PROMISE Alumna (College Park), Dr. Alycia Marshall, Professor at AACC, has shared this information:

Positions available:  Anne Arundel Community College has immediate openings for instructors of Astronomy and Physics courses.  Lectures and Lab sections are available. Must have a Master’s degree in a science field.  Teaching experience preferred.

Openings are for one, two or three days a week during the day at the main campus in Arnold, Maryland.  Most sections are day time, limited evening availability.  Classes begin Jan 18^th.  Interested applicants should send a resume or CV with a cover letter expressing their interest to Dr. Kirsten Casey (kacasey@aacc.edu).

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be having its 8th Annual Regional Research Symposium on April 18, 2017. Abstracts are currently being accepted. Everyone is invited to come to attend, to present, and/or to support other fellow researchers. Details regarding the symposium are below.

For further details, please visit 

https://www.umes.edu/symposium2017/Default.aspx?id=55623. 

Event Details

Event: 8th Annual Regional Research Symposium

Date: April 18, 2017

Transportation: A bus from the UMBC campus to the UMES campus will be provided. Please email promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject, “UMES Symposium Bus” and indicate your name, major, university, and phone number.

Deadlines

Abstract for oral and poster presentations: December 15, 2016 at 12:00 PM. (Deadline pushed to February 15th)

Abstract submission guidelines: Abstract Guidelines Here

Registration: December 15, 2016 at 12:00 PM (Deadline pushed to February 15th)

Fees

non-UMES/UMBC students: $50.00 registration fee

UMBC students: fee will be waived for all UMBC students

Let Your Research Tell a Story

A Saturday Brunch Workshop Presented by Laura Wexler of The Stoop Storytelling Series

On January 28, 2017, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Maryland from all disciplines are invited to attend a workshop on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland (near BWI airport.) Attendees will learn how to couch their research to tell their personal professional stories. This is a Maryland-wide event, and includes schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) and the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA). 

Event Details

Event: Let Your Research Tell a Story – Telling Your Personal Professional Story Workshop

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:  University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Campus, Sherman Hall Lecture Hall 003

Registration:

Attendees who are part of the UMBC community: Please click the “I Can Attend” button on http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/45663.

Attendees outside the UMBC community: Please indicate your interest in attending in the comments section below.

Workshop Mission

Participants will learn to use the tools of true, personal storytelling to create and share an engaging and accessible story about their research focus, project, or goals. Participants will:

● enhance their understanding of true, personal storytelling as a powerful tool of communication to engage and connect with a variety of audiences, and explain complex issues in an accessible and relatable way.

● improve their ability to identify and enact the principles of powerful true, personal storytelling.

● create a 3- to 5-minute engaging true, personal tale that illuminates their research focus and findings.

● Share that personal research tale with a group of peers and receive feedback.

Workshop Structure

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and breakfast

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Lecture

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  Breakout Sessions

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM    Final Reconvenes and Synthesize

University System of Maryland (USM) and Maryland Independent College and University Asssociation (MICUA) School Listing:

Workshop Presenter

Laura Wexler is the co-founder and co-producer of The Stoop Storytelling Series, a Baltimore-based cultural event and podcast in which “ordinary” people tell extraordinary true tales about their lives. Since 2006, Laura has presented workshops in true, personal storytelling for a range of organizations, businesses, and individuals. Her storytelling curriculum is based on 10 years of teaching memoir writing at the collegiate and graduate level, and her experience coaching more than 1,000 people to tell the true, personal tales of their lives. In addition to her work with The Stoop, Laura is the author of the book, Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America (Scribner), as well as nonfiction published in The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She currently writes and develops projects for TV and film. Stoopstorytelling.com

Stoop Stories:

Let Your Research Tell a Story

A Saturday Brunch Workshop

Presented by Laura Wexler of The Stoop Storytelling Series

Photo collage developed from individual images that are the property of the Stoop Stories Series website.

On January 28, 2017, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Maryland from all disciplines are invited to attend a workshop on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland (near BWI airport.) Attendees will learn how to couch their research to tell their personal professional stories. This is a Maryland-wide event, and includes schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) and the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA). 

Event Details

Event: Let Your Research Tell a Story – Telling Your Personal Professional Story Workshop

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:  University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Sherman Hall – Lecture Hall 003.

Driving directions: UMBC 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 Administration Drive Garage

Parking: Parking is free on the weekend, please use the visitor spaces on
upper Admin Drive Garage or Hilltop Circle parking spaces A & D.  Do not pay for the visitor spaces, no permit is required.

Walking from Administration Drive Garage directions: Sherman Building at UMBC 

Registration:

Attendees who are part of the UMBC community: Please click the “I Can Attend” button on http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/45663 and register on the Eventbrite website (click on the orange button below).

Attendees outside the UMBC community: Please register on the Eventbrite website (click on the orange button below).

If you bring a guest, who is a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow in another state, please have them register individually. If you bring a guest who is a friend of family member, they are welcome to attend as we are operating according to  “The Jessica Effect” https://promiseagep.com/2016/08/10/what-is-the-jessica-effect/. Please email promisestaff@gmail.com to let us know how many people will be coming with you so that we can plan food accordingly.

Workshop Mission

Participants will learn to use the tools of true, personal storytelling to create and share an engaging and accessible story about their research focus, project, or goals. Participants will:

● Enhance their understanding of true, personal storytelling as a powerful tool of communication to engage and connect with a variety of audiences, and explain complex issues in an accessible and relatable way.

● Improve their ability to identify and enact the principles of powerful true, personal storytelling.

● Create a 3- to 5-minute engaging true, personal tale that illuminates their research focus and findings.

● Share that personal research tale with a group of peers and receive feedback.

Workshop Structure

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and Continental breakfast

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Lecture

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  Breakout Sessions / Brunch

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM    Final Reconvenes and Synthesize

University System of Maryland (USM) and Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA) School Listing:

Workshop Presenter

Laura Wexler’s photo and biographical information are the property Stoop Stories, and Johns Hopkins University, where Wexler is a member of the adjunct faculty.

Laura Wexler is the co-founder and co-producer of The Stoop Storytelling Series, a Baltimore-based cultural event and podcast in which “ordinary” people tell extraordinary true tales about their lives. Since 2006, Laura has presented workshops in true, personal storytelling for a range of organizations, businesses, and individuals. Her storytelling curriculum is based on 10 years of teaching memoir writing at the collegiate and graduate level, and her experience coaching more than 1,000 people to tell the true, personal tales of their lives. In addition to her work with The Stoop, Laura is the author of the book, Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America (Scribner), as well as nonfiction published in The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She currently writes and develops projects for TV and film.

–Stoopstorytelling.com

Key Co-Sponsors: The Graduate School at UMBC, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

in partnership with MICUA

and the University System of Maryland via PROMISE

The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 17-20, 2017). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). Open application period: December 9, 2016– January 6, 2017. (Please note that there are only 12 to 15 slots for this event, consider applying early). Applications received after January 6, 2016 will be considered for the DH waiting list.

Event: Winter 2017 Dissertation House

Dates: January 17, 2017 – January 20, 2017

Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day

Location: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Commons 328 and Commons 329

Registration: Please login to MyUMBC (http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/45501), click “I can attend” below, *AND* follow the application procedures on the main website for the Dissertation House: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/. Application period to apply to attend the Dissertation House: Nov. 29, 2016 – Dec. 30, 2016

Event Details: 

• The Dissertation House runs from 9 AM – 5PM, for four days, Tuesday, January 17 through Friday, January 20.
• Students must plan to attend the full session, for each of the 4 days. 
• Daily schedule includes 2 mini-lectures, and 5 hours of writing per day.
• Breakfast, Lunch, and a snack will be served daily.
• The Dissertation House is free for UMBC’s graduate students.
• There are 15 to 18 spaces available for the Dissertation House. 
• Details regarding eligibility can be found on the application page of the website for the Dissertation House.

Read about The Dissertation House in UMBC’s Alumni Magazine: Byrne, R.  (2011, Fall) “The Write Stuff”, UMBC Magazine. p. 12. More information about the DissertationHouse: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/

Dissertation House Application Procedures

Both the on-campus setting and the retreat setting provide Dissertation House participants with productive and rewarding scholastic engagement.  Students who participate in this program will spend each day thinking, writing, and sharing ideas about their doctoral dissertations.  Students will learn effective time-management skills; learn how to set small manageable goals, and will meet with a dissertation coach in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them completing their degrees.

The Dissertation House period can span either a Tuesday – Friday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., non-residential) or a Friday – Sunday weekend (includes evening sessions) commitment to focus on the doctoral dissertation.  The Dissertation House activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.
Students may apply to attend the next Dissertation House during open application enrollment, by submitting two parts of an application.

PART I:

I. Submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation Houseperiod.  Applications will neither be reviewed nor accepted outside of the application enrollment period.

PART II:

II. Please use the following guidelines  for the application:

(1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method

(2) Amount completed on the project to date

(3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation.

(4) Include the following header information with the description:

• Name
• Address
• Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax)
• E-mail address
• Academic Program and Year in the program

Dates/Location: January 19 to 22th (Tuesday – Friday), 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Dissertation House will be held in COMM 329 (for Dissertation House) and COMM 332 (for one-on-one sessions).

Application Enrollment Period: Application can be submitted within a designated 2-week period, usually scheduled 1-2 months prior to the next Dissertation House session.  Email applications to promisestaff@gmail.com.  Please use the words “Dissertation House” in the subject line of your email.

Selection Process: Eighteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House.  The following applicants will have priority:  (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. within the next 6 months; (2) Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.

If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House.  All students, including those who have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate in the next online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2016-challenge/

The Broader Engagement (BE) program at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics 2017 Computational Science and Engineering (SIAM CSE17) conference is now accepting applications!  Deadline to apply is December 16, 2016. SIAM CSE17 will be held in Atlanta, GA on February 27-March 3, 2017.  SIAM CSE17 BE will engage undergraduate and graduate students in conference activities, the CSE community, and provide special programming to enhance their experience as well as impact their career trajectory. BE participants are recruited from underrepresented groups, such as women, minorities, people with disabilities, first generation scholars, and people from under-privileged backgrounds.

The BE program will provide a rich scientific program, mentoring, and career and professional development to students who aspire to broaden their experience in research-based professional activities.

CSE is indispensable for leading edge investigation and engineering design in a vast number of industrial sectors that all rely increasingly on advanced modeling and simulation, including:

• aerospace
• automotive
• biological
• chemical
• semiconductor technologies

Special themes for this year’s conference include:

• applications in science, engineering, and industry
• biomathematics
• data analytics and visualization
• data-driven modeling and prediction
• multiphysics and multiscale computations
• novel discretization and fast solvers
• numerical linear/multilinear algebra
• scientific software and high-performance computing
• simulations on emerging architectures, and many more

Come and join the community, advance your career, and explore your future possibilities.

First time conference attendees welcome.

In addition to the full conference program BE will be organizing

• STEAM (STEM+Art)  Workshop and a Discussion about Multidisciplinary Research, Diversity, and Inclusion
• High Performance Computing (HPC) Workshop
• An Introduction to Parallel Computing on the Raspberry Pi Workshop
• Guided affinity groups to increase learning while attending conference technical sessions
• Mentor Protégé Program
• Professional, career, and leadership development activities
• Community activities
• Opportunities to present your research
• Tour of Google Fibre Academy facilities and other activities

Jump start your career and explore the possibilities!

Applications are due: Friday, December, 16, 2016.

Information about the program can be found here: http://shinstitute.org/siam-cse17-broader-engagement-program-2/

To apply visit: https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/SHInstitute/

 
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The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program is offering $60,000 fellowships for five women who are in a postdoctoral program in the STEM fields! Applications will open on November 28, 2016 and close on February 3, 2017. Detailed information about the postdoctoral fellowship is below. For further information, please visit their website at  www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience. 

Event: Next PhD Completion Workshop: “Growing Your Community: Skills for Mentoring and Networking” with Dr. Stephen Thomas

Date: Monday, November 21, 2016

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Location: University of Maryland College Park Campus, 2124 Lee Building – RSVP Required

Register at: go.umd.edu/mentoring2016

Event Details: Learn from experts about the impact of compassionate mentoring, and the importance of this style of mentoring in supporting graduate students. Attendees will learn the differences between a “mentor” vs. an “advisor,” gains skills for networking and learn the importance of networking to build your community, and get insights about mentoring and networking options. Limited seating. Light refreshments, coffee and tea will be provided.

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Thomas

                   Professor of Health Services Administration

                   Director of Maryland Center for Health Equity

For a full biography of Dr. Stephen Thomas, please see the following link: http://sph.umd.edu/people/stephen-b-thomas

This event is sponsored by the UMD Graduate School, Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI), Graduate Student Government, and PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP.

For questions, please contact:

Christopher Perez

Associate Director Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion & UMD PROMISE AGEP Coordinator

Email: cperez6@umd.edu

Job Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Belcher Lab, to work on cutting-edge medical infrared fluorescence imaging research as part of an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative team of scientists and engineers. Will be responsible for enhancing the Belcher lab’s capabilities in medical fluorescence imaging and analysis of cellular-sized features through deep tissue; and overseeing model development as well as instrument use, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Other responsibilities will include communicating results to the scientific community through publications and presentations and supervising undergraduate students and laboratory technicians.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: A Ph.D. degree in biophysics, optics, materials science and engineering, biological engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field; experience with advanced fluorescence imaging, instrument design and setup, and software and hardware development; strong interpersonal and excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to follow safety procedures and maintain a safe work environment. Seek a highly motivated individual who is able to contribute in a multidisciplinary team setting, prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and execute detailed technical protocols meticulously. Experience with small animal models is desired. Supervisory experience is preferred. Please apply at http://careers.mit.edu, Job #14180.

Candidate selection will be made through evaluation of the quality of publications in areas relevant to the posted research requirements, records of accomplishments entered into the candidate’s CV, descriptions of research and educational experiences provided in application materials, and strength of professional references.

11/7/16

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2017 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development Conference on February 17, 2017. This conference replaces the former PROMISE Research Symposium, and adds a professional development component that will prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for faculty positions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM, which includes social sciences) disciplines. This year, PROMISE also invites undergraduate students to come to hear graduate students’ presentations, and to participate in workshops that will prepare them to be graduate students with an eye on becoming future faculty members.

This conference seeks to provide a venue that will allow students to present their work at any stage, receive feedback in preparation for presenting at larger venues, and provide training that will prepare participants for faculty careers.The event is free and meals are provided. Please apply to present at the conference using the rules in the “Call for Presentations” section below and register using Eventbrite link to register to attend the conference.

Event: PROMISE Research Symposium

Location: University of Maryland College Park

Adele H. Stamp Student Union – Center for Campus Life

3972 Campus Dr

Colony Ballroom

College Park, MD 20742

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Attire: Business Casual

Transportation: There will be free transportation from UMBC to UMCP. Please send an email to promisestaff@gmail.com by Feb. 7, 2017 with the subject title, “2017 Research Symposium Bus,” with your name, school, and phone number. The bus depart from the UMBC Commons Loop at 7:40 AM. This location is between The Commons, The Physics Building, and The Public Policy Building – on Commons Drive, near The Commons Garage. [This is NOT the Administration Drive loop in front of campus.] The bus will depart from UMCP at 4:15 PM and arrive at UMBC around 5:15 PM.

Parking details and additional information will be added to the comments section of this post. 

RSVP: This event is open to both people who are presenting and to observers. To present at the conference, please follow the directions as per the “Call for Presentations” section below. All attendees are required to register on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2017-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-29756428278?err=29)

• Presentation slots are limited to graduate students within the University System of Maryland.
• A custom webpage will be designed for each presenter. The presenter’s website will include a photo, bio, abstract, synopsis of research, and list of other relevant publications or presentations as applicable. Students who participated in 2014, 2015, and 2016 can update their current pages.
• Postdocs from universities and organizations outside of the University System of Maryland can participate as mentors and judges for poster sessions.
• All graduate students and postdocs are invited to participate as audience members and attend the professional development workshops.
• Undergraduate students are invited to attend to learn from the presentations, and to participate in special workshops dedicated to preparing for graduate school, with a focus on thinking about becoming a professor in the future.
• Faculty from within the USM are invited to serve as judges to provide constructive feedback.

Join us! Registration is free. 

Agenda

Colony Ballroom, Adele Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland College Park

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Breakfast Refreshments, Registration, Poster Set-Up

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Opening Remarks, Traditional Oral Research Presentations

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Networking Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: “TED-Style” Talks

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Lightning Round Talks

12:00 PM: Buffet Lunch Mentoring Discussions

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Poster Session and Dessert Reception

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Professional Development Workshops

• For graduate students and postdoctoral fellows:
  • “Invitation to Engage: Becoming a Faculty Member in Maryland”
    •  Welcoming remarks: Office of Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland
    • Panel: Faculty and Administrators from USM schools
    • Roundtable discussions with faculty
    • Report out and declarations of engagements
• For visiting undergraduate students
  • “Preparing for Graduate School – A Pipeline for Future Faculty” 
    • Sponsor: The University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony

Types of Presentations

This conference will feature STEM-based oral presentations, posters, and professional development seminars. Participants are invited to submit abstracts to participate in three oral categories, and one poster category.

Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations

[7 minutes presentation, 3 minutes critique, 2 minutes of questions, traditional PowerPoint presentation]

Oral Category 2: TED-Styled Talks

[5 minute talks + 5 minutes for critique/questions, PowerPoint presentation with images only – no text]

Oral Category 3: Lightning Round Talks

[2 minute talks with timer on the screen, no PowerPoints, no critique.]

Call for Presentations

If you are interested in presenting, please follow the schedule below:

December 31, 2016: “Letter of Intent” to present. This very short email should include  name, school, department, choice of oral category (1, 2, 3) or poster, and potential title of your presentation. Email to promisestaff@gmail.com with the title, “2017 PROMISE Research Symposium – Intent to Present.”

“TED-Styled” and “Lightning Round” titles must be tailored to appeal to a general audience.

January 20, 2017,  Deadline for “Intent to Present” emails for Lightening Round and Poster Presentations only. Everyone who expressed an “Intent to Present” as of Dec. 31, 2016, will be in line for the presentation style of their choice. Those who did not specify a category will be given a space for a poster. All of the slots in the “Traditional Presentation” Category #1, and the “TED-Styled Talk” Category #2, are taken, and we will not accept any more requests for those categories. We have some slots remaining in the “Lightning Round” Category #3, and we have slots remaining for posters.

January 31, 2017: Abstracts and the information below are required for all presentations types. Email all materials from all four categories below to promisestaff@gmail.com, with the subject: “2017 PROMISE Research Symposium Presenter Information.”

1. Formal Abstract (250 words or less). Biographical Sketch (250 words or less)
   • Font: 12 Point, Times New Roman
   • Heading, Left-justified:
     • Title (Bold)
     • Name (Italicized)
     • Department (No abbreviations)
     • University (No abbreviations)
2. General Summary of Graduate Research (250 words or less)
3. High Quality Photograph
4. Numbered List of up to 5 publications and or/presentations. Please give precedence to publications and conference proceedings as applicable.

All presenters must register. Click and register by clicking the orange button below.