal investigators and key personnel. The NSF AGEP program currently seeks to advance knowledge and practices that improve under-represented group (URG) pathways to STEM tenure track faculty careers. In 2020, the conference will also be open to non-AGEP participants. This will promote dissemination, adoption and adaption of research findings, tools, and program resources that support URG success generated by programs across a wider set of institutional contexts. Applicants should submit a cover letter and academic CV to Sarah
Hokanson, Assistant Provost for Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs ( sch1@bu.edu) to complete their application. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, but all applications should be received by May 15, 2019 for full consideration.

Suffolk County Community College Announcement is hereby made for a 10-month, full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning in the fall 2019 semester on the Ammerman Campus in Selden. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs. The successful candidate must be able to teach the full spectrum of physics courses at the conceptual, vocational, algebra/trigonometry, and calculus based levels. Specific subjects include mechanics, E&M, thermodynamics, waves, optics and modern physics. The successful candidate should be familiar with both traditional and computer-based laboratory instruction. Recent experience in research in physics is desirable (experimental, theoretical, computational or educational research). A willingness to learn and apply new pedagogical approaches, to be actively involved in curriculum and course development within the discipline, and college service on committees is essential. Find more information here.

University of Colorado Boulder The Engineering Plus Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Instructor position. Program. This program integrates traditional engineering disciplines such as Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering with a multi-disciplinary and design-based approach. This position will support the Engineering Plus Program in the fulfillment of the program’s educational mission. The Engineering Plus program also partners with the award-winning Integrated Teaching and Learning Program to deliver hands-on, design rich engineering curriculum.  The University of Colorado Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners situated on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions belonging to the prestigious Association of American Universities- and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region– CU Boulder has a proud tradition of academic excellence.

Candidates must have earned either a Master’s Degree, supplemented with extensive teaching experience, or a Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or a closely related field.  Successful candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate engineering education and active engagement in an engineering field.  An interest in improving undergraduate engineering education and modern pedagogy is desirable, and teaching experience is preferred. Ability and desire to teach two or more core engineering courses (such as first-year design, engineering math, thermodynamics, statics, materials science, circuits, and data analysis) are essential.  For more information on the Engineering Plus Program, please visit here.

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here.

The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals Director of Neuropathology Position The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals is seeking a neuropathologist to join the faculty of the Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University. The Miriam Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from minorities, women and protected persons.

The successful candidate must qualify for a full-time medical faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University. This requires a national reputation and scholarly achievements appropriate for the academic rank. Minimum requirements include: board certification in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology by the American Board of Pathology (or Canadian equivalent), or equivalent credentials. The director of neuropathology is expected to develop and maintain a research program in a field related to neuropathology; there is tremendous potential for collaboration with the faculty of the Robert J and Kathy D Carney Institute for Brain science, including strong collaborative research programs in neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, or behavioral sciences. Candidates should have experience in a university hospital or comparable institution with an active surgical pathology, neuropathology, and autopsy service and a commitment to teaching and research. Please apply through Interfolio System at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/58944. Please contact Lissi Marte at (401 606-4467) or Lissi.Marte@Lifespan.org with any questions about the Interfolio System.

Boston University Director, Inclusive Organizational Development & Training

The Director of Inclusive Organizational Development and Training for the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion will join a newly created unit within Boston University focused on aligning the University’s stated values regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion to its policies, practices, structures, climate, and culture. The Director of Inclusive Organizational Development and Training will play an essential role in helping to develop organizational capacity and effectiveness across the institution. Find the full job description and application instructions here.

April is Faculty Career Month in the CIE!

Karian J Wright

April is deemed Faculty Career Month in the CIE. We will host a series of seminars and panels geared toward preparing our scholars for the academic job search process. We will kick-off the series with an “Academic Job Search Overview” seminar on Thursday, April 4 at 12:30pm. Third-year IRACDA NY-CAPS Scholar, Dr. James Robertson, will provide an overview of the academic job search from the perspective of the applicant. James has prepared 40 applications, leading to 10 phone interviews, 5 visits and one job offer so far. During this seminar, James will provide valuable insight into how to prepare an application that gets noticed and what to expect during the interview process.

On Thursday, April 11 at 12:30pm, Dr. Kimberly Bell, STEM Postdoctoral Associate from the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, will lead a seminar on “Teaching Talks & Philosophy Statements”. A strong statement of teaching philosophy is an integral component of the academic application dossier and an effective teaching demonstration is a key component of the interview process for teaching-focused institutions. This session will provide strategies for developing your teaching philosophy statement and teaching demonstration.

Our third session on “Interviewing and Negotiations” will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 3:30pm. A panel of department chairpersons will provide valuable insight into the interview and negotiations process from the perspective of the hiring manager. Panelists from Stony Brook University include Dr. Michael Frohman, Chair of the Department of Pharmacological Sciences and Dr. Aaron Neiman, Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Also included on the panel is Dr. Janet Haff, Academic Chair of the Natural Sciences Department at Suffolk County Community College.

The 2019 Faculty Career Month Series will conclude on Thursday, April 25 at 12:30pm with a CIE Alumni Panel consisting of scholars who have transitioned into faculty positions at a broad range of institutions. The panel will include Dr. Ramón Emilio Fernández, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Pace University, Dr. Inefta M. Reid, Research Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Stony Brook University and Dr. Dominique E. Williams, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Richmond. We look forward to learning more about how the panelists navigated the application, interview and negotiations process. We also look forward to hearing about their transition from graduate student to independent faculty or from postdoc to independent faculty and all the lessons they learned along the way.

The 2019 Faculty Career Month Series promises to be filled with rich insights and provide tools and strategies to prepare scholars for the academic job search process. Lunch will be provided on April 4, 11 and 25. Light refreshments will be provided on April 17. We hope to see you there! Follow this link to RSVP.

CIE e-Newsletter April 2019

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Events at the Center

College Teaching Seminar Series , Wednesday, April 3, 3:00 pm, CIE

Faculty Career Month: Academic Job Search Overview , Thursday, April 4, 12:30 pm, CIE

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Breakfast Club Brunch and Learn, Friday, April 5, 10:30 am, CIE

Faculty Career Month: Teaching Talks & Philosophy Statements, Thursday, April 11, 12:30 pm, CIE

Faculty Career Month: Interview & Negotiations, Wednesday, April 17, 3:00 pm, CIE

Research Café with Moises Guardado, Thursday, April 18, 12:30 pm, CIE

Faculty Career Month: CIE Alumni Panel, Thursday, April 25, 12:30 pm, CIE

CIE Bowling Night, Friday, April 26, 5:00 pm, AMF Smithtown Lanes

SAVE THE DATE: May Graduation Celebration, Wednesday, May 22, 5:00 pm, Hilton Garden Inn

Conferences, Fellowships, Forums and Networking Opportunities

Southwest Airlines ¡Lánzate! Travel Program The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and Southwest Airlines have announced applications are being accepted from college student through April 30, 2019, for the 15th  Annual ¡Lánzate! / Take Off! Travel Program. HACU and Southwest Airlines will award roundtrip e-pass(es) to undergraduate and graduate students across the country who travel at least 200 miles from home to pursue a higher education and meet the eligibility criteria. An essay is required. Students selected receive e-pass(es) for use to travel between home and college or university. To read detailed guidelines, eligibility requirements and apply online, click  here.

“The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is happy to celebrate the 15th ¡Lánzate!/Take Off! Travel Award program with Southwest Airlines. This milestone represents the importance of supporting college students in their academic journey,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. “In its 15 year history, the ¡Lánzate! Program has made a difference by providing travel awards for students to visit their families. We are grateful to Southwest Airlines for championing Hispanic success in higher education and look forward to a continued partnership.”

NIH Summer Course: Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research Identifying causal relations among variables is fundamental to science. Obesity is a major problem for which much progress in understanding, treatment, and prevention remains to be made. Understanding which social and behavioral factors cause variations in adiposity is vital to producing, evaluating, and selecting intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, developing a greater understanding of obesity’s causes requires input from diverse disciplines including statistics, economics, psychology, epidemiology, mathematics, philosophy, and behavioral or statistical genetics. However, applying techniques from these disciplines does not involve routine well-known ‘cookbook’ approaches. Rather, an understanding of the underlying principles is required so that the investigator can tailor approaches to specific and varying situations. The course will be held July 29 – August 2, 2019. Find more information here.

NIH Sumer Course: The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research The mathematical sciences including engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics are increasingly being applied to advance our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity.  These applications do not merely involve routine, well-established approaches easily implemented in widely available commercial software. Rather, they increasingly involve computationally demanding tasks, use and development of novel analytic methods and software, new derivations, computer simulations, and unprecedented interdigitation of two or more existing techniques. Such advances at the interface of the mathematical sciences and obesity research require bilateral training and exposure for investigators in both disciplines. This course will be held June 3-7, 2019. Find more information here.

Geological Society of America (GSA) On To the Future Travel Awards The On To the Future (OTF) program provides partial funding to attend the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, 22-25 September 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Open to students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds who have never attended a GSA Annual Meeting before. At the meeting students have the option to be paired with a mentor, attend special sessions including a full day professional development workshop, and meet GSA leadership. GSA encourages low-income, minority, first-generation, non-traditional, women, veterans, LBGTQ, students with disabilities, and others to apply. The deadline is 31 May. Learn more about eligibility and the application process. For questions contact: Tahlia Bear, Diversity and Career Officer,tbear@geosociety.org.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Diversity Recruitment Day Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory would like to invite undergraduate and graduate students underrepresented in STEM to visit and learn about the educational and career options currently being offered on Saturday, April 13. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from fauculty, current graduate students and post-docs on their experiences as well as tour the campus laboratories and facilities. The registration deadline is March 15. Learn more here.

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education.

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here.

Canada/USA Matchcamp Positions Canada/USA Mathcamp ( www.mathcamp.org) is a summer program for talented high school students from all over the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world. At Mathcamp, students interact with world-class mathematicians, explore advanced topics in mathematics, and find a true intellectual peer group. The mentor job is a hybrid between a teaching position and a camp counselor role. Your primary responsibility is to teach great classes, and you’ll be doing this in the context of a residential summer program: you live, eat, and play with the campers. It’s a lot of work and a lot of fun. As a mentor at Mathcamp, you get an amazing teaching experience: there is no set curriculum, so you create your own classes and teach the math you’re interested in. From group theory to projective geometry, from complex analysis to cryptography, from fractals to voting theory – there is an abundance of mathematics that can be taught (with a little imagination) at camp level. You’ll have support (in both curriculum design and pedagogy) from master teachers, and you’ll work with students who are exceptionally smart and engaged.

Since women and minority students often face a shortage of role models in mathematics, we are especially eager to recruit mentors from these groups. For more information on the position and how to apply, visit  http://www.mathcamp.org/mentor/.

SBU Graduate Fellowship and Faculty Research Program – As part of President Stanley’s initiatives in the Arts, Humanities, and Lettered Social Sciences (AHLSS), the Graduate School is pleased to announce its sixth  call for nominations. The Graduate Fellowship and Faculty Research Program provides one year of funding, at $20,000 each, to six doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy – and who have completed their department’s allocated funding. These fellows, in turn, teach two courses during the academic year, creating release time for assistant or associate professors to focus on research and program development. Each program may nominate up to two student candidates and two faculty member candidates. Eligibility:  Doctoral students from all departments in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, who have advanced to candidacy by the nomination deadline of  Wednesday, April 10, 2019 and will have completed their department’s allocated funding, irrespective of the campus (i.e. Southampton, Manhattan, East Campus, etc.). Part One: Student Nomination Procedures – For each student nomination, the Graduate Program Director completes a  GFFRP PART ONE Google Form  and submits the following documents in pdf format to  gradfinance@stonybrook.edu  by  Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Women’s Research in STEM Showcase – Stony Brook’s GWISE and GSO are excited to present our annual Women’s Research in STEM Showcase next week; Thursday, April 4 from 6-9pm in SAC Ballroom B. Mark your calendars and bring your friends! Food will be served. Come check out and support the awesome research women are doing at SBU. Also a special thank you to the Graduate School for funding the printing of our posters and catering for the event! Visit SBUGWISE.com for more information.

Career

Suffolk County Community College Announcement is hereby made for a 10-month, full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning in the fall 2019 semester on the Ammerman Campus in Selden. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs. The successful candidate must be able to teach the full spectrum of physics courses at the conceptual, vocational, algebra/trigonometry, and calculus based levels. Specific subjects include mechanics, E&M, thermodynamics, waves, optics and modern physics. The successful candidate should be familiar with both traditional and computer-based laboratory instruction. Recent experience in research in physics is desirable (experimental, theoretical, computational or educational research). A willingness to learn and apply new pedagogical approaches, to be actively involved in curriculum and course development within the discipline, and college service on committees is essential. Find more information here.

University of Colorado Boulder The Engineering Plus Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Instructor position. Program. This program integrates traditional engineering disciplines such as Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering with a multi-disciplinary and design-based approach. This position will support the Engineering Plus Program in the fulfillment of the program’s educational mission. The Engineering Plus program also partners with the award-winning Integrated Teaching and Learning Program to deliver hands-on, design rich engineering curriculum.  The University of Colorado Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners situated on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions belonging to the prestigious Association of American Universities- and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region– CU Boulder has a proud tradition of academic excellence.

Candidates must have earned either a Master’s Degree, supplemented with extensive teaching experience, or a Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or a closely related field.  Successful candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate engineering education and active engagement in an engineering field.  An interest in improving undergraduate engineering education and modern pedagogy is desirable, and teaching experience is preferred. Ability and desire to teach two or more core engineering courses (such as first-year design, engineering math, thermodynamics, statics, materials science, circuits, and data analysis) are essential.  For more information on the Engineering Plus Program, please visit here.

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here.

The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals Director of Neuropathology Position The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals is seeking a neuropathologist to join the faculty of the Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University. The Miriam Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from minorities, women and protected persons.

The successful candidate must qualify for a full-time medical faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University. This requires a national reputation and scholarly achievements appropriate for the academic rank. Minimum requirements include: board certification in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology by the American Board of Pathology (or Canadian equivalent), or equivalent credentials. The director of neuropathology is expected to develop and maintain a research program in a field related to neuropathology; there is tremendous potential for collaboration with the faculty of the Robert J and Kathy D Carney Institute for Brain science, including strong collaborative research programs in neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, or behavioral sciences. Candidates should have experience in a university hospital or comparable institution with an active surgical pathology, neuropathology, and autopsy service and a commitment to teaching and research. Please apply through Interfolio System at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/58944. Please contact Lissi Marte at (401 606-4467) or Lissi.Marte@Lifespan.org with any questions about the Interfolio System.

CIE e-Newsletter March 2019

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Events at the Center

College Teaching Seminar Series , Wednesday, March 6, 3:00 pm, Graduate School Conference Room

College Teaching Journal Club , Thursday, March 7, 12:30 pm, Graduate School Conference Room

Research Café with Sirena Ibrahim, Thursday, March 14, 12:30 pm, CIE

College Teaching Seminar Series, Wednesday, March 20, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Graduate School Conference Room

CIE Alumni Speaker Series – Rocio Ng, PhD, Thursday, March 28, 12:30 pm, CIE

Conferences, Fellowships, Forums and Networking Opportunities

Fullbright U.S. Student Program The nationally competitive  Fulbright U.S. Student Program  provides funding for overseas study, teaching, or research in any field. Foreign language proficiency is not necessarily required. Students interested in applying to be overseas during the 2020-21 academic year should attend a Fulbright Friday’s information session ASAP. Sessions will be offered throughout spring starting on March 1. Click here to view available dates. Undergraduates who will complete a Bachelor’s next academic year and graduate students who will not have received a PhD prior to Fall 2020 are especially urged to attend.

Writing the Deaf Experience: A Workshop with Christopher Heuer Sound Off is pleased to announce its next event Writing the Deaf Experience: A Workshop with Christopher Heuer. The writing workshop will take place at Stony Brook University, in the Humanities Building, Room 2001 (The Poetry Center) on Friday, March 1, from 6:00-9:00 PM. Dr. Christopher Jon Heuer is a professor of English and the Coordinator of the English Center (tutoring) at Gallaudet University, where he teaches courses ranging from journalism to literature and film appreciation to developmental literacy. This series of workshops from Sound Off are entertaining and give participants an opportunity to express themselves through writing. All proceeds go to a non-profit organization raising funds for d/Deaf students enrolled in or applying to arts and humanities college or university programs. RSVP:  soundoffarts@gmail.com

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here.

Canada/USA Matchcamp Positions Canada/USA Mathcamp ( www.mathcamp.org ) is a summer program for talented high school students from all over the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world. At Mathcamp, students interact with world-class mathematicians, explore advanced topics in mathematics, and find a true intellectual peer group. The mentor job is a hybrid between a teaching position and a camp counselor role. Your primary responsibility is to teach great classes, and you’ll be doing this in the context of a residential summer program: you live, eat, and play with the campers. It’s a lot of work and a lot of fun. As a mentor at Mathcamp, you get an amazing teaching experience: there is no set curriculum, so you create your own classes and teach the math you’re interested in. From group theory to projective geometry, from complex analysis to cryptography, from fractals to voting theory – there is an abundance of mathematics that can be taught (with a little imagination) at camp level. You’ll have support (in both curriculum design and pedagogy) from master teachers, and you’ll work with students who are exceptionally smart and engaged.

Since women and minority students often face a shortage of role models in mathematics, we are especially eager to recruit mentors from these groups. For more information on the position and how to apply, visit  http://www.mathcamp.org/mentor/ .

Career

Suffolk County Community College Announcement is hereby made for a 10-month, full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning in the fall 2019 semester on the Ammerman Campus in Selden. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs. The successful candidate must be able to teach the full spectrum of physics courses at the conceptual, vocational, algebra/trigonometry, and calculus based levels. Specific subjects include mechanics, E&M, thermodynamics, waves, optics and modern physics. The successful candidate should be familiar with both traditional and computer-based laboratory instruction. Recent experience in research in physics is desirable (experimental, theoretical, computational or educational research). A willingness to learn and apply new pedagogical approaches, to be actively involved in curriculum and course development within the discipline, and college service on committees is essential. Find more information here .

University of Colorado Boulder The Engineering Plus Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Instructor position. Program. This program integrates traditional engineering disciplines such as Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering with a multi-disciplinary and design-based approach. This position will support the Engineering Plus Program in the fulfillment of the program’s educational mission. The Engineering Plus program also partners with the award-winning Integrated Teaching and Learning Program to deliver hands-on, design rich engineering curriculum.  The University of Colorado Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners situated on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions belonging to the prestigious Association of American Universities- and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region– CU Boulder has a proud tradition of academic excellence.

Candidates must have earned either a Master’s Degree, supplemented with extensive teaching experience, or a Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or a closely related field.  Successful candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate engineering education and active engagement in an engineering field.  An interest in improving undergraduate engineering education and modern pedagogy is desirable, and teaching experience is preferred. Ability and desire to teach two or more core engineering courses (such as first-year design, engineering math, thermodynamics, statics, materials science, circuits, and data analysis) are essential.  For more information on the Engineering Plus Program, please visit here .

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life – promotes extraordinary student success.

Increasing campus diversity is one of Binghamton University’s most important strategic priorities. Binghamton is meeting this challenge with the establishment of a program of Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships that will allow the university to better recruit highly qualified candidates for research and scholarship in disciplines that have found it difficult to attract a diverse faculty. This fellowship program mirrors the goals of the SUNY faculty diversity program which advance diversity and inclusive excellence by encouraging the recruitment, retention and promotion of outstanding scholars from different backgrounds, including individuals from groups who have historically been underrepresented in higher education

Our goal is to develop top-tier candidates when faculty positions appear in these departments, so that they may remain at Binghamton in a tenure track capacity when their postdoctoral work is completed.  Each fellowship appointment is up to two years. Persons interested in this position should apply online here .

The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals Director of Neuropathology Position The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Miriam and the Rhode Island Hospitals is seeking a neuropathologist to join the faculty of the Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University. The Miriam Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from minorities, women and protected persons.

The successful candidate must qualify for a full-time medical faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University. This requires a national reputation and scholarly achievements appropriate for the academic rank. Minimum requirements include: board certification in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology by the American Board of Pathology (or Canadian equivalent), or equivalent credentials. The director of neuropathology is expected to develop and maintain a research program in a field related to neuropathology; there is tremendous potential for collaboration with the faculty of the Robert J and Kathy D Carney Institute for Brain science, including strong collaborative research programs in neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, or behavioral sciences. Candidates should have experience in a university hospital or comparable institution with an active surgical pathology, neuropathology, and autopsy service and a commitment to teaching and research. Please apply through Interfolio System at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/58944 . Please contact Lissi Marte at (401 606-4467) or Lissi.Marte@Lifespan.org with any questions about the Interfolio System.

Boston University Director, Inclusive Organizational Development & Training

The Director of Inclusive Organizational Development and Training for the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion will join a newly created unit within Boston University focused on aligning the University’s stated values regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion to its policies, practices, structures, climate, and culture. The Director of Inclusive Organizational Development and Training will play an essential role in helping to develop organizational capacity and effectiveness across the institution. Find the full job description and application instructions here .

The Sky’s the Limit, not Univeristy Walls: Non-Academic Career Month

Karian J Wright

Doctoral programs might seem to most obviously prepare scholars for a career in academia, but there is no end to the possibilities of what one can do with a PhD.  The Graduate School, the Center for Inclusive Education, and the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs has organized a Non-Academic Career Month in order to prepare students interested in pursuing opportunities outside the realm of the university.  

On February 14, Karian Wright will lead an American Association of University Women (AAUW) Work Smart Salary Negotiation for Women.  American women earn only 80% of their male counterparts, with Black and Hispanic women earning even less. Even just one year out of college, women are paid 18% less than men.  The negotiating process can be an intimidating barrier for women, and this workshop is designed to help participants learn how to negotiate their salary for a new job, raise, or promotion through: identifying and articulating personal value, developing an arsenal of persuasive responses and other negotiation strategies, and conducting objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits.  This particular session for Non-Academic Career Month is also valuable for scholars intending to pursue a career in academia, as you can never be too prepared for the salary negotiations process.

On February 21, Alfreda S. James, PhD, the Assistant Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Career Services, will lead a Resume and Cover Letter Workshops.  Participants will learn how to convert their CV and cover letter to apply for non-academic career opportunities.  Dr. James’s role in Career Services is to work specifically with graduate students as they prepare for careers in and out of academia.  

Several CIE Alumni have gone on to hold non-faculty positions, and on March 1, a panel of alumni will share important lessons they learned along their career path as part of the CIE Alumni Panel.  Daphne Meza, who completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering is now Senior Scientist at Johnson & Johnson; Crystal Lewis, who completed her PhD in Chemistry, is now a Senior Formulation Specialist at Silk Therapeutics, Inc.; and Angel Gonzalez, who completed his PhD in Psychology, is now the Program Manager of the Dr. W. Burghardt Turner, GEM, IMSD-MERGE and LSAMP-BD Fellowships, as well as the Interim Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion and Director of the CIE at Stony Brook University.  All have found ways to blend their academic backgrounds with their current positions and will offer advice for current scholars who wish to do the same.

Related to Non-Academic Career month, Stony Brook’s PhD Career Ladder Program (PCLP) will be offering an Accelerated version of the program this Spring, meeting every other Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. PCLP can help you plan for any career field you might be considering, whether inside or outside of academia, and can help you add career development goals to your annual IDP. Visit their website for more info.

We hope to see you at one or more of our Non-Academic Career Month events. You can register online or contact Karian.Wright@stonybrook.edu for more information.