The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is pleased to announce the 2026 Postdoctoral Research Day, which will be held on Monday, March 23, 2026. Programming will feature a poster session and reception from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Sayles Hall.

This poster session aims to provide an opportunity for professional development, networking with peers from different disciplinary areas, and increasing the visibility of postdoctoral research at Brown. Brown postdoctoral appointees from all departments and fields of research, as well as postdoctoral appointees at Brown-affiliated hospitals, are highly encouraged to participate.

Postdoctoral appointees can click here to register to present a poster. The poster submission period is open until February 23, 2026.

While this poster session is designed for postdoctoral research associates and postdoctoral fellows with primary appointments at Brown, as well as equivalent postdoctoral appointees with a Brown affiliation at a Brown-affiliated hospital, OUPA is extending the invitation to attend this event to members of the Brown community who could benefit from attending and networking with colleagues.

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) at Brown University is pleased to announce the fourth annual Postdoctoral Research Day on Monday, March 23, 2026, in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center and Sayles Hall.

Programming will feature the innovative research being conducted by postdoctoral scholars at Brown and include the following:

• A professional development workshop for postdoctoral scholars
• The Postdoctoral Excellence Awards ceremony in Sayles Hall with VP of Research Greg Hirth
  
• A poster session accompanied by a reception in Sayles Hall

While this event is designed for postdoctoral research associates and postdoctoral fellows with primary appointments at Brown, as well as equivalent postdoctoral appointees with a Brown affiliation at a Brown-affiliated hospital, OUPA is extending the invitation to attend this event to members of the Brown community who could benefit from attending and networking with colleagues.

Postdoctoral appointees can click here to register to present a poster.

A registration form for the workshop will be shared in January 2026 directly with postdoctoral appointees.

As part of the 2026 Postdoctoral Research Day, a professional development workshop titled “Navigating Career Choices in a Changing Job Market: A Strategic Workshop for Postdocs” will be offered for postdoctoral scholars. The workshop will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. Breakfast will be available beginning during the check-in period from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and refreshments will be provided during the three-hour workshop. Additionally, boxed lunches will be provided for attendees to take with them when the workshop ends at noon.

Advanced registration is required, and the number of participants will be capped at 32. Click here to register.

Navigating Career Choices in a Changing Job Market: A Strategic Workshop for Postdocs

The job market has evolved over the past year, creating both challenges and new opportunities for postdoctoral scholars pursuing their next career step. This interactive workshop will provide practical strategies to help postdocs conduct an effective and targeted job search across academic, industry, and non-profit sectors.

Participants will learn approaches for identifying full-time roles of interest, including how to research potential organizations and determine job titles that align with their skills and career goals. We will also discuss how to identify internships, externships, and fellowship opportunities that can help build additional experience when needed to strengthen competitiveness for specific career paths.

Because many postdocs explore several options simultaneously and often compare academic and industry trajectories, the workshop will address how to navigate multiple opportunities at once. We will also demystify job descriptions by offering guidance on how to interpret what organizations are truly seeking and how to tailor application materials to stand out in a crowded applicant pool.

Finally, we will highlight strategies for engaging and empowering your network so you can approach your job search with clarity, confidence, and support.

Workshop Facilitator

Lauren Celano is the co-founder and CEO of Propel Careers, a life science search and career development firm, and is also the co-founder of the Propelling Careers podcast. She has recruited for more than 60 innovative life sciences organizations and has coached thousands of students, postdocs, medical residents and professionals to advance their careers since co-founding Propel in 2009. Lauren presents often on career development topics to inspire the next generation of talent. Before Propel, she spent about 10 years in life sciences advancing drug molecules through SNBL USA, Aptuit, Quintiles, and Absorption Systems. She has a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Gettysburg College and an MBA (focused in the health sector and entrepreneurship) from Boston University. She is on Boards including: MassBioEd (Chair), MassBio, National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, and Advisory Boards: the Professional Science Masters Program at Framingham State University and NE Graduate Women in Science.

A registration form for the workshop will be shared in January 2026 directly with postdoctoral appointees. Please check your inbox or email postdoc-affairs@brown.edu if you didn’t receive it.

This workshop is geared toward Ph.D. students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your Ph.D. skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

This workshop is geared toward Ph.D. students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your Ph.D. skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

Administrative staff at Brown University whose work involves postdoctoral appointees are invited to attend a Zoom-based drop-in hour focused on implementing the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the University and the Brown Postdoc Labor Organization.

The session will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and will be hosted by staff from the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs and Employee and Labor Relations.

This drop-in hour is designed to provide a space for administrative staff to ask questions related to CBA implementation, hear questions from colleagues, and participate for as long or as little as they wish.

Participation is limited to Brown administrative staff only. Registration is required.

As the tax season approaches, OUPA invites international postdoctoral scholars to attend a workshop aimed at helping you navigate the U.S. tax system. The workshop will be led by international tax specialist Mark Devine & Associates, CPA and is exclusively intended for postdoctoral scholars.

Event Details:

- Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

- Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PM (EST)

- Platform: Virtual (Registration details will be provided later)

A link to register for this workshop will be sent directly to postdoctoral scholars closer to the date.

The event will be recorded and available for those who cannot attend, so be sure to register if you would like to receive the recording. For general tax preparation questions, you can submit one question per registration, and Mark will select a few questions to answer during the event, time permitting.

OUPA will also offer up to 25 postdoctoral scholars free 15-minute individual consultations with Mark Devine & Associates, CPA to ask tax-related questions. These sessions will be available on February 17, 19, and 20.

Please note that international postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to use the Sprintax-Returns software for tax preparation. For Sprintax-Calculus inquiries, reach out to foreignnationaltax@brown.edu. For individual tax preparation concerns, the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS) will provide educational resources and links to Sprintax Tax Filing Software. Sprintax-Returns software will likely be available on the OISSS website in early March 2026.

This short program will go over some key services and resources that you can use during the academic year. No matter whether you will choose academia or industry or both, we can help you identify your career interests, strategize your job search, and prepare you for job application, interview, and negotiation.

Are you considering a career in consulting after your Postdoc, PhD, or Master’s program? Join us for a resume workshop to convert your academia CV to a resume that can land you a consulting job!

The workshop is open to all graduate students and postdocs.

Join us for a panel discussion that demystifies the academic job application process across different types of higher education institutions (R1, R2, liberal arts, and teaching-intensive), featuring insights from both junior and senior faculty members!

In this panel, several faculty members across various Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines will discuss their paths and important aspects to consider when pursuing the academic job. Topics include, but are not limited to, the pre-job application preparations, the campus interview, offer negotiations, teaching load expectations, sabbatical leave, and family relocation. They will also share their perspectives, as the hiring committee members, in recruiting, negotiating, and retaining new faculty members.

This panel is open to all PhD students and postdocs in Humanities and Social Sciences at Brown University. You can also attend the panel virtually: https://brown.zoom.us/j/93313283318

Presenter: Paul Xu, Center for Computation and Visualization

“Hyper-Modern Python Project Development with uv”

Blazing fast and feature-rich, uv has emerged as the go-to tool for modern python development. We will cover how to use uv to manage Python dependencies and build/publish Python packages

Level: Beginner

Required Prior Knowledge: Basic python proficiency

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DSCoV (Data Science, Computation, and Visualization) workshops are lunchtime introductions to basic data science and programming skills and tools, offered by and for Brown staff, faculty, and students (with occasional presenters from outside Brown). The workshops are interactive, so bring a laptop. All are welcome.

These workshops can be attended in person (Carney Innovation Hub, 164 Angell St, Floor 4) or on Zoom: https://brown.zoom.us/j/96158269691

Food will not be served; please bring your own lunch.

Presenter: Meredith Mendola, Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign

“Accessibytes: An A11y Toolkit”

This workshop is designed to equip you with the practical tools and knowledge needed to build more inclusive digital content. We’ll demystify digital accessibility by moving beyond abstract concepts and focusing on concrete, actionable steps you can take in your daily work, from creating presentations and documents to designing applications. You’ll learn to identify common accessibility barriers and apply simple, effective techniques to ensure your work is usable by everyone. This is a toolkit for anyone who designs, creates, or codes—no prior accessibility knowledge required.

Level: Beginner

Required Prior Knowledge: None

This workshop will be held primarily virtually. Our regular meeting location (Carney Innovation Hub) will be used as a viewing location for those who would like to attend in person. 

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DSCoV (Data Science, Computation, and Visualization) workshops are lunchtime introductions to basic data science and programming skills and tools, offered by and for Brown staff, faculty, and students (with occasional presenters from outside Brown). The workshops are interactive, so bring a laptop. All are welcome.

These workshops can be attended in person (Carney Innovation Hub, 164 Angell St, Floor 4) or on Zoom: https://brown.zoom.us/j/96158269691

Food will not be served; please bring your own lunch.

Presenter: Xiran Liu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB)

Uncovering Latent Structures in Data: An Introduction to Topic Modeling and Its Applications Beyond NLP

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DSCoV (Data Science, Computation, and Visualization) workshops are lunchtime introductions to basic data science and programming skills and tools, offered by and for Brown staff, faculty, and students (with occasional presenters from outside Brown). The workshops are interactive, so bring a laptop. All are welcome.

These workshops can be attended in person (Carney Innovation Hub, 164 Angell St, Floor 4) or on Zoom: https://brown.zoom.us/j/96158269691

Food will not be served; please bring your own lunch.

All students and postdocs are invited to attend a Q&A session with Adam Sobel, Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. This morning gathering will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with Professor Sobel on topics ranging from careers in science to more personal insights on navigating the field.

This session will precede Professor Sobel’s afternoon talk, Usable Climate Science: Calculating Climate Risk in an Era of Extremes.

Registration encouraged.

This workshop is geared toward Ph.D. students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your Ph.D. skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

Join us to meet our exceptional Brown Ph.D. alumni who are currently excelling in Quantitative Research across industries.

At this in-person event, you will:

• Explore different career options for PhD students in Quantitative Research
• Hear the alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industries and the challenges they faced during the process
• Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for a career in Quantitative Research

This panel and networking event is open to all Brown PhD students and postdocs.

You can join this virtual event through https://brown.zoom.us/j/93313283318

Our Speakers are:

• Christopher Heelan PhD in Electrical Engineering, Quantitative Research Analyst at GMO
• Kristen McCausland PhD in Epidemiology, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, Quantitative Research at QualityMetric, an IQVIA Business
• Anna Hartley PhD in Psychology, Staff Quantitative Researcher at Meta
• Sirui Tan PhD in Applied Math, Quantitive Analyst at ExxonMobil

This short program will go over some key services and resources that you can use during the academic year. No matter whether you will choose academia or industry or both, we can help you identify your career interests, strategize your job search, and prepare you for job application, interview, and negotiation.

In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, all School of Public Health (SPH) postdocs are invited to a celebratory lunch with Academic Dean Francesca Beaudoin to celebrate your many contributions to SPH. RSVP is strongly encouraged. 

As part of the 2025 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is offering free professional headshots to a limited number of Brown postdocs! Each participating postdoc will have a 5-minute timeslot for a free headshot with a professional photographer.

Advanced registration is required. An email with the registration form will be sent to the postdoctoral community in advance. The specific campus location will be provided to those postdocs with an assigned timeslot. 

Please note: no walk-ins can be accommodated. Thank you for understanding.

Whether you want to work in academia or beyond, choosing a right postdoc could be a crucial step in shaping your future career. In this workshop, we will discuss some important factors that can easily be overlooked when you are planning to do a postdoc.

In celebration of NPAW 2025, OUPA invites postdoctoral scholars to Postdoctoberfest, a fun event for Brown postdocs on Monday, September 15, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Brown Faculty Club! This free event will include soft pretzels, sausages, and beverages.

Registration is required. A registration form will be shared directly with the postdoctoral community in advance. Please note that registration is limited to postdoctoral scholars only, and space is limited due to the capacity of the venue.

Learn from Brown alumni with doctoral degrees who are now thriving as faculty members/researchers at universities abroad. Joining us from around the globe, they will share insights on how they secured their faculty positions, transitioned to life as an academic abroad, and navigated the challenges and rewards of working in different cultural and institutional environments.

This virtual panel is open to all Brown PhD students and postdocs in Humanities and Social Sciences.

You can attend this virtual panel through https://brown.zoom.us/j/93313283318

Our speakers are:

• Kristen McNeill, PhD in Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Geneva Graduate Institute
• Marc Steinberg, PhD in Modern Culture and Media, Professor of Film Studies at Concordia University
• Federico Zangani, PhD in Egyptology and Assyriology, Research Fellow/Postdoc at University of Cambridge

Learn from Brown alumni and affiliated members with doctoral degrees who are now thriving as faculty members at universities abroad. Joining us from around the globe, they will share insights on how they secured their faculty positions, transitioned to life as an academic abroad, and navigated the challenges and rewards of working in different cultural and institutional environments.

This virtual panel is open to all Brown PhD students and postdocs in STEM. You can attend this virtual panel through https://brown.zoom.us/j/93313283318

Our speakers are:

• Nathanial Cooper, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Industrial Sustainability at University of Cambridge
• Rachel Lupien, PhD in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Aarhus University
• Oana Balmau, PhD in Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at McGill University

This interactive event is designed to advance the following goals:

• Seed and strengthen relationships among faculty and staff committed to or interested in community-engaged teaching and/or research;
• Strategize about creating and sustaining community-engaged, equity-oriented partnerships and positive impact in the current context; and
• Enhance our collective understanding of the resources available to support this work, as well as creative initiatives, colleagues and community partners.

The retreat is open to faculty, postdocs and visiting scholars at Brown, as well as staff involved in community-engaged teaching or research.

It is sponsored by the Swearer Center for Public Service in collaboration with Advance RI-CTR, the Division of Research, the Office of Community Engagement, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the School of Public Health’s Office of Community Engagement and the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning.

Morning coffee and tea and lunch will be provided. 

Registration closes August 11, 2025.

Monday, August 18, 2025 | Noon to 1:00 p.m. ET

Dr. Adriana Bankston will discuss her career path from the bench into policy, including several advocacy roles and current work in the U.S. Congress. Throughout her career, she has been a steady supporter of scientific research and STEM workforce development, and her talk will describe various efforts in this space, including at present working for a former physicist in Congress, how the legislative branch supports science and how researchers can participate.

The target audience for this event is graduate students and postdocs. A Q&A will follow a presentation by Dr. Bankston.

Sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA)

Are you passionate about Neuroscience, Biosolutions (Biotechnology, Fermentation, and Biobased Solutions), Power-to-X (Green Hydrogen and eFuels) or simply curious about what a career in Denmark could be like?

Join Innovation Center Denmark – Boston and Science Hub Denmark for an exclusive event at Brown University!

Discover how Denmark is shaping the future of science and explore exciting career paths within a thriving research and innovation ecosystem. Learn about Denmark’s world-renowned work-life balance, vibrant research environment, and high quality of life—making it an ideal place to build your career and enjoy life beyond work.

Our event speakers are:

Torben Orla Nielsen
Science Attaché
Innovation Centre Denmark

Alexander Watts
Head of Science Hub Denmark

Whether you’re interested in academia or aiming for a career in industry, this event is for you.

All or portions of this event and its participants may be captured by photography or video and used for news or Brown promotional purposes.

Do you need to practice your networking skills with some friendly new faces and receive feedback on how to introduce and promote yourself in a professional setting?

Join our mock networking event for graduate students and postdocs on May 1 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 pm!

Connect with our wonderful Brown alumni and staff from various fields such as finance, tech, consulting, healthcare, higher education, engineering, and participate in guided networking activities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your communication skills, exchange ideas, receive career guidance, and build meaningful professional relationships to support your academic and career journey.

This event is open to all graduate students (PhD and Master’s) and postdocs at Brown.

This panel features Brown alum and staff member who hold doctoral degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences and have transitioned their graduate education and experiences into careers in program management. Panelists will discuss their individual career trajectories, the knowledge and skills they cultivated from their humanities and social sciences education, and how current students can explore a diverse range of fulfilling and meaningful career paths beyond academia. You can also attend the panel virtually: https://brown.zoom.us/j/93313283318

Our panelists are:

Mai Hunt Cesaro PhD’22 in Hispanic Studies, Program Manager of Research, Evaluation, and Professional Development at Modern Language Association

Jocelyn Frelier, PhD in Romance Language and Literature, Associate Director of Brown in Washington Program at Brown University

This panel is co-sponsored by Cogut Institute for the Humanities and Brown Center for Career Exploration. It is open to all graduate students and postdocs in Humanities and Social Sciences

At this workshop, we will focus on how to prepare for your next interview.

This includes:

1. The general rules of an interview and how to prepare for it 
2. Framework to structure thoughts and answers to common interview questions
3. How to answer some tough questions (with examples)
4. Resources you could use to learn more about the preparation and practice

This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

This workshop is geared toward PhD students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs.

It will discuss:

• The differences between a CV and a resume
• Teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia
• Provide tips on highlighting your PhD skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs.

Navigating an academic career comes with constant change, high expectations, and unanticipated challenges. This interactive workshop is designed to equip postdocs and early-career researchers with the tools to maintain well-being, build resilience, and lead projects effectively—even in times of uncertainty. You’ll gain practical strategies to prevent and identify burnout, integrate personal wellness with professional demands, and cultivate a supportive and motivated work environment for your research team. Join us for an empowering session that will help you sustain both your passion and productivity in the long run!

Kelly Holder, PhD, Chief Well-Being Officer of the Warren Alpert Medical School, will lead the workshop. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) and the Carney Institute for Brain Science as part of The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers Program (R25NS124530).

This event will take place in person on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Innovation Zone inside the Carney Institute for Brain Science (164 Angell Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02906).

Light refreshments will be provided, and the event will last about 90 minutes.

Target Audience: This series of events is designed for early career scholars, including Carney ARC scholars, senior postdoctoral scholars at Brown, and junior faculty members at Brown who have recently transitioned from postdoctoral appointments.

The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program aims to advance the research careers of women and persons historically excluded due to ethnicity and race (PEERs) in brain sciences at the level of advanced postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty. ARC is funded by an R25 award from NINDS to support an annual cohort of highly qualified participants through structured mentorship, research support, and activities that contribute to successful neuroscience research careers.

Registration is required. Space is limited to 50 attendees, and registration will close when capacity is reached.

Did you know that there are many great non-faculty and research career pathways for PhDs in STEM within higher education?

Join us to meet exceptional our Brown staff who hold PhDs in STEM and are excelling in various fields within higher education.

At this in-person event, you will:

• Explore various non-Faculty/Research career options for PhD students in STEM within higher education
• Hear staff members share their career transition stories from academic to non-academic tracks in higher education and learn about their current roles.
• Learn how to prepare for and navigate non-faculty and research careers in higher education.
  
  

Our staff speakers are:

• Logan Gin, PhD in Biology, Assistant Director, STEM
• Edel Minogue, PhD in Chemistry, Senior Director, Research Strategy & Development at Alphanumeric Systems at Research Strategy and Development
• Melissa J. Simon, PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Director of Business Development - Life Sciences at Brown Technology Innovations
• Torrey Truszkowski, PhD’18 in Neuroscience, Assistant Director, Research Security and Export Control at Office of Research Integrity

Explore research from across Brown’s postdoctoral community at the 2025 Postdoctoral Research Symposium Poster Session! On Thursday, March 27, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Sayles Hall (81 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912), ninety postdoctoral scholars will showcase their work, spanning a wide range of disciplines and fields.

This event is an opportunity to connect with peers and celebrate the impact of postdoctoral research at Brown. Enjoy a reception with appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages while engaging with presenters. Plus, don’t miss the 2025 Postdoctoral Excellence Awards ceremony with Vice President for Research Greg Hirth, which will take place during the session.

Faculty members, graduate students, staff members, and Brown postdoctoral appointees from all departments and fields of research are encouraged to attend.

No registration is required—just stop by and support postdocs at Brown!

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) at Brown University is pleased to announce the second annual postdoctoral research symposium on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center and Sayles Hall.

This symposium will feature the innovative research being conducted by postdoctoral scholars at Brown and include the following:

• A professional development workshop for postdoctoral scholars
• The Postdoctoral Excellence Awards ceremony in Sayles Hall
  
• A poster session accompanied by a reception in Sayles Hall

While this symposium is designed for postdoctoral research associates and postdoctoral fellows with primary appointments at Brown as well as equivalent postdoctoral appointees with a Brown affiliation at a Brown-affiliated hospital, OUPA is extending the invitation to attend this event to members of the Brown community who could benefit from attending and networking with colleagues.

A submission form for the poster session was shared with the postdoctoral community in December 2024, and a registration form for the workshop will be shared in January 2025 following the Winter Break.

This workshop is geared toward PhD students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs.

It will discuss the differences between a CV and a resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your PhD skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs.

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is excited to announce a Virtual Postdoc Preview for individuals interested in learning more about postdoctoral training at Brown University.

This event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from noon to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees. 

This event is aimed at advanced PhD students and current postdoctoral scholars within 1-2 years of doctoral degree completion.

The agenda will include: 

If you have any questions, please contact OUPA by emailing postdoc-affairs@brown.edu.

Networking is the most important way of navigating your career options and launching your first job after Ph.D. graduation. However, it can also be intimidating when facing uncertainty, speaking to strangers, and experiencing self-doubt. This workshop will focus on strategies you can develop to navigate your career and apply for jobs through networking.

As the tax season approaches, OUPA invites international postdoctoral scholars to attend a workshop aimed at helping you navigate the U.S. tax system. The workshop will be led by international tax specialist Mark Devine & Associates, CPA and is exclusively intended for postdoctoral scholars.

Event Details:

- Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

- Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PM (EST)

- Platform: Virtual (Registration details will be provided later)

A link to register for this workshop will be sent directly to postdoctoral scholars closer to the date.

The event will be recorded and available for those who cannot attend, so be sure to register if you would like to receive the recording. For general tax preparation questions, you can submit one question per registration, and Mark will select a few questions to answer during the event, time permitting. 

OUPA will also offer up to 32 postdoctoral scholars free 15-minute individual consultations with Mark Devine & Associates, CPA to ask tax-related questions. These sessions will be available between February 25 and 27, 2025, and registration will open closer to the date.

Please note that international postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to use the Sprintax-Returns software for tax preparation. For Sprintax-Calculus inquiries, reach out to foreignnationaltax@brown.edu. For individual tax preparation concerns, the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS) will provide educational resources and links to Sprintax Tax Filing Software. Sprintax-Returns software will likely be available on the OISSS website in early March 2025.

Please note that recently appointed postdocs will receive a direct email invitation to this event with location details. This event is specifically for recently appointed postdocs at Brown and is not open to the general public or other members of the Brown community. Unfortunately, OUPA cannot accommodate walk-ins on the day of the event from postdocs who are not registered in advance. Thank you for understanding.

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The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) invites newly appointed postdoctoral scholars at Brown to a welcome event and academic orientation on Monday, February 10, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

The event is a great chance to meet other new postdocs at Brown and the OUPA staff. It will include a presentation from OUPA director Audra Van Wart about planning a successful postdoc and an overview of resources available to postdocs at Brown.

Light refreshments will be provided (starting at 9:45 AM). OUPA will also give attendees free swag, including a canvas tote bag, notebook, and lanyard.

This is the 3rd annual conference of the Brown APSA chapter, which represents a national organization dedicated to career development and community building among physician-scientists in training. APSA strives to be the student physician-scientists’ leading voice for improving educational opportunities, advancing patient-oriented research, and advocating for the future of translational medicine. We are dedicated to building a community of physician-scientists at Brown and beyond, and we aim to recognize physician-scientists advancing clinical medicine through innovation in basic science.

This year, the keynote speech will be presented by Dr. Jack A. Elias. The conference will also feature talks by distinguished researchers and current physician-scientist trainees, a senior physician-scientist panel for students enrolled in medical or graduate school, and a physician-scientist trainee panel for undergraduates and high school students applying to college.

Join us for a panel discussion on demystifying academic on-campus interviews and offer negotiations from the perspective of both junior and senior faculty members!

On this panel, several junior faculty members across various STEM disciplines will discuss their paths and important aspects to consider when pursuing the next job. Topics include, but are not limited to, the campus interview, office and lab space, start-up costs, teaching load expectations, sabbatical leave, and family relocation.

Additionally, Senior Associate Dean of the Program in Biology Thomas Roberts and Associate Provost for STEM Initiatives Chris Rose will present their perspectives, as the senior faculty members, in recruiting, negotiating, and retaining new faculty members.

This panel is co-sponsored by Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs, nuSTEM from School of Engineering, Office of Graduate Studies, and Brown Center for Career Exploration.

Our distinguished panelists include:

This panel was developed with PhD & Postdocs in mind, but anyone interested is welcome to attend.

At this workshop, we will focus on how to prepare for your next interview.

This includes:

1. The general rules of an interview and how to prepare for it
2. Frameworks to structure thoughts and answers to common interview questions
3. How to answer some tough questions (with examples)
4. Resources you could use to learn more about the preparation and practice

This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

Please note that recently appointed postdocs will receive a direct email invitation to this event with location details. This event is specifically for recently appointed postdocs at Brown and is not open to the general public or other members of the Brown community. Unfortunately, OUPA cannot accommodate walk-ins on the day of the event from postdocs who are not registered in advance. Thank you for understanding.

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The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) invites newly appointed postdoctoral scholars at Brown to a welcome event and academic orientation on Monday, November 11, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

The event is a great chance to meet other new postdocs at Brown and the OUPA staff. It will include a presentation from OUPA director Audra Van Wart about planning a successful postdoc and an overview of resources available to postdocs at Brown.

Light refreshments will be provided (starting at 9:45 AM). OUPA will also give attendees free swag, including a canvas tote bag, notebook, and lanyard.

OUPA is pleased to offer “How to Set and Achieve Financial Goals as a Postdoc.” a virtual workshop for postdoctoral scholars at Brown University with Dr. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs.

Description provided by Personal Finance for PhDs: “Having any savings rate when living on a postdoc salary is a huge financial accomplishment. You are eager to make the best use of that limited flow of money—but you might be stuck in analysis paralysis. Should you save up cash? Should you pay down debt (even student loans)? Should you invest—and is that possible during PhD training? During this workshop, you will apply an eight-step framework to your own individual finances to identify your next singular financial goal and gain ideas for how to increase your savings rate.”

Dr. Emily Roberts is a personal finance educator specializing in early-career PhDs. Through her business, Personal Finance for PhDs, she equips graduate students and postdocs to make the most of their money. She gives seminars at universities and for associations; interviews graduate students and PhDs on her podcast; and creates courses and workshops on taxes, investing, and more. Emily holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University and lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.

All postdoctoral scholars at Brown will receive an email invitation to register for this event. Please note that registration is limited to postdoctoral scholars only. 

Join the Brown School of Public Health community for a reception at the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting and Expo! Enjoy conversations with Brown Public Health faculty and network with public health and community health alumni, students and community members.

All School of Public Health students, faculty, staff, postdocs and community members welcome! 

 Please RSVP by October 24, 2024.

This workshop is geared toward PhD students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your PhD skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate.

This workshop is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs.

Join the Data Science Institute for a lunch with postdocs from across the university involved in data or computational science. This lunch will be an opportunity to connect with other postdocs and colleagues who do computational work or think about data in interesting ways. If this sounds like you, then please join us on October 22 at Noon at the Data Science Institute!

Please RSVP here by Oct 16 if you are interested in attending so that we order enough food.

If you would like to join the DSI-affiliated postdoc mailing list to be in the loop about data science opportunities for postdocs and DSI events, sign up here.

The Data Science Institute at Brown engages people across campus and beyond to:

• Educate all in data fluency and advanced area-specific applications of data science methods
• Stimulate large-scale multidisciplinary research developing and applying data science methods to multiple data modalities.
• Ensure that the power of data be leveraged toward a more equitable society.

DSI is looking to connect with postdocs from all disciplines across campus.

Join us to meet our exceptional Brown Ph.D. alumni who are currently excelling in the field of Science/Medical Communication. At this in-person event, you will:

• Explore different career options for PhD students in Science/Medical Communication.
• Hear the alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industries and the challenges they faced during the process
• Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for a career in Science/Medical Communication

This panel is co-sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs and the Brown Center of Career Exploration.

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Join the Brown Data Science Institute for the 2024 Women in Data Science (WiDS) Providence Conference on Oct 18 at the Petteruti Lounge. 

WiDS is a global initiative that empowers and supports women in the field of data science, and our event is the perfect opportunity to learn, grow and connect with like-minded individuals. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, regardless of gender, this event has something for you. 

The WiDS Providence 2024 conference will include a keynote speaker, panels on careers in data science, lunch with the speakers, and lightning talks.

If you are interested in giving a lightning talk during this event, please fill out this Google form in addition to RSVPing below. We are looking for ~3–5-minute presentations, with no more than ~3 slides and a wide range of research topics, so don’t hesitate to submit your work. Whether it’s a work in progress, an internship or summer project, a thesis, or your postdoc research, we want to hear from a diversity of work! We encourage all undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdocs/staff, to submit.

Schedule

Event Program (including panelist bios)

Robert Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge

Organizing Team

(*WiDS co-ambassadors):

• Faculty Chair: Karianne Bergen*
• Speakers & Panelists: Hyeyeon Hwang, Xiran Liu*, Cecile Meier-Scherling, Amina Tassallah, & Dafne Zorzetto*
• Career Panel & Networking: Johanna Koebel & Anushka Narayanan
• Lightning talks: Sarah Esenther* & Sonam Sherpa
• DSI events coordinator: Aspen Stuart-Cunningham

This is a full day event and will include lunch. Attendees can attend all or only some sessions as works with their schedules. 

Please RSVP in advance (below).

Networking is the most important way of navigating your career options and launching your first job after PhD graduation. However, it can also be intimidating when facing uncertainty, speaking to strangers, and experiencing self-doubt. This workshop will focus on strategies you can develop to navigate your career through networking.

Please note the Ice Cream Social has been relocated to The Underground, which is located inside the Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center (75 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912), and the time has been changed to 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

In celebration of NPAW 2024, the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is sponsoring an Ice Cream Social hosted by the Brown Postdoc Council (BPC)! The BPC will hand out ice cream sandwiches and push pops to postdocs from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Ice cream treats will be distributed to the first 75 postdocs who attend on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

The Pembroke Center’s LGBTQIA+ Thinking Initiative and the University Rainbow Staff Alliance invite all LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff, as well as friends and allies, to join us for a mixer to start the academic year. We’ll gather at the Faculty Club for appetizers and socializing. RSVPs are encouraged for planning purposes.

Thank you so much for your interest in this event as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! Regrettably, this event has reached capacity due to the venue size and the quantity of refreshments and supplies OUPA is able to provide. If you wish to join a waitlist for this event, please fill out this brief form. You will be notified via email if a spot opens up.

Postdocs at Brown are invited to Coffee & Donuts for Postdocs, a fun event for Brown postdocs as part of the 2024 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! This free event will include coffee, tea, and donuts.

Postdocs who attend also will receive a free Brown University baseball cap from OUPA (while supplies last and given out on a first-come, first served basis to postdocs only).

This event will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Petteruti Lounge (Room 201) inside the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center (75 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02912).

Please note that registration is limited to postdoctoral scholars only.

In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, all School of Public Health (SPH) postdocs are invited to a celebratory lunch with Dean Ashish K. Jha to celebrate your many contributions to SPH. RSVP is strongly encouraged. 

Thank you so much for your interest in the Postdoctoberfest event as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! Regrettably, this event has reached capacity due to the venue size and the quantity of refreshments and supplies OUPA is able to provide. If you wish to join a waitlist for this event, please fill out this brief form. You will be notified via email if a spot opens up.

In celebration of NPAW 2024, OUPA invites you to Postdoctoberfest, a fun event for Brown postdocs on Monday, September 16, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Brown Faculty Club! This free event will include soft pretzels, sausages, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.

The first 100 postdocs who attend this event will also receive a free YETI beverage holder from OUPA while supplies last. The beverage holders will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to postdocs only.

Please note that registration is limited to postdoctoral scholars only and space is limited due to the capacity of the venue.

The Brown Postdoc Council (BPC) is organizing a two-month series called the Application Season Workshop Series. The purpose of this series is to prepare postdocs for success in the job market. The goal is to offer four workshops to provide motivation and helpful tools to start the application process, followed by in-person writing retreats to provide an environment to complete all of the writing. Below are the details about the first workshop. Postdocs should check their inbox for an email invitation to register for this event.

A research statement is required for nearly all academic positions, whether for a postdoc, a faculty position, or even for graduate school. The Brown Postdoc Council is organizing a virtual workshop on techniques for writing and framing successful research statements for the academic market. The workshop will be conducted by Assistant Professor Aparajita Majumdar. It will take place via Zoom on Thursday, September 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions to clarify points most relevant to their specific field and purpose.

Aparajita Majumdar is an Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society at the History Department and IBES at Brown University. Before joining Brown, she earned her doctorate in History from Cornell University in May 2024. Her expertise lies in the field of environmental humanities, with interests in colonial and postcolonial borderlands, failed crops, Indigenous ecologies, multispecies ethnography, and heritage in South Asia.

Unfortunately, registration for this event has reached full capacity due to venue size limitations. If you have not received an invitation to this event, don’t worry! You will be invited to the next Postdoc Welcome Event on Monday, November 11, 2024. The invitation for the next event will be released on Thursday, September 5, 2024. 

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The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) invites newly appointed postdoctoral scholars at Brown to a welcome event and academic orientation on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

The event is a great chance to meet other new postdocs at Brown and the OUPA staff. It will include a presentation from OUPA director Audra Van Wart about planning a successful postdoc and an overview of resources available to postdocs at Brown.

Light refreshments will be provided (starting at 9:45 AM). OUPA will also give attendees free swag, including a canvas tote bag, notebook, mug, and lanyard.

Please note that recently appointed postdocs will receive a direct email invitation to this event with location details. This event is specifically for recently appointed postdocs at Brown and is not open to the general public or other members of the Brown community. 

OUPA is pleased to offer “Seven Steps to Start Investing as a Postdoc,” a virtual workshop for postdoctoral scholars at Brown University with Dr. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs.

Even if you’re financially ready to invest, doing so is not straightforward as a graduate student or postdoc if you don’t have workplace retirement benefits—or even if you do! However, it is possible to invest even very small sums of money—without the investment management becoming a part time job. This workshop walks you step by step through selecting and funding your first investment account, such as an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), brokerage account, or workplace-based retirement account. While you will not receive individual investment advice, you will be taught basic principles, learn from your peers’ experiences, and be pointed to follow-up resources.

Dr. Emily Roberts is a personal finance educator specializing in early-career PhDs. Through her business, Personal Finance for PhDs, she equips graduate students and postdocs to make the most of their money. She gives seminars at universities and for associations; interviews graduate students and PhDs on her podcast; and creates courses and workshops on taxes, investing, and more. Emily holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University and lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.

All postdoctoral scholars at Brown will receive an email invitation to register for this event. Please note that registration is limited to postdoctoral scholars only.

Join us to meet our exceptional Brown international PhD alumni who are currently excelling in various industries!

At this in-person event, you will:

•  Explore different career options that are available for international PhD students
• Hear alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industries and the challenges that international students may face during the process
• Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for different types of careers

Our Ph.D. alumni speakers are:

• Jiuyang (Joey) Bai, PhD in Cognitive Science, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at CVS Health
• Isabella Gama, PhD in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Associate at McKinsey & Company
• Youngmin Lee, PhD in Chemistry, Patent Agent at Cantor Colburn LLP
• Asli Sahin, PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Director of Search and Evaluation Neuroscience at Abbvie
• Shubham Sharma, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Senior Scientist at Pfizer

“Empowering Career Growth and Professional Resilience Through Strategic Networking” is a workshop facilitated by Mari Anne Snow, CEO/Founder, Sophaya and the Remote Nation Institute (RNI) and Dr. Katherine M. Sharkey, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Associate Dean for Gender Equity, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In this interactive, open discussion forum, participants will examine the nature of career paths in today’s workplace and examine new techniques for building professional networks to foster resilience and lifelong professional meaning and relevance. After completing this session, participants will leave with:

• A pragmatic understanding of the workplace today.
• Novel approaches for cultivating and maintaining a vibrant and supportive network.
• Techniques for building a meaningful career life.
• Concrete action steps to create forward momentum.

This event will take place in person on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Innovation Zone inside the Carney Institute for Brain Science (164 Angell Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02906).

Light refreshments will be provided, and the event will last about 90 minutes.

The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program aims to advance the research careers of women and persons historically excluded due to ethnicity and race (PEERs) in brain sciences at the level of advanced postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty. ARC is funded by an R25 award from NINDS to support an annual cohort of highly qualified participants through structured mentorship, research support, and activities that contribute to successful neuroscience research careers

Target Audience: This event is designed for early career scholars, including Carney ARC scholars, senior postdoctoral scholars at Brown, and junior faculty members at Brown who have recently transitioned from postdoctoral appointments.

Registration is required.

Questions? Please email postdoc-affairs@brown.edu

Mari Anne Snow, CEO, Sophaya and the Remote Nation Institute: With over 20+ years’ experience leading remote teams, Mari Anne is a recognized remote work thought leader. Her company, Sophaya, helps organizations optimize remote work programs and her Remote Nation Institute is re-writing leadership best practices and standardizing remote work business training to educate today’s remote/distributed professionals. Her book, The Remote Work Handbook, provides practical, real-world advice for achieving success with remote/distributed teams.

Katie Sharkey, MD, PhD: As director of the Office of Women in Medicine and Science in the Division of Biology and Medicine, Katie develops programming aimed at fostering academic achievement and professional development of women faculty, house officers, students, and trainees. She chaired the Mentoring Committee of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) from 2019-2023 and now represents AMWA on the steering committee of the Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) leadership training program. Katie is also a past chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Young Investigator Research Forum, which aims to position early-career investigators for a successful research career.

During this workshop, we will focus on how to prepare for your next interview.

This includes:

• General rules of an interview and how to prepare for it
• Common interview questions and the frameworks to structure your thoughts and answers
• Tips on how to answer the tough questions (with examples) 
• Resources for preparation and practice

This program is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs.

Are you a Ph.D. student or a postdoc deciding your career path between academia and industry, and fearing that choosing either sector may be a one-way journey with limited opportunities for change?  While an increasing number of Ph.D. students and postdocs aspire to transition from academia to industry for more career opportunities, many industry professionals with PhDs have chosen to return to academia to become faculty.

Join us in this unique panel that features five accomplished Brown faculty members who have returned to campus from industry for various types of faculty careers (full-time vs. part-time, research vs. teaching vs. program management).

In this panel, they will share their initial career transition journey, why they chose to return to academia, and how their non-academic experience has impacted their research, teaching, and mentoring.

Our faculty speakers are:

• David Blanding (Brown Ph.D. Alum in Political Science), Faculty Director of the Master of Public Affairs Program, Associate Professor of Practice of International and Public Affairs, Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs
• Serdar Kadioglu (Brown Ph.D. Alum in Computer Science), Group Vice President of AI at Fidelity and Adjunct Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science
• Yue Qi (Ph.D. in Material Sciences), Joan Wernig Sorensen Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering
• Jerome R. Robinson (Ph.D. in Chemistry), Manning Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Vikas Srivastava (Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering), Howard M. Reisman’76, P’09 Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering

“Fueling Your Passion: Preventing Burnout in Academic Research” is a workshop intended to help early-career academic researchers learn how to identify and prevent burnout. Kelly Holder, PhD, Chief Wellness Officer, Warren Alpert Medical School, will lead the workshop. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) and the Carney Institute for Brain Science as part of The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers Program (R25NS124530).

This event will take place in person on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Innovation Zone inside the Carney Institute for Brain Science (164 Angell Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02906).

Light refreshments will be provided, and the event will last about 90 minutes.

The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program aims to advance the research careers of women and persons historically excluded due to ethnicity and race (PEERs) in brain sciences at the level of advanced postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty. ARC is funded by an R25 award from NINDS to support an annual cohort of highly qualified participants through structured mentorship, research support, and activities that contribute to successful neuroscience research careers

Target Audience: This event is designed for early career scholars, including Carney ARC scholars, senior postdoctoral scholars at Brown, and junior faculty members at Brown who have recently transitioned from postdoctoral appointments.

Registration is required.

Questions? Please email postdoc-affairs@brown.edu

The workshop will discuss how you can utilize LinkedIn to market yourself, make connection with professionals, and increase the chances of finding jobs.

This workshop is geared toward PhD students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs.

It will discuss:

• The differences between a CV and a resume
• How to use common terms on your resume that are used outside of academia
• Tips on highlighting your PhD skills to position you as a competitive candidate
  
  This workshop is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

Dr. Ayed Allawzi

Senior Scientist in Pharmacology at Pioneering Medicine

BioCON and SACNAS are excited to welcome our second speaker Dr. Ayed Allawzi, who will be joining us in person at Brown University! Dr. Allawzi is a Senior Scientist in Pharmacology at Pioneering Medicine, within the Flagship Pioneering ecosystem. Dr. Allawzi is a Brown alumnus and graduated with his Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and will be discussing his current role at Pioneering Medicine and the trajectory he took to secure his position following his Ph.D. at Brown. Additionally, Dr. Allawzi will be discussing strategies to identify careers outside of academia and how underrepresented students throughout science can make the leap into a career within the biotechnology space.

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/dmVLhhzo15sJSo1A7

Zoom link for remote participants: https://brown.zoom.us/j/99767702373

(Meeting ID: 997 6770 2373)

This program will teach you how to explore your career options.

By the end of the workshop, you will learn:

• How to start the process of Career Exploration
• Where you can get the information/resources you need for career exploration
• What you can do to increase your career readiness at Graduate School

Whether you want to work in academia or beyond, choosing a right postdoc could be a crucial step in shaping your future career. In this workshop, we will discuss some important factors that can easily be overlooked when you are planning to do a postdoc.

Attend our online workshop to gain insight about the consulting industry and learn how to convert your academic CV to a consulting resume that stands out.

The workshop is open to all graduate students and postdocs.

Register Here

At this workshop, we will focus on how to prepare for your next interview.

This includes:

• Learning the general rules of an interview and how to prepare for it
• Designing a framework to structure thoughts and answers to common interview questions
• Advice on how to answer some tough questions (with examples)
• Resources you could use to learn more about the preparation and practice

This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

The workshop will discuss how you can utilize LinkedIn to market yourself, make connection with professionals, and increase the chances of finding jobs.

Please join leaders from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and the Brown STEMM community for a daylong conference discussing strategies to advance antiracism and DEI in science and medicine. Faculty, students, trainees, administrators, and alumni with an interest in DEI efforts in STEMM are encouraged to attend this free event.

The agenda includes:

• Presentation of the NASEM report by Joan Y. Reede ’77, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
• Panel discussions on advancing anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion for:
  • Faculty: Tejal A. Desai ’94, PhD, Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering, Dean of Engineering, Professor of Engineering; Tracey M. Guthrie, MD RES’99, Assistant Dean for Diversity,Program Director, General Psychiatry Residency Program, Professor of Psychiatry; Christopher Rose, PhD, Professor of Engineering, Director, STEMJazz Programs; Leah K. VanWey, PhD, Dean of the Faculty;

  • Graduate Students: Andrew G. Campbell, PhD, Professor of Medical Science, AAAS Fellow, ASCB Fellow, among other distinguished panelists; Patrycja Dubielecka-Szczerba, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Patricia Poitevien ’94, MD ’98, MSc, Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Pediatrics;

  • Undergraduate Students: Mark Johnson, PhD, Professor of Biology, Director for the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Graduate Program; Stacey Lawrence, PhD, Director for STEM Initiatives, The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning; Savannah Lewis ’21, PhD Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University; Brenda M. Rubenstein ‘07, PhD, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Graduate Trainer, MCB and CCMB, Rashid Zia ’01, PhD, Dean of the College, Professor of Engineering and Physics
• The Charles O. Cooke, MD Distinguished Visiting Lectureship presented by Joseph “Adrian” Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP, Executive Vice President of Health Affairs, Professor and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine
• Closing reception.

Join us to meet our exceptional Brown Ph.D. alumni who are currently working in different industries. Listen as they discuss how you should prepare for an industry R&D interview.

Our Ph.D. alumni speakers are:

• Joe Bush, PhD’10: Director of Battery Insights, Analog Devices
  (PhD in Physical Chemistry)
• Sean Flannery, PhD’22, Data Scientist, Ultrasound Monitoring Group at Philips
  (PhD in Biomedical Engineering)
• Jennet Toyjanova, PhD’14,  Associate Director of Translational Engineering , Vertex Pharmaceutical (PhD in Mechanics of Solids)

This panel is open to all graduate students and postdocs at Brown University.

Come meet with our amazing Brown PhD alumni who are currently working in Business related fields in industries!

At this in-person event, you will:

•  Explore different career options in Business.
• Hear the alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to business related careers in industries
• Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for a business related career path.

Our Ph.D. alumni speakers are:

• Caitlin Brown, Ph.D.’14 in Pathobiology, Head Of Business Development at PepperBio
• Nick Edwards, Ph.D.’16 in Neuroscience, Founder and CEO at Emergent (a stealth startup)
• Jide Okandeji, Ph.D.’10 in Chemistry, Consultant at Bain & Company
• Ryan Xu, Ph.D.’ 18 in Pathobiology, Director of Global Marketing, Strategic Planning and Operations: General Medicine
• Racquel Kim Sherwood, Ph.D.’12 in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Regional Director - Life Science Specialists (East) at Avantor

This event is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs. Any Brown students who are considering PhD program or are curious about what you can do with a PhD degree are also encouraged to attend.

This workshop is geared toward PhD students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your PhD skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate. This workshop is open to all Brown PhD students and Postdocs.

To conclude NPAW 2023, the Brown Postdoc Council will host an ice cream social on Wednesday, September 27 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the International House of Rhode Island (8 Stimson Ave, Providence, RI 02906)! This free event will include locally sourced artisan ice cream and provide an opportunity to meet your fellow postdocs.

This event is organized by the Brown Postdoc Council and supported by OUPA. Please email postdoccouncil@brown.edu with any questions.

Please note, this event is intended for postdocs only.

This short program will go over some key services and resources that you can use during the academic year.

Whether you will choose a path in academia, an industry or a combination of both, we can help you:

• Identify your career interests
• Strategize your job search
• Prepare you for job application, interview, and negotiation.

As part of the 2023 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), you’re invited to attend a walking tour of Brown’s campus just for postdocs. This free event is an opportunity to learn more about Brown University’s campus and landmarks. 

Meet at the Bronze Bruno statue on the Main Green near the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. Click here for the location on Google Maps. The tour will begin promptly at 1:00 PM, so please plan to arrive on time. Advanced registration is required.

As part of the 2023 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is offering free professional headshots to Brown postdocs!

Each participating postdoc will have a 5-minute timeslot for a free headshot with a professional photographer. 

Advanced registration will be required, and the registration form will be shared with the Brown postdoc community via a direct email in early September. The specific room location will be provided to those postdocs with an assigned timeslot. 

Please note: no walk-ins can be accommodated. Thank you for understanding.

Save the date for Postdoctoberfest, a fun event for Brown postdocs as part of the 2023 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! 

This free event will include soft pretzels, bratwurst sausages, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Attendees also will receive a free canvas tote bag from OUPA (first come, first served, while supplies last).

“Neuroscience careers in biotech: first principles and what to expect in making the transition from academia”

 Dr. Robert Thorne, Denali Fellow at Denali Therapeutics, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, and International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS) President.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/CUw6JSNvyEJYqbHY7

“Leveraging physiology and engineering for drug delivery to the brain: taking antibodies, enzymes and other proteins to the final frontier.”

Dr. Robert Thorne, Denali Fellow at Denali Therapeutics, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, and International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS) President.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/CUw6JSNvyEJYqbHY7

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) and the Office of the Provost at Brown University are pleased to announce the 2023 Brown Postdoctoral Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

The symposium will take place at 225 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903, on the fifth and fourth floors.

The symposium’s program will include a keynote address by Alaina G. Levine, research presentations by selected postdocs, the distribution of the 2023 Postdoctoral Excellence Awards, raffle prizes, professional headshots, one-on-one career consultations, and more!

Click here to see the schedule.

Click here to see the speakers.

Click here to read the Frequently Asked Questions.

This symposium is a meaningful opportunity for professional development, networking with peers from across disciplinary areas, and increasing the visibility of postdoctoral research at Brown.

Please note:

The symposium is an in-person event without a hybrid or virtual option due to venue limitations.

Registration for the symposium is limited to postdoctoral research associates and postdoctoral fellows at Brown only.

Please direct any questions to OUPA by emailing postdoc-affairs@brown.edu.

CSREA is pleased to host a series of professionalization workshops over lunch for graduate students studying race, ethnicity, and indigeneity at Brown.

Tackling the Job Market: A Conversation with Postdoctoral Fellows

Ella Friday and D’Ondre Swails, Postdoctoral Research Associates in Race and Ethnicity

Register to attend.

This professionalization workshop will focus on preparing graduate students for the academic job market. The workshop offers participants the opportunity to speak with two postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Gabreella Friday and Dr. D’Ondre Swails, who have recently navigated the job market. Participants will leave with a practical toolkit for successfully navigating the academic job market while highlighting their research centered on race, ethnicity, or indigeneity.

The next IBES Tea Time will be on Friday, March 10. From 10 - 11 AM one Friday per month, enjoy tea (or coffee!) and light breakfast fare while listening to short, informal presentations by IBES scholars about the work that excites them. Tea Times are intended to foster a broader understanding of the diverse projects under IBES’s umbrella and serve as an opportunity for engagement with the IBES community.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in DEEPS Jennifer Kowalczyk will speak about “Precipitation and Vegetation in a High CO2 World” and IBES & DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch will answer, “What is the World Meteorological Organization, and why should I care?”

Location: IBES (85 Waterman St), room 101/102.

Come to meet with our amazing Brown Ph.D. alumni who are currently working in User Experience (UX) field from various industries!

At this virtual event, you will:

•  Explore different career options in UX field. 
• Hear the alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industry
• Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for a UX career
• Enjoy a networking lunch with participants from various backgrounds.

Our Ph.D. alumni speakers are:

• Leslie Lai, Ph.D.’19 in Cognitive Science, Senior UX Researcher at Google
• Kimberly J. Lewis, Ph.D.’19 in Anthropology, Senior UX Researcher at Capital One
• Michael Marcusa, Ph.D.’18 in Political Science, Research Manager, Privacy Tooling at Meta
• Liam McGranahan, Ph.D.’10 in Ethnomusicology, Senior Experience Design Manager at Cambia Health Solutions

This event is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs. Any Brown students who are considering Ph.D. program or are curious about what you can do with a Ph.D. degree are also encouraged to attend.

• How to start the process of Career Exploration
• Where you can get the information/resources you need
• What you can do to increase your career readiness now

This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

In this panel, Stefano Tonzani, Ph.D., who is the lead editor of iScience at Cell Press, will share his experience of transiting from academia to the publishing industry, the variety of career choices at Cell Press and advices to the advanced degree holders on how to prepare for a career in the publishing industry.

The employer is actively hiring. You can see their openings at https://relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/relx?q=cell+press Stefano’s background is in Chemical Physics. He studied in Italy, then did a Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder, followed by a postdoc at Northwestern University. He has been in the publishing industry with a variety of roles (both editorial and business) over the last ten years. He is now the physical sciences Lead Editor for iScience, the interdisciplinary journal by Cell Press.

“Leading with Values & Strengths” is a workshop intended to help early-career academic researchers leverage their core assets and sense of purpose to shape their professional direction and scope. During the two-hour session facilitated by Daryn H. David, PhD, participants will engage in didactic and experiential exercises tailored to the unique leadership development needs of early career academics.

This virtual event will take place in person on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM via Zoom.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) and the Carney Institute for Brain Science as part of the Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program (R25NS124530).

The Carney Institute’s Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program aims to advance the research careers of women and persons historically excluded due to ethnicity and race (PEERs) in brain sciences at the level of advanced postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty. ARC is funded by an R25 award from NINDS to support an annual cohort of highly qualified participants through structured mentorship, research support, and activities that contribute to successful neuroscience research careers.

Daryn H. David, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and leadership development coach. At the Yale School of Medicine, she holds a faculty appointment at the Child Study Center and serves as associate director for leadership development in the Offices of Academic & Professional Development and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Through dynamic pedagogy and coaching programs, Daryn leverages her expertise to help academics and healthcare providers actualize their fullest professional potential. She further promotes Yale’s educational mission by coaching high-impact leaders through the Yale Greenberg World Fellows Program. Learn more about Daryn’s work and background here.

Target Audience: This event is designed for early career scholars, including Carney ARC scholars, senior postdoctoral scholars at Brown, and junior faculty members at Brown who have recently transitioned from postdoctoral appointments.

Registration is required. Space is limited to 25 attendees, and registration will close when capacity is reached or on Monday, February 20.

Please note: Participants must complete a Strengths-Finder Assessment before the workshop and bring the results to the workshop. After registering, participants will receive instructions for accessing the assessment from the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) for free. Please allow 30-45 minutes to complete the assessment.

Questions? Please email postdoc-affairs@brown.edu.

The NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing: Putting Policy into Practice

Arielle Nitenson and Andrew Creamer

The new NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing went into effect on January 25, 2023. How have the departments at Brown that support researchers prepared for this new policy? How should researchers prepare for changes in proposal development, data collection, and depositing data? How does the policy impact research, including updating documentation for informed consent, new pre- and post-award engagement with NIH repositories, and updated timelines for data preparation and depositing? Resources will be shared such as templates to help researchers with writing plans, tools for managing their data throughout a project, and sharing data during and after a project closes.

Congratulation on your job offer! Now it’s time to negotiate. This workshop will discuss how to evaluate, research, and respond to job offers. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to examine a job offer and prepare an appropriate response based on your goal and need. This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

At this workshop, we will focus on how to prepare for your next interview. This includes: a. The general rules of an interview and how to prepare for it b. Frameworks to structure thoughts and answers to common interview questions c. How to answer some tough questions (with examples) d. Resources you could use to learn more about the preparation and practice This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

Andrew Stokesbury, the director of Magnolia Innovation (MI), will discuss his transition from Academia (Master of Science in Psychology, Villanova University) to a short stay in market research and then to strategic consulting at Magnolia Innovation. He will discuss how this process differs from academia, and some pit falls he has seen. He will explain who Magnolia Innovation is, and what they do, Strategic consulting in the healthcare space. Andrew will highlight how job applicants have successfully packaged their PhD experience/skills in a way that makes sense for them as a professional services firm in the healthcare space.

Come to meet with our amazing Brown Ph.D. alumni who are currently working in Consulting!

At this Saturday two-hour event, you will:

• Explore different career options in Consulting
• Hear the alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industry
• Learn about the skills you can gain at Brown for diverse career preparation
• Enjoy a networking lunch with participants from various backgrounds

This event is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs. Any Brown students who are considering Ph.D. program or are curious about what you can do with a Ph.D. degree are also encouraged to attend!

Join the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior’s Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program for a virtual open house featuring an overview of the program, breakout sessions with program leaders, and Q&A opportunities. 

This workshop is geared toward Ph.D. students and Postdocs who are seeking non-faculty jobs. It will discuss the differences between C.V. and resume, teach you how to target common terms that are used outside of academia, and provide tips on highlighting your Ph.D. skillsets to position you as a competitive candidate. This workshop is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

In this presentation, Michael Luk, the CTO of SFL Scientific, will introduce the company, discuss the process of founding a company, as well as give general views from a business owner on hiring PhD holders in tech.

This program will teach you how to identify, prepare, and apply for jobs. By the end of the workshop, you will learn: • How to start the process • Where you can get the information/resources you need for career exploration • What you can do to increase your career readiness at Graduate School This program is open to all Brown Ph.D. students and Postdocs.

In this presentation, Todd Arthur Bridges, the Global Head of Sustainable Investing & ESG Research at ESG Book will review how sustainability is transforming financial markets at an unprecedented rate. The sustainability transition or revolution will fail without better data, analytics, and technology. ESG Book combines cutting edge technology and proprietary research to fix a fundamental problem; markets need clearer ESG information to allocate finance efficiently to more sustainable outcomes. The company makes sustainability data more widely available and comparable for all market stakeholders – investors, management consultants, intermediaries, and companies. They enable public and private companies to be custodians of their own data, provide framework neutral information in real-time, and promote transparency through a digital platform. The vision, data, products, and technology of the company can only be brought to market through their people – individual expertise and managing high performing teams. The incorporation of advanced degrees and Ph.D. graduates across different fields is fundamental to ESG Book. Todd will share a few recent examples of Ph.D. graduates integrating into ESG Book, and provide some advice on any future graduate on how best to transition into our industry and build a career in a fast moving venture-backed scale up.

Please join us for a virtual panel “A Conversation with OISSS for International Postdocs”! The event will be held on September 23, 2022, 12pm- 1pm as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week. This event is open to all postdocs!

Panel members will include:

-Audra Van Wart, PhD
Associate Dean for Training & Program Development
Director, Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs

-Elke Breker
Director, Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS)

- Laura Beth Montague
Assistant Director, International Scholar Services, OISSS

-Natalie D’Silva, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Co-President, Brown Postdoc Council

Register here! A Zoom link will be shared with registrants.

Sponsored by the Office of International Student & Scholar Services (OISSS) and the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs.

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (Sep 19-23, 2022) is approaching soon. As our way to celebrate the National Postdoc Appreciation Week, come join us for free locally-sourced artisanal ice-cream, to appreciate the great efforts that the Brown postdoc community has done for the research and training environment at Brown. This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow postdocs, socialize, and collaborate. This event is organized by Brown Postdoc Council and Office of University Postdoctoral affairs.

This event will take place at The Underground, Robert Center, Brown University (link) on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, 5pm to 8pm.

The event is free, however, we ask that you RSVP (link) before Sep 17th, for catering purposes and to let us know about any dietary restrictions.

We hope that this event will help foster a sense of community among postdocs at Brown. For any issues or questions, please reach out to any of the BPC council members.

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs in partnership with the Biomed Office of Graduate and Postdoc Studies and the Dean of Faculty are excited to host Postdoctoberfest! All Postdocs are welcome to join us after work for snacks, drinks and good company at the Huttner Room at the Faculty Club on September 19, 2022, 5:00pm- 7:00pm. The event will be indoor and outdoor (on a patio). The event is free to attend however please RSVP by September 12th for planning purposes.

Join us for a K99/R00 Grant Writing workshop on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 9AM to 12PM EST. This workshop will bring together excellent sessions and Q&A with experts, current K99 and R00 awardees, and experienced grant review panelists from Brown.

Interested postdocs are asked to RSVP by Friday May 13 to be part of this workshop! We plan on holding this workshop as a hybrid event, including the option to attend in-person or via Zoom. We ask that you RSVP early so that we can best accommodate all participants.

We are pleased to announce that our May 5th Brown Bag will be presented by Lindsey Smith, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center of Gerontology & Healthcare Research. The presentation is entitled “Assisted Living Geographic Access: Measurement and Implications for Racial Equity” 

https://brown.zoom.us/j/96311364228

Conversation and book Signing

Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City and grew up in South Korea, South Africa, and India. An acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction, she is the author of Sidewalks(Coffee House Press, 2014), Faces in the Crowd(Coffee House Press, 2014), The Story of My Teeth(Coffee House Press, 2015), Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions(Coffee House Press, 2017), and Lost Children Archive(Alfred A. Knopf, 2019). She is the recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship and the winner of DUBLIN Literary Award, two Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, the Carnegie Medal, and an American Book Award, and she has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Kirkus Prize, and the Booker Prize. She is a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree and the recipient of a Bearing Witness Fellowship from the Art for Justice Fund. Her work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, and McSweeney’s, among other publications, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. She is a writer in residence at Bard College and lives in New York City.

Valeria Luiselli will be in conversation with Brown University faculty member Ralph Rodriguez, Professor of American Studies and English. Rodriguez is the author of Latinx Literature Unbound: Undoing Ethnic Expectation (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Brown Gumshoes: Detective Fiction and the Search for Chicana/o Identity (University of Texas Press, 2005).

This event is free and open to the public. For questions or to request special services, accommodations, or assistance, please contact humanities-institute@brown.edu or (401) 863-6120.

This event is a part of the Greg and Julie Flynn Cogut Institute Speaker Series, which brings high-profile speakers in the humanities to the Brown University campus. Each visit includes a public lecture and a separate seminar-style meeting with undergraduate students.

Brown University abides by public health guidance and health and safety protocols to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19. Event attendees, including visitors and guests, must comply with all University policies and protocols in place at the time of the event, including current University policy regarding face masks and coverings (see the University’s COVID-19 Campus Activity Status page for the current policy for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals).

Please join the Carney Institute for a conversation with Colleen McKiernan, Ph.D., about her journey from earning a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology to working as a Senior Patent Agent at Intellia Therapeutics. Colleen will discuss what it’s like to work in patents and intellectual property with a background in science. 

In this workshop and educational session, participants will learn how to make Hawaiian lei out of eyelash yarn, and learn about the cultural and historical context of this kind of lei. As we spin the fluffy yarn to mimic the look of the Hawaiian finch feathers, we’ll also talk about how cultural practices like lei-making and gifting are tied to Indigenous land and sovereignty.

Recommended for ages 14 and up.

Materials can be provided at no cost and mailed for up to 30 participants in RI, MA, or CT. You can also follow along at home with your own materials.

About the speaker:

Makana Kushi (Kanaka ‘Ōiwi) is a 4th year PhD candidate in American Studies at Brown University originally from Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Her research explores ethnic and racial hierarchies in Hawaiʻi through Hawaiian language newspapers and family and oral history. As a beneficiary of the kula kaiapuni (Hawaiian language immersion school) movement, she is dedicated to the cultivation of Indigenous resurgent educational spaces, and hopes to explore the resurgent potential of teaching Hawaiʻi history both in and outside of the academy. She is the program coordinator for Brown’s Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative.

About Gather. Make. Sustain.:

Join the Haffenreffer Museum in welcoming back our popular spring series: Gather. Make. Sustain., in which we celebrate Indigenous artists, cultural workers, and land-based practitioners as they gather materials from the Natural World, make meaning through art and cultural work, and sustain traditional knowledge systems.

Supported by generous donors to the Barbara Greenwald Memorial Arts Program fund.

CLPS, GPP, and NSGPP students are sponsoring a panel on careers outside of academia.

Brown Alumni will discuss their non-academic career paths.

Speakers:

Jing Liang-Guallpa (she/her/hers)
Field Scientific Consultant with Inscopix, Inc.
Jing is a fellow NIH-Brown GPP alumnus who graduated with her PhD in Neuroscience in late 2020. In Spring of 2021, she transitioned to a field applications scientist position with Inscopix, a private biotech company, and has since consulted on over 80 unique scientific projects covering learning and memory, feeding and homeostatic drive, social behaviors and hierarchy, addiction, sleep, and translational research projects on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Mary Bates
Freelance science writer
Mary Bates is a freelance science writer who specializes in telling stories about the brains and behavior of humans and other animals. Her work has appeared in print and online publications including National Geographic news, Mongabay, The Scientist, and Muse magazine. She has written for such organizations as the Society for Neuroscience, American Society for Human Genetics, Alzheimer’s Association, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Mary is also the co-author of the 6th edition of Sensation and Perception, an undergraduate psychology textbook. She earned her PhD in psychology from Brown University, where she studied echolocation in bats. When not writing, she creates science- and nature-inspired embroidery for her shop, Historia Naturale. She lives outside Boston with her partner, two cats, and two guinea pigs.

Organized by: Brown CLPS, GPP, and NSGPP Students

From Global to Local: Telling Stories of Home

Join us for International Festival, one of the largest events hosted by the Global Brown Center for International Students! International Festival is a day of celebration of Brown’s vibrant global community, bringing together student organizations and University offices that uplift and enrich the global experience here at Brown. From 12-3pm on Saturday, April 16th, come to the main green to enjoy delicious food, games, and performances! From the cultural organizations serving appetizers and desserts from home, to performance organizations putting on an incredible show, celebrate a diverse set of stories from around the world in many different forms. Participants will be able to buy tickets to purchase food and other items on the day of the event. Please note that this event is cash-only.

This year, the International Festival is co-hosted by Storytellers @ Brown and at each cultural organization booth, we’re featuring a work of literature that the clubs have chosen to represent their group! Get amazing book recommendations and listen to performers from Storytellers and beyond share their personal narratives in a global context. Expect performances from Storytellers, Brown Bhairavi, Brown Lion Dance, Mezcla, and more! 

Special thanks to participating student organizations and University offices:

1. AfriSA
2. Brasa @ Brown
3. Brown/RISD Arab Society
4. Brown Taiwan Society
5. Brown UNICEF
6. Center for Language Studies
7. Chinese Student Association
8. Filipino Alliance (FA)
9. Global Brown
10. Global Health Initiative
11. Hawaiʻi at Brown
12. Hellenic Students Association
13. Himalayan Cultural Association
14. Japanese Cultural Association
15. Latinx Student Union
16. LGBTQ Center
17. Nigerian Students Association
18. Office of International Programs
19. Project Access
20. Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender
21. South Asian Students’ Association
22. Storytellers @ Brown
23. Vietnamese Student’s Association

Join us as we welcome Mashantucket Pequot/Narragansett educator and subsistence practitioner Nakai Northup as he elucidates on traditional food sources and harvesting on Pequot and Narragansett lands to preserve and protect natural resources to promote culture, lifeways and food sovereignty for future generations.

About the speaker:

Nakai Northup serves as head of educator of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center where he’s spent more than 10 years developing educational programs on eastern woodland tribal history and culture for visitors of all ages. Nakai is completing his degree in business management at Mitchell College and is the vice chair of the Tribe’s Natural Resources Protection Committee. He also serves as a board member of the Stonington Historical Society.

An avid hunter and fisherman, Nakai is a frequent speaker and lecturer on historic preservation, environmental Indigenous activism, food sovereignty, and teaching traditional eastern woodland histories and lifeways. Having both Mashantucket Pequot and Narragansett bloodlines, Nakai has spent his entire life on both reservations and is a passionate advocate and activist for Native American rights. With a strong love for his tribal communities and as a father of two beautiful children, Nakai is dedicated to preserving tribal histories and passing down cultural traditions to younger generations.

About Gather. Make. Sustain.:

Join the Haffenreffer Museum in welcoming back our popular spring series: Gather. Make. Sustain., in which we celebrate Indigenous artists, cultural workers, and land-based practitioners as they gather materials from the Natural World, make meaning through art and cultural work, and sustain traditional knowledge systems.

Supported by generous donors to Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum.

Contrary to popular belief, recruiters work for companies, not candidates. They will likely be friendly, but they are not your friends. This workshop will help you navigate the recruitment industry, providing tips and tools to manage these important relationships. You will learn about the stages of the recruitment process and gain insight on how best to approach recruiters.

The “What I Am Thinking About Now” series provides a collegial, productive workshop space for faculty and graduate students to present and discuss recently published work and work in progress. Scholars test ideas and receive feedback from a diverse and supportive group of scholars on Mondays throughout the semester. 

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Kera Street, Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Religious Studies

Pure Pursuits: Black Women’s Lived Religion in a Digital Age

For decades, evangelical Christians have given theological and cultural primacy to notions of purity, often pointing to the pure Christian subject as the answer to larger issues in the religious, social, and political world. But given the ways evangelicalism and its pure Christian subject are always imagined as white, what does it look like when black Christian women pursue purity as a spiritual aim? Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork with an evangelical women’s group called Pinky Promise, Dr. Street’s talk examines how evangelical concerns for purity continue to surface in the contemporary moment—one marked increasingly by new media and digital technologies, and inherently organized by racial and gendered logics. With a focus on the faith practices of women in the Boston-area chapter of Pinky Promise, Dr. Street’s talk explores how black women strive to live good Christian lives in a digital age.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Kera Street is a Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow in Religious Studies at Brown University. She studies the religious ambitions of black Christian women and the ways they live, imagine, and practice their faith in a digital age. Her current project looks at a contemporary evangelical women’s movement called Pinky Promise to interrogate how members’ pious efforts are informed by racial, gendered, and class-based logics that conflate purity with whiteness. She has a BA in Religious Studies from Spelman College and a PhD in the Study of Religion from Harvard University. Her work has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Louisville Institute, the Forum for Theological Exploration, and others.

I get it. Informational interviewing can be uncomfortable and awkward at times. You really have to put yourself out there. Thankfully, the School of Professional Studies is here to help you overcome your fear of informational interviewing so we can leverage its power and use it to help you achieve your career goals!

During this workshop you can expect to:

• Learn why informational interviewing is important
• Explore some strategies to make it feel more natural
• Leave having crafted a great informational interview ask
• Identify key individuals at an organization to network with towards learning about the company culture and gaining inside tips on the hiring process. When done effectively, this can lead to developing a relationship with an employee who will submit an application on your behalf, bypassing the online submission portal that all other candidates funnel through.

Join Aquinnah Wampanoag master artist Jonathan James-Perry as he illustrates the cultural renaissance of Northeastern Indigenous maritime traditions and his participation in the movement. Jonathan has crafted over 40 traditional vessels ranging from small river boats to the largest ocean-going vessel in recent history in the North Atlantic. Jonathan will immerse you in the complex trade networks, subsistence practices, and diplomatic assertion of sovereignty of Indigenous nations’ ocean territories.

About the speaker:

Jonathan James-Perry is an Aquinnah Wampanoag culture bearer, leader, historian, artist and professional speaker. He is grounded in the traditions of his ocean-going ancestors. Jonathan’s pieces reflect balance within the Natural World, incorporating stories, effigies, and symbology of Wampanoag traditions. He has over fifteen years of experience working within the Tribal Historic Preservation Office and over twenty years of experience in the research and historical interpretation of Eastern Woodlands Native culture and art. He is currently serving his fifth term as Councilman for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and works for the Elders Council at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. He has worked with various non-profit and tribal organizations in exhibit design and cultural consultation based on traditional Wampanoag knowledge, symbolism, and values.

About Gather. Make. Sustain.:

Join the Haffenreffer Museum in welcoming back our popular spring series: Gather. Make. Sustain., in which we celebrate Indigenous artists, cultural workers, and land-based practitioners as they gather materials from the Natural World, make meaning through art and cultural work, and sustain traditional knowledge systems.

Supported by generous donors to Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum.

An “elevator speech” is one of the most important tools for networking with others to exchange information and develop professional contacts. If you’re looking for new career opportunities or people who can help you achieve personal and professional goals, you’ll need a strong elevator pitch. This workshop will help you craft a story that highlights your skills (and, if you’re a job-seeker, signals what you want to be doing) both in-person and virtually.

Public Health Research Day is an annual conference hosted by Brown University’s School of Public Health that highlights the research accomplishments of our students, trainees, and partners. All members of the Brown community are welcome to visit the poster session to learn more about Brown students’ high-impact public health work!

The conference, held in the Crystal Room of Alumnae Hall, is one of several events held to commemorate National Public Health Week, April 4-10, 2022. Visitors are encouraged to discuss posters with students, fellows, staff, faculty and affiliates. We anticipate there being approximately 70 posters.

Posters will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded for posters judged to be the best in the following categories:

• undergraduate student
• master’s student
• doctoral student

Winners will be announced by the School of Public Health in mid-April.

Negotiations can be daunting, you want the best possible outcome but getting there isn’t always easy or possible.The negotiation process requires rigorous planning and preparation and the best negotiations are the ones that yield mutual gain.

We may not realize it but we negotiate everyday, and while negotiation does not come naturally, it’s an essential skill for your life and career.

Join this workshop to learn about the art of negotiation, from the skills required to become an expert negotiator to identifying your own negotiation style for the best outcomes, as well as how to develop a backup plan for when negotiations don’t necessarily go your way.

From the images you choose through to the recommendations you request from your LinkedIn connections, your LinkedIn Profile provides the opportunity to showcase your professional brand and help you get found online.

Perfect for anyone wanting to get found on LinkedIn by recruiters, learn the key features and considerations when updating or creating your LinkedIn Profile and how to stand out.

Attendes will learn:

• The key features of the LinkedIn Profile and how to approach writing them
• How to complete Career Interests on Private Dashboard to let recruiters know you are being open to being contacted on LinkedIn

Yes, cover letters are still a thing! This session will cover different approaches to cover letter writing that will help your application standout. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of different formats so that you can decide which is the best fit for your work experience and the types of roles you are targeting.

A core component of CSREA is supporting faculty and advanced students in the development of cutting-edge, collaborative intellectual work. “What I Am Thinking About Now” is an informal workshop/seminar series where faculty and graduate students present recently published works and works in progress for early-stage feedback and development.

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Slavery, Citizenship, and the Politics of Racial Violence in the Americas

Marcelo Ferraro, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Historical Injustice and Democracy, CSSJ and Watson Institute

This project analyzes the intersection between slavery, race, and citizenship in the making of regimes of racial violence in the nineteenth century Atlantic World. It demonstrates how the Age of Revolution inaugurated a wave of emancipations in the Americas and, at the same time, a second age for bondage in the United States, Cuba, and Brazil. People of African descent resisted captivity, disenfranchisement, and state repression throughout the hemisphere. Yet slavery and racialized citizenship prevailed in these three societies. The emergence of new slaveholding classes influenced the making of constitutions and criminal law in Spain/Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. Despite the specificities of each political and racial regime, they shared one common experience. Statesmen from these nations resolved the contradictions between constitutional principles and the material reality of slavery by establishing racialized regimes of exception under the rule of law. For the people of African descent who suffered under these regimes, the exception was the norm.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Marcelo Ferraro is a jointly appointed postdoctoral fellow with the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Ferraro completed his Ph.D. at the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 2021, having previously received his master’s degree in Social History and his B.A. in History, Law, and Social Sciences at the same institution. His dissertation developed a comparative study on the intersections between slavery and criminal justice in Brazil and the southern United States. He is currently working on his first book on slavery and racial violence in the Americas in the long nineteenth century.

Join the Carney Institute for Brain Science for a virtual Carney Coffee Hour to learn more about the institute’s centers and core facilities, featuring Diane Lipscombe, Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani director of the Carney Institute, and Christopher Moore, the institute’s associate director.

Your Personal Brand is a reflection of the story that you want to tell about yourself and how you wish for others to see you. If you think of what you want to be said of you in the public, those things would be a good representation of your brand.

• Learn the meaning of a Personal Brand.
• Understand why your Personal Brand is important personally and professionally.
• Explore ways to present yourself as a professional.
• Learn to reflect a positive and consistent message to your peers.
• Explore how a Personal Brand will benefit you.
• Learn how to become memorable in a positive way.
• Create your own Personal Brand Statement.

Negotiations can be daunting, you want the best possible outcome but getting there isn’t always easy or possible.The negotiation process requires rigorous planning and preparation and the best negotiations are the ones that yield mutual gain.

We may not realize it but we negotiate everyday, and while negotiation does not come naturally, it’s an essential skill for your life and career.

Join this workshop to learn about the art of negotiation, from the skills required to become an expert negotiator to identifying your own negotiation style for the best outcomes, as well as how to develop a backup plan for when negotiations don’t necessarily go your way.

Is geographic location key to your course’s theme, content, or projects? ArcGIS StoryMaps enables you to create map-themed websites and build digital narratives around these. This workshop will show us how to use StoryMaps to add text, images, video, and a number of interactive maps. It is ideal for courses focusing on a location, such as a country or a series of cities, while integrating components of creative writing, storytelling, and digital narration.

This workshop will be facilitated by Frank Donnelly, Brown’s Geospatial Information Services and Data Librarian.

Please bring your laptop to the workshop. In-person attendance is required for this event.

The Office of the President invites members of the Brown University community to the Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Lecture on Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m. The event, titled “ Growth, Innovation, and Equity: Ensuring American Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century, ” will feature U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo. A moderated discussion will follow, led by President Christina H. Paxson.

The exact location of the event will be announced at a later date.

To learn more about the series, please visit brown.edu/ogden.

The Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Lecture on International Affairs is the University’s oldest and most prestigious foreign affairs lecture series. The lectureship honors Stephen A. Ogden Jr., a member of the Class of 1960, who wanted to advance the cause of world peace through a career in international relations. Since the inaugural Ogden Lecture in 1965, Brown has welcomed many heads of state, senior elected officials, career diplomats and other policymakers and close observers of the international arena.

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Closed captioning will be provided. To request additional accommodations or assistance for this event, please contact Event Strategy and Management at universityevents@brown.edu.

Attendees must comply with all University COVID-19 policies and protocols in place at the time of the event. For more information, please visit https://policy.brown.edu/policy/covid-19.

Contrary to popular belief, recruiters work for companies, not candidates. They will likely be friendly, but they are not your friends. This workshop will help you navigate the recruitment industry, providing tips and tools to manage these important relationships. You will learn about the stages of the recruitment process and gain insight on how best to approach recruiters.

A core component of CSREA is supporting faculty and advanced students in the development of cutting-edge, collaborative intellectual work. “What I Am Thinking About Now” is an informal workshop/seminar series where faculty and graduate students present recently published works and works in progress for early-stage feedback and development.

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Adrián E. Hernández Acosta, Postdoctoral Research Associate in International Humanities, Hispanic Studies and Cogut Institute

Notes on Metamorphosis in the Mortuary Poetics of Caribbean Literature​

This talk presents a cross-section of my current book project, which proposes “mortuary poetics” as a framework for exploring how Caribbean literature cares for the dead and how religious practices in the region form an integral part of its literary care. With examples from Haitian, Dominican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican artistic catalogues, this talk highlights both the possibilities and limits of metamorphosis as a key tension in how Caribbean literature draws from religious practice to care for the dead.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Adrián is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar whose research and teaching explore formations of race, gender, and sexuality through readings of African diaspora religions—broadly understood—in Hispanophone Caribbean literature and culture. Adrián’s current project provides a critical inventory of the ways in which African diaspora religions are portrayed in scenes of death and mourning within Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban literature, film, and visual art. Analyzing this critical inventory leads him to propose a “mortuary poetics” as a fruitful framework for thinking about mourning, literature, and religion in a Caribbean context. This semester, Adrián is teaching a Spanish-language course on mourning and experimental form in 20th and 21st century Hispanophone Caribbean literature.

Join this interactive, virtual workshop designed to provide Postdoctoral Scholars with a variety of job search skills and techniques within industry, nonprofit and government sectors, including:

How to conduct a skills-based search
Facilitate employer connections
Target positions for optimal results

Attendees will leave the session with action steps, strategies and a plan to conduct a successful job search.

These days, the average person holds about eleven different positions in the course of their career. The new normal is not only to switch jobs but to change professions—which isn’t easy to accomplish. When you want to make a 180-degree change, you’ll need the tools to land the job you really want, even if you aren’t a “traditional” candidate with the expected or standard career trajectory for the role. This workshop will demystify the job search process when you’re making a switch and provide strategies for getting in front of the decision makers to secure the job you want.

Connecting PhD & Master’s students, Postdocs and Alumni to employers for a virtual networking and recruitment experience. The fair is for candidates seeking full-time jobs, internships, fellowships, and postdoctoral opportunities.

Hosted by the Graduate Career Consortium - an international organization supporting the career and professional development of graduate students and postdocs.

To Register:

1. Click on the External Registration link above, or go to: https://www.careereco.com/events/gcc
2. Click on the Registration link
3. Under Create a New Account - choose Register as an Individual

The Global Brown Center for International Students and the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender invite you to join us for a day of community and celebration centered around the revolutionary lives of international women. Participate in activities, meet new friends, and pick up a dessert “to-go” box. All gender identities are welcome!

RSVP at this link: tinyurl.com/iwd-sdc-gbc

An “elevator speech” is one of the most important tools for networking with others to exchange information and develop professional contacts. If you’re looking for new career opportunities or people who can help you achieve personal and professional goals, you’ll need a strong elevator pitch. This workshop will help you craft a story that highlights your skills (and, if you’re a job-seeker, signals what you want to be doing) both in-person and virtually.

During this workshop, we will explore EdPuzzle, Volley, and GoReact. These tools enable you to create interactive video-based activities such as video annotation, video messaging, and embedding comprehension exercises. We will go over the key components of each app, as well as considerations for implementing these in your courses.

Register for this event here.