Weldon Graduate Program Announcements
March 9, 2022
Career and Internship Opportunities
Internship Positions
Postdoctoral Positions
Full time Positions
Summer GRAD 590 Grant Writing
Class open for enrollment
See Attached
GRAD 590: Fellowship and
Grant Application Writing, “Light” version:
CRN: 31273, GRAD 59000 - 005,
First 8-week summer session (May 16 - July 8)
This 1.0 credit hour,
pass/no pass, class focuses on learning information that is fundamental to grant and fellowship writing. GRAD 590 covers a wide variety of grant writing essentials with multiple-choice quizzes instead of assignments and discussion.
Class Meeting Time:
Online and Asynchronous – no live class sessions
Credit Hours:
1.0 (two class modules per week with quizzes over the content)
Topics Covered:
-Identification of Funding
Opportunities
-Personal Statements
-Research Project Planning,
Research Statements
- Grant Proposal Writing Style
and Tone
-Quick and Effective Editing
Practices
REGISTER NOW! Apr 23-24
- 48th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference @ Columbia University in NYC
Abstracts Due March 21st
https://www.nebec.org/registration.htm
Graduate Professional Development
Newsletter (March 4)
OIGP March Social Justice
Seminar
See Attached
The
Office
of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP)
cordially invites you to an Interdisciplinary Social Justice Seminar Series:
The Differential Impacts
of Educational Media:
Considering Individual
Differences Across Diverse Contexts Using a Social Justice Framework
Understanding children’s developmental trajectories and the ways in which environmental exposures influence these trajectories demand more contextually sensitive conceptualizations.
Speakers: Dr. Deborah Nichols
Associate Professor
Human Development and Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences
Purdue University
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 12:00-1:00PM
Whistler Hall, Room 116
Please
RSVP
by March 20
if
you would like to attend the seminar and discussion, snacks will be provided.
Visit the Social
Justice Seminar Series
to see other upcoming events that you may be interested in joining.
Graduate Research Assistant/Internship
at PARI-GDI
Job
Summary (link
to job posting)
The
Purdue Applied Research Institute – Global Development and Innovation Division (PARI-GDI) has an immediate part-time (20 hours per week) opening for an internship beginning March 2022. This remote position has the opportunity to grow into a full-time role
following graduation.
The
Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) is a new and significant driving force for the University to share its innovative research capabilities. As the non-profit applied research arm of Purdue University, PARI aims to deliver innovative solutions for Purdue’s
partners in the public, private and non-profit sectors. PARI will manage sponsored research expenditures that fall into three divisions: National Security and Technology, Global Development and Innovation (GDI), and Technology Innovation, including the Digital
Innovation in Agri-Food Systems Laboratory (DIAL). This internship is specifically and only for PARI-GDI’s needs. Through PARI-GDI, experts in applied and translational research will play a greater role in the development and deployment of solutions that
are critical to overcoming global challenges. PARI-GDI works closely with other departments and centers at Purdue University focused on international development such as: The Shah Family Innovation Lab, International Programs in Agriculture, Purdue Peace
Project, among others.
The
student will work with PARI-GDI to help advance the organization’s goals through identifying funding opportunities (business development), Purdue students/faculty/staff expertise to support program delivery, and support day-to-day operations of PARI-GDI staff. The
ideal candidate is a Purdue student who has a passion for international development, identifies as a global citizen, and is comfortable working on global teams.
Responsibilities:
⦁ Conduct
research, draft documents, facilitate meetings and special events, and, attend program discussions internally at PARI-GDI, Purdue and externally.
⦁ Help
communicate information, verbally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
⦁ Help
identify, track and pursue funding opportunities and contribute to proposal writing efforts.
⦁ Organize
on and off-campus events for students, faculty and staff and external partners as needed.
⦁ Support
PARI-GDI operations and programmatic efforts: perform qualitative and quantitative data analysis, conduct market research, and identify Purdue expertise.
⦁ Support
PARI-GDI daily operations: participate in meetings, help complete action items, draft communication documents for internal and external audiences, and perform other tasks as assigned.
Eligibility:
⦁ Are
on-campus for the next calendar year (i.e. you are not completing your degree in 2022)
⦁ Are interested
in international development, international education and climate change.
⦁ Previous
experience working on international work/research teams/projects, or other international experience is highly preferred.
By
March 15th at 5pm EDT, please email Linda Higbee at pari@purdue.edu
your:
1. Cover Letter addressing the eligibility requirements below; and,
2. Resume
Questions
about this position may be directed to Linda Higbee at pari@purdue.edu
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.
March 10th Data Organization with Excel I (Grad
School)
March 10th Story Telling 101 (Grad
School)
March 10th Faculty Coffee Chat: Professor Elsje Pienaar
March 11th
Say It In 6
Submission Deadline
March 11th Peer Mentoring Grab and Go Lunch
March 23rd
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Ed: Writing a Diversity
Statement (Grad
School)
March 23rd
How to Plan a Research Project for a Grant or Fellowship Application (Grad
School)
March 29th
Crafting Your Teaching Narrative: Teaching Statements/Philosophies
March 29th
F-1 Student Career Planning Grad Edition (Grad
School)
March 29th
Preparing an Effective Lecture (Teaching)
April 5th
Credit Cards and Credit Scores (Grad
School)
April 6th
Business Meal Etiquette (Grad
School)
April 6th
LinkedIn (Grad
School)
April 8th Faculty Coffee Chat: Professor Mike Heinz and Professor Hari
Bharadwaj
April 8th Peer Mentoring Grab and Go Lunch
April 14th Debt Management (Grad
School)
April 14th Inaugural IBSc Symposium
April 30th
Bloomberg
Data Science Fellowship Due
May 4th OIGP Spring Reception
May 5th Faculty Coffee Chat: Professor Alexandria Volkening
May 13th Peer Mentoring Grab and Go Lunch
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
Senior Graduate Training Program Administration and Professional Development Specialist
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
206 S. Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032
o: 765-496-0294
Achiever, Relator, Includer, Restorative, Developer
