Dear PhD students & Postdocs,
PhD Plus is excited to announce the following series and workshops to support your academic and professional growth in the month of October. In this email, you will find opportunities related to skills development in public writing, data, and consulting, as well as holistic growth through creativity, values, and personal finance. We welcome you to sign up for any opportunities that best align with your professional goals and career interests, and please let us know if you have any questions.
HOLISTIC GROWTH
Foundations: Special Topics
Oct. 12 & Oct. 26 (Wednesdays), 3:30-5 PM | In Person | Registration Link
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Personal Finance (Oct. 26) - Registration still OPEN
Living from paycheck to paycheck can add stress to the already complex Graduate School experience. In this workshop, learn the basics of finance management, budgeting, and strategies to manage your expenses within the Graduate Student or Postdoc stipend structure. Use these strategies to develop a financial plan to fit your personal needs towards a balanced life.
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Values & Your Academic/Professional Journey (Oct. 12)
While it is easy to feel the weight of your checklists, your to-dos, your calendars, it is also critical for us to pause and reflect on what is explicitly and implicitly driving our decisions. What are values exactly? What are your values? How are your values connected to your PhD/Postdoctoral work, your professional and career development, and your personal life? In this session, we will address these questions, and get to know each other from different academic/professional backgrounds, create a learning community for the semester, share and exchange thoughts through small breakout rooms and general discussions, and recharge for the rest of the semester.
Butterflies in my Diaphragm: Writing Workshop for PhD Students
Oct. 18, Tuesday, 2-5 PM, in person | Registration Link | Co-Sponsored by CTE & PhD Plus
In this 3-hour workshop, grounded in the conceptual framework of Embodied Critical Thinking, the facilitators will support graduate students in the development of their writing project by harnessing their implicit, embodied ways of knowing, and by learning ways of trusting oneself and supporting each other in the transformative process of idea generation. The process introduced will be helpful to navigate a variety of typical writing issues that are part and parcel of the creative process and is rarely taught: the inevitable emotional roller coasters that accompany finding one's path in uncharted territory, articulating a profound and personally meaningful research question, getting stuck and unstuck, learning to trust one’s own voice, and cultivating the social support necessary to carry one through.
International Students & Employment Options in the U.S.
Wed., Oct. 12 | 5-6:30pm | More info & registration
Join immigration attorney Mark Rhoads, as well as UVA's Richard Tanson for an overview of the various requirements and options for working in the United States. They'll cover OPT, H-1B visas, additional employment-based visas, and more. This program is open to all UVA students.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Technology Commercialization: UVA LVG Workshops and Internship
Information | Registration deadline: 5 PM, Oct. 14th
If you are interested in learning how to make innovations from the lab and pitch them to scientists and potential investors, please see the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group’s paid technology internship opportunities. Learn more about the experience of past interns HERE.
In order to be eligible for the internships, students must first register and attend a two-part workshop (on October 25th and November 1st) on Technology Commercialization. The deadline to register for the workshops is October 14th at 5 PM and please contact LVG Communications Manager, Whitelaw Reid, at [email protected] to register and for questions.
Statistical Analysis in R
Oct. 19 – Nov. 16 (Wednesdays), 10 AM–12 PM | Virtual | Registration Link by Oct 17.
In this series, participants will learn to conduct and interpret output from basic statistical approaches (linear regression; ANOVA; assumptions of linear regression; logistic regression; linear mixed effects models) using the statistical programming language, R. Prerequisites are required to participate in this workshop (please see more about eligibility in the registration link). Registration closes on Oct 14, and instructors will evaluate prerequisites and make announcements by Oct 17.
Writing Op-Eds Series
Oct. 11 – Nov. 1 (Tuesdays) | Virtual | Registration Link
This series, Writing Op-Eds: Translating Your Research to a Broad Audience, will help PhD students primarily in arts, humanities, and social science convert their academic writing and research to make it more accessible for broad audiences. Specifically, these sessions will delve into the strategies and mechanics of writing op-eds (opinion-editorials) and how they differ from academic writing. Topics: An Overview of Public Writing, the Dos and Don’ts; Writing for the Public as a Career for PhDs; How to Build an Op-Ed; Workshopping Your Op-Ed Ideas.
Consulting
Oct. 6 - Nov. 10 (Thursdays), 3:30-5 PM | In Person | Registration Link
PhD Plus Consulting is designed to introduce consulting careers by focusing on management consulting, storytelling, networking, data analytics, and interview strategies through 8 case interview practices. There are 6 sessions in the Fall 2022 and 2 sessions in Spring 2023.
Management Consulting Career Panel
Oct. 14 (Friday), 5-6:15 PM | via Zoom
If you are curious to learn more about consulting and what consultants do, check out the Management Consulting Introductory Panel organized by the Graduate Consulting Club and Graduate Engineering Student Council. Panelists from top consulting firms and companies will discuss their paths from non-business backgrounds (including PhDs) into management consulting. More information and the Zoom link can be found here.
Internship & Fellowship Opportunities
Clinical Chemistry Fellowship | Information
Training in the fellowship program in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine at the University of Virginia is designed to prepare fellows for careers in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. The program is two years and allows sufficient time for in-depth training in the broad area of clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics and laboratory medicine.
Visit the fellowship’s website for more details about the experience and to find out how to apply.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Internships
* ThermoFisher Scientific has one internship opportunity that they’re looking to fill for January 2023. Check out the opportunities below:
R&D Protein and Cell Analysis Internship: Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an intern to join the biology R&D group within the protein and cell analysis business unit. Under the mentorship of a senior R&D scientist, the intern will work on project background research, experimental design, and execution, as well as data presentation to the broader R&D team.