This Miniconference is open to early-career scientists in the biosciences, including ecology and evolution - especially those who take an interdisciplinary approach, and who are interested in small research and teaching intensive university positions as a career option.
You can email me directly if you have questions (tlan...@clarkson.edu<mailto:tlan...@clarkson.edu> ). Tom Langen Chair, Dept. of Biology Professor, Depts. of Biology, Psychology Clarkson University ............................................................. Clarkson Early Career Colloquium in Bioscience Crossing DISCIPLINES Invitation: Clarkson Early Career Colloquium in Bioscience Crossing Disciplines June 24-26, 2015 As scholars and educators in bioscience fields, the faculty and researchers at Clarkson University and its partner the Trudeau Institute are committed to expanding job opportunities and professional development for early- career bioscientists, with particular outreach to women and underrepresented minorities seeking academic appointments at small research universities that also have a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. To further our goal of fostering a more diverse cohort of outstanding young scientists, we invite nominations and expressed interest to participate in the first Early Career Colloquium in Bioscience Crossing Disciplines. For this first colloquium, we are interested in broad areas of biosciences, including but not limited to bioengineering (including immunoengineering), ecological/evolutionary epidemiology, behavioral endocrinology, biotechnology, cell biology, and synthetic biology. At the Colloquium, selected participants will present in both large and small group settings, and engage in poster sessions with other established research faculty and their graduate students, from both Clarkson University and the Trudeau Institute. Significant benefits for the participants will be group discussion and individualized mentoring on all aspects of life for an early career tenure track scientist, including the job search, presentation of a "job talk" and posters, expectations at Universities (like Clarkson) that require both high quality teaching and productive, funded research programs, the work-life balance, and other topics that participants bring to the table. Clarkson University and the Trudeau Institute have partnered to create a world-class collaboration in biomedical sciences and the emerging field of immunoengineering. Participants in the Clarkson Early Career Colloquium will network and identify professional mentors among faculty and researchers at Clarkson University and the Trudeau Institute; learn about what a career at a small research and teaching intensive institution such as Clarkson is like, and how to be competitive for a job at one; and receive individualized, specific feedback from Clarkson and Trudeau faculty on the research talk and poster. Participants selected for the Clarkson Early Career Colloquium will have all expenses paid. To learn more about the Colloquium and Clarkson University, go to: www.clarkson.edu/colloquium<http://www.clarkson.edu/colloquium> . Please direct questions to Dr. Tom Langen, Clarkson University Biology Department Chair (tlan...@clarkson.edu<mailto:tlan...@clarkson.edu>). Application: Please submit a cover-letter, Curriculum Vita, and one letter of recommendation from an academic advisor or supervisor to Dr. Tom Langen, Clarkson University Biology Department Chair (tlan...@clarkson.edu<mailto:tlan...@clarkson.edu>). The cover-letter should detail your career goals and your thoughts on why a diverse faculty is important at an institution of higher education like Clarkson University. Applications will be evaluated as they are received.
