October Events

Tuesday, October 11, 10 AM – 12 PM

The Insider’s View on Teaching-Based Professorships
Led by Sydella Blatch, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Stevenson University

This workshop will provide an overview of what the teaching-based professorship is like on a daily basis and how it differs from being at a research-intensive institution. It will go beyond introducing you to the components required for an academic application and focus on ways to stand out to various search committees. Dr. Blatch will share some of her helpful tips on writing a teaching philosophy and interpreting job ads to identify what key elements to include in an application. She will also be available for individual consultations following the workshop to answer your specific questions on how to prepare a competitive packet.

Note there are 25 spots available, if you would like to attend, please send Yvette Pittman (yvette.pittman@nih.gov) an email.

Friday, October 14, 9 AM – 12 PM

Mock Study Section Observation

In partnership with NICHD Division of Extramural Research, the Office of Education is offering a Mock Study Section workshop for intramural fellows with:

NICHD Program Officer, Dr. Susan Taymans
NICHD Scientific Review Officer, Dr. David Weinberg

This workshop will cover how a study section works, the roles of program officers and scientific review officers and how they can help you, and the process after your grant is reviewed. To gain an understanding of the distinctions among grant applications, the kinds of scientific comparisons that are made, and how scoring is modified based on the discussion, it will include a mock study section with several extramural and fellow reviewers, scoring two K99/R00 NIH applications.

Note there are 40 spots available, if you would like to attend, please send Yvette Pittman (yvette.pittman@nih.gov) an email.