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Weldon Graduate Program Announcements

December 17th, 2025

 


 


 

Career and Internship Opportunities


Internship Positions

Postdoctoral Positions

Full Time Positions

 

 

EU Funding PhD Positions for Masters students

We managed to get funding for 15 PhD positions via an EU-funded MSCA - Doctoral Network called StraDiVarious (Strains, Diagnostics, and Variants). The project will involve research on fundamental biology leading to the development of next-generation diagnostics on ESKAPE pathogens.

The 15 positions are in really great labs across Europe and are now open for applications. 

https://stradivarious-site.webflow.io/apply

There are two organ-on-a-chip-related projects, i.e. DC6 with Sally Peyman at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh/Scotland and DC7 with Nathalie Sauvonnet at Institut Pasteur in Paris/France

Plus thera are three diagnostics and sensor development projects, involving aptamers (DC8) with Lígia Rodrigues at Universidade do Minho/Portugal, upconversion nanoparticles (DC12) with Ian Eastwood at Eluceda/UK and my project (DC13) on developing electroanaytical sensors for adhesin-receptors at Stockholm University/Sweden.

 

Spring 2026 CCO Resources and Events

See attached

 

 

Submit Your Big Ideas to Help Fuel R&D With Data & AI (Submission Deadline February 20th)

Data & AI Fueling R&D of Tomorrow QuickFire Challenge: Singapore & Beyond

 

 

Award and Symposium for Senior Graduate students in Stem Cell Research

See attached

Mentors can nominate a senior graduate student performing stem cell research for an Award and travel costs to attend UW-Madison's Graduate Student Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Symposium that will be held over two days concurrently with the 21st annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium on April 14-15, 2026. The theme this year is "Decoding the Regenerative Dialogue Between Inflammatory and Stem Cell Pathways."

 

Selected students for the 2026 Wisconsin Stem Cell Graduate Scholar Awards will present their work and attend the symposium, have the opportunity to meet with faculty as potential postdoc mentors, and visit and tour Madison. Applicants should be senior graduate students defending their thesis between summer 2026 and summer 2027, and have not committed to a postdoctoral position before the symposium is held. The deadline for application is January 31, 2026. 

 

 

Workshops and Deadlines

Here are some upcoming workshops and deadlines more detailed information about the workshops will be sent out separately closer to the event.

 

Jan. 6th                        Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 6th                        Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 7th                        Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Jan. 7th                        Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Jan. 8th                        Deadline to Register for Co-Op/Internship Opportunities Day Career Fair (CCO)

Jan. 12th                      Computational Research PhD Fellowships Info Session (GSPD)

Jan. 13th                      How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Jan. 13th                      Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consultilng Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 13th                      Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 14th                      Interactive Fellowship Office Hour (GSPD)

Jan. 15th                      Credit – Understanding Cards & Scores (GSPD)

Jan. 15th                      Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Jan. 16th                      Coffee & Conversation with Vice Provost Oliver (GSPD)

Jan. 16th                      Research with Scite.ai (GSPD)

Jan. 20th                      AI Tools for Lit Reviews (GSPD)

Jan. 20th                      MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Jan. 20th                      NCR-SARE Fellowship (Agricultural Research) Info Session (GSPD)

Jan. 21st                      NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

Jan. 21st                      Purdue OWL: Academic Cover Letter (GSPD)

Jan. 21st                      Surviving to Thriving in Graduate School (GSPD)

Jan. 21st                      Resumania – Indianapolis (CCO)

Jan. 22nd                     Convert your CV to a Resume (GSPD)

Jan. 22nd                     Quad Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Jan. 22nd                     CCO International Student Workshop 1: Career Fair Prep for Int. Students (CCO)

Jan. 23rd                      Let’s Talk Taxes (GSPD)

Jan. 23rd                      NIH Fellowship Opportunities for Grad Students (GSPD)

Jan. 26th                      Imposter Syndrome – CAPS (GSPD)

Jan. 26th                      Mindfulness (GSPD)

Jan. 27th                      Boiler Up & Intervene (GSPD)

Jan. 27th                      Building a Network – Understanding Your Network

Jan. 27th                      LinkedIn (GSPD)

Jan. 27th                      Preparing for Academic Interviews (GSPD)

Jan. 27th                      Develop Your Elevator Pitch to Share Your Personal Brand (CCO)

Jan. 28th                      Debt Management (GSPD)

Jan. 28th                      Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 28th                      Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 28th                      The Cover Letter (GSPD)

Jan. 28th                      CCO International Student workshop 2: Work Visa Options After Graduation (CCO)

Jan. 29th                      Best Practices in Research Data Management (GSPD)

Jan. 29th                      Let’s Talk Taxes (GSPD)

Jan. 29th                      The A-Z of the Job Search (GSPD)

Jan. 29th                      Resume Writing Basics (CCO)

Jan. 30th                      Finding Balance with Self-Care (GSPD)

Jan. 30th                      RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Feb. 2nd                       Computational Research PhD Fellowships Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 2nd                       Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Feb. 2nd                       Resumania – Indianapolis (CCO)

Feb. 3rd                       PESC Engineering Spring Hybrid EXPO Career Fair (COE)

Feb. 3rd                       Credit – Understanding Cards & Scores (GSPD)

Feb. 3rd                       How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Feb. 4th                       Citation Management with Zotero (GSPD)

Feb. 4th                       NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

Feb. 4th                       Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Feb. 4th                       Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Feb. 4th                       Purdue Polytechnic Career Fair (CCO)

Feb. 4th                       Advanced Resume Writing: Become Your Best Detective (CCO)

Feb. 5th                       CARE-ing Support (GSPD)

Feb. 5th                       Interactive Fellowship Office Hour (GSPD)

Feb. 5th                       Networking Anxiety – From Anxious to Awesome! (GSPD)

Feb. 5th                       Purdue OWL: Best AI Practices for Academic Writing (GSPD)

Feb. 6th                       Copyrights: An Overview for Scholars (GSPD)

Feb. 9th                       MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Feb. 9th                       NCR-SARE Fellowship (Agricultural Research) Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 9th                       NIH Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students (GSPD)

Feb. 10th                     Success Over Stress (GSPD)

Feb. 10th                     Resumania – Indianapolis (CCO)

Feb. 10th                     Employer Research: Making a Meaningful Connection (CCO)

Feb. 11th                     Healthy Financial Habits (GSPD)

Feb. 11th                     Interviewing Skills (GSPD)

Feb. 11th                     Preparing to Buy a House (GSPD)

Feb. 11th                     Cover Letters, Follow-Ups, and More! (Employer Correspondence) (CCO)

Feb. 12th                     Finding Balance with Self-Care (GSPD)

Feb. 12th                     Quad Fellowship Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 13th                     Postdoc Power Session (GSPD)

Feb. 13th                     RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Feb. 16th                     Preparing to Buy a Car (GSPD)

Feb. 16th                     Presenting Your Research: How to Sell Others on Your Ideas (GSPD)

Feb. 17th                     Debt Management (GSPD)

Feb. 17th                     Personal Branding (GSPD)

Feb. 17th                     Research with Scite.ai (GSPD)

Feb. 17th                     Engineering, Science, & Tech Connect: Purdue in Indianapolis Career Fair (CCO)

Feb. 18th                     Mindfulness (GSPD)

Feb. 18th                     Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Feb. 18th                     Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Feb. 18th                     Networking (Including LinkedIn): Small Talk, Big Opportunity (CCO)

Feb. 19th                     Purdue OWL: Academic Cover Letter (GSPD)

Feb. 19th                     Science Writing in the Medical Field – Whitsell Innovations (GSPD)

Feb. 19th                     Surviving to Thriving in Graduate School (GSPD)

Feb. 19th                     CCO International Student workshop 3: Success, Surprises, & Pitfalls: The Transition from Academics to Industry (CCO)

Feb. 23rd                     CVs and Cover Letters for Academic Jobs (GSPD)

Feb. 23rd                     Publishing a Scientific Paper (GSPD)

Feb. 24th                     Entrepreneurship as a Career Path (GSPD)

Feb. 24th                     Retirement Planning (GSPD)

Feb. 25th                     Find Investors for Your Ideas, Boost Your Job Interview Research: Business Databases (GSPD)

Feb. 25th                     Developing and Using Your LinkedIn Profile (CCO)

Feb. 26th                     How to Improve Your Public Speaking (GSPD)

Feb. 26th                     Purdue Libraries: Organizing Your Academic Job Search (GSPD)

Feb. 27th                     AI Tools for Lit Reviews (GSPD)

Feb. 27th                     Imposter Syndrome – CAPS (GSPD)

March 1st                   Budgeting and Saving Money (GSPD)

March 2nd                  Computational Research PhD Fellowships Information Session (GSPD)

March 2nd                  Finding Balance with Self-Care (GSPD)

March 2nd                  Patent Agent Careers in Life Sciences (GSPD)

March 3rd                   How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

March 3rd                   MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

March 3rd                   NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

March 3rd                   Publishing for Impact (GSPD)

March 4th                   CCO International Student workshop 4: AI & Job Search Panel (CCO)

 

 

News from You

 

Please inform Tammy of honors, awards, or other accolades (to include having a paper published) you receive so that the Weldon School may recognize your accomplishments. Send the complete information – specific title and nature of the award, name of conference or event at which award was given, date of said event, photograph if available, etc. – to tsiemers@purdue.edu.

 

 

Tammy Siemers

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Associate Director, Graduate Education

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