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Software Carpentry Workshop Monday 1/14 and Tuesday 1/15 8:30am-4:30pm. Discovery Building. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants …

Wisconsin Idea STEM Fellows Program that helps science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) researchers and professionals develop ‘interactive stations’ that can be used at outreach events or conferences. Becoming a STEM Fellow is a matter of having the desire to learn and work with others to develop an interactive station, participate in two 4-hour workshops, …

The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations. The program is the U.S. component of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International …

Delta Teaching Practicum Are you interested in shaping a teaching plan and completing a small-scale (approximately one week/course unit), mentored teaching experience at UW, Edgewood, or Madison College? Find your own teaching placement or consider our open placements here, and enroll in Delta’s Teaching Practicum course, offered Spring 2019 on Thursdays, 12:30-2:00 p.m. Pre-requisite: A prior Delta/CIRTL half course …

Career Planning Workshops Small group workshops specifically tailored to the needs of postdocs. Converting Your CV to a Resume – Wed March 20 Interviewing Outside of Academia – Wed April 3 All postdocs welcome. Registration required. More details here.

Achieving Work-Life Balance in a Scientific Career Friday 12/14 1:45pm-2:45pm. Online event. Register here. This webinar will provide tips on how scientists can maximize their time management skills and discuss various interventions and techniques to cope with stress and achieve work-life balance while still maintaining a successful career. Personal Resiliency and Accountability Tuesday 12/18 1:00pm-4:00pm. …

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Offers interactive, synchronous, online courses with postdocs and graduate students. Registration now open for Spring 2019 courses: Diversity in the College Classroom Engaging Students in the Teaching of Statistics Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching (MOOC) The College Classroom Active Teaching Lab: Using Social Media Thursday …

Resources and Funding to Include Patient Experience in Health Research Thursday 12/13 12:00pm-1:00pm. 1306 Health Sciences Learning Center. New England Science Symposium Saturday 4/6 8:00am-4:30pm. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Forum for postdocs; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to share …

Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities restricted to U.S citizens here. Funding not restricted to U.S. citizens here. NIH Peer Review Videos for Applicants What Happens to Your NIH Grant Application Most new applicants for R01 or similar NIH research grants cannot attend one of NIH’s popular outreach presentations. This video presents one of these presentations, which gives viewers insights into …

The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW–Madison placed 6th in its rankings. In last year’s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW–Madison also ranked 6th. Data on UW–Madison’s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 …