PFF Fall Symposium | November 11, 2011

IUPUI Preparing Future Faculty Program announces its Fall Symposium, Preparing for the Academy, Friday, November 11, 2011 at the University Place Conference Center. The one-day symposium offers graduate students, post docs, and faculty from a multitude of disciplines an opportunity to learn and interact with peers and colleagues from IUPUI, Indiana University School of Medicine, Butler University, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and The Ohio State University. Topics of panel discussions include How the Academy Really Works, Transitioning into the Professoriate, Faculty Considerations such as Legal Issues with Technology and Promotion and Tenure along with Mentoring and Professional Growth.  Small group, interactive roundtables will allow participants to craft a successful candidate statement or hone an in-progress proposal. A keynote luncheon features Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, who earned tenure by age 30.  Dr. Strayhorn will offer advice and commentary on being a Quick Starter in Academia.

There is no cost to participate. Register online at https://www.research.net/s/PFF.  In order to participate in the complimentary meals and reception, please register by Thursday, November 10, 2011.  There will be limited on-site registration available on the day of the event.  For a full agenda and list of speakers, visit HERE.

IUPUI PFF Scholars will receive:

3 Professional Development (O) units for attending the full day symposium, or

1 (O) unit for attending the luncheon only. 

1 Teaching (T) unit for attending the interactive Roundtables on Crafting a Successful Candidate Statement or Writing to Win-Publishing and Proposals. 

New Program Plan Activity | Conveying Messages with Graphs

Conveying Messages with Graphs When: Thursday, September 22, 2011 | 01:30 PM-03:00 PM Where: University Library, Lilly Auditorium Presenter: Jean-luc Doumont Although widely used in research to analyze data and to communicate about them, graphical displays are still poorly mastered by researchers, who often use the wrong graphs or use them in the wrong way (and popular software does not exactly help). Based on Dr. Doumont's book Trees, Maps, and Theorems: About Effective Communication for Rational Minds,the lecture discusses how to select the right graph for a given data set and a given research question, how to optimize the graph's construction to reveal the data, and finally how to phrase a useful caption. An engineer from the Louvain School of Engineering and PhD in applied physics from Stanford University, Jean-luc Doumont now devotes his time and energy to training engineers, scientists, business people, and other rational minds in effective communication, pedagogy, statistical thinking, and related themes. Articulate, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Dr. Doumont is a popular invited speaker worldwide, in particular at international scientific conferences, research laboratories, and top-ranked universities. For additional information about Jean-luc Doumont, visit Principiae.be Register at http://ctl.iupui.edu/events/eventsRegistration.asp?id=2585 This ievent is eligible for 1 T unit.  For additional PFF programs and activities, view the PFF Program Plan available here.

PFF Orientation | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 4-5pm, Campus Center 268

We look forward to see you this Wednesday!

 

The Preparing Future Faculty program orientation will take place on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4-5pm, Campus Center 268. The orientation provides an overview of the PFF program, expectations and calendar of events.

Who: Current IUPUI advanced graduate students interested in participating in the PFF program and current IUPUI PFF Scholars needing to complete an orientation session.

What: Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) is a program designed to introduce advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to the full range of professional responsibilities in research, teaching, and service that will be encountered in the academy.
When: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4pm – 5pm
Where: IUPUI Campus Center, Room 268420 University Blvd.Indianapolis, IN 46202
Why: Participating in a PFF orientation is a requirement to completing the PFF program and receiving a certificate of participation.


Register Here

A Postdoc's Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave

The National Postdoctoral Association's ADVANCE project has developed a new online resource, “A Postdoc’s Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave,” that may be of use to women postdoctoral scholars in your community. The guide provides general information on pregnancy and maternity leave for postdocs, including tips on keeping your research going and talking with your postdoctoral supervisor.

The guide covers such topics as: Research Concerns for your Pregnancy; Maternity Leave and Federal Funding Guidelines; and Making a Maternity Research Plan.

You can find it here: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/publications/563-maternity-guide

Planning for pregnancy and maternity leave can present an array of complexities for postdocs due to the position’s temporary nature and the variety of funding sources. The goal of this guide is to provide a postdoc with some initial guidance on how to find the detailed information that may apply to her situation at her institution.

POSTDOC | UCLA Program in Global Health Postdoctral Fellowship Training Program in Global HIV/AIDS Prevention Research

The UCLA Program in Global Health (PGH) is part of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. PGH offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Global HIV/AIDS Prevention Research, funded by a T32 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

This postdoctoral fellowship focuses on academic training, original research, and professional

development, and is designed to prepare scientists for academic research careers focused on
understanding and preventing HIV disease globally. The fellowship lasts 3 years, and a successful
graduate of the training program will have secured a master's degree (or completed equivalent work); completed at least one major developing country HIV prevention research project; participated in other research projects; made a research presentation in at least one major scientific conference; published as a first author in leading scientific journals, and received a multiyear grant related to HIV prevention in the developing world to take into a first faculty position.

We are currently looking for candidates for this program:
Fields of study/PhD area requirements:  Social/behavioral scientist or a graduate with a doctoral degree from a relevant professional field (such as public health, public policy, nursing, business, law, etc)

Fellowship start date: July 1, 2012

Length of appointment and funding: 3 years

Number of opportunities: 1 per year (project year runs July 1 - June 30)

Location: UCLA (Los Angeles, California) with research sites in developing countries

Application due date: December 31, 2011

Restrictions: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents at the time of fellowship appointment

To apply, please go to:

http://globalhealth.med.ucla.edu/programs/fellowship.html and see the link to the application. Send the completed application form with the supporting documents (see instructions on application) via (hard copies are not necessary) to both:

Greg Szekeres, Deputy Director,

UCLA Program in Global Healthgszekeres@mednet.ucla.edu
Izumi Shitoma, Fellowship Coordinatorm
ishitoma@mednet.ucla.eduFor questions about the fellowship or the application process, please contact Greg Szekeres at gszekeres@mednet.ucla.edu or +1-310-557-3547.