Weldon Graduate Program Announcements

October 15^th, 2025

• Career and Internship Opportunities
• SHARING YOUR VOICE, SHAPING YOUR FUTURE: 5th Annual Grad WiE Network Workshop & Symposium
• Tata Global Internships
• Senior Design Project Accelerator Opportunity for Grad Students
• Workshops and Deadlines
• News from You

Career and Internship Opportunities

Internship Positions

• 2026 PhD/Graduate Research Internships, Siemens Healthineers
• Research Student Internships, Summer 2025, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• Intern, Oncology Research & Development, Labcorp
• 2026 GD US Summer Intern, Johnson & Johnson
• MTAC R&D Laboratory Intern, Boston Scientific
• Quality Control/Data Reviewer Intern, Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Clinical Trial Intern, Medpace
• Research & Development Engineering Intern, Boston Scientific
• Manufacturing Engineering Intern 2026, Boston Scientific
• Norton Healthcare 2026 Summer College Internship
• Intern, Medical Affairs, ADMA Biologics
• Intern, Regulatory Affairs, Philips

Postdoctoral Positions

• Postdoctoral Associate, Neuroscience, Rutgers
• BME Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, Indiana University
• NPA Website: https://careers.nationalpostdoc.org/jobs/

Full Time Positions

• Applied Biomechanics Fellow, Kansas City Royals
• Healthcare Engineer, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Robotic Startup Specialist, Medtronic
• Study Start-Up Manager, Nuclear Medicine Oversight, Novartis
• Senior Director, Data & AI, Diagnostics Platform, Danaher Diagnostics
• Assistant Teaching Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
• BME Faculty Jobs List
• Purdue Start-up Job Board—Foundry Start Up Companies Looking to Hire
• ACTS Career Center—Association for Clinical and Translational Science
• Academic Careers

• Doc Jobs—Jobs beyond traditional clinical and academic roles

SHARING YOUR VOICE, SHAPING YOUR FUTURE: 5^th Annual Grad WiE Network Workshop & Symposium

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Calling all COE graduate students:

Grow your confidence ~ Present your amazing work ~ Cultivate your networks

This symposium is all about YOU!

To be held on campus on February 9-10, 2026.  Save the Date!

Call for Abstracts OPEN! Submit here.

Abstract submission closes Friday, October 31, 2025.

Acceptance Decision: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Details can be found on our website.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at wiepgwen@purdue.edu.

Tata Global Internships

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Launched in 2020, Tata Global Internships have empowered 1200+ students across 300+ projects. Tackle real-time business challenges and gain hands-on experience that goes beyond textbooks.

This opportunity is open to students pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, or PhD across disciplines — STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences, Finance, HR, Marketing and more. Projects areas include Strategy & Consulting; Supply Chain & Operations; Marketing & Customer Experience; AI, Digital & Data Analytics; HR Management; Finance, FinTech & Investment; Sustainability & ESG and STEM & Innovation.

Visa sponsorship, travel fare, accommodation and stipend are included. 

Attend a virtual info-session on Nov. 11 at 9 am to learn more ! (MS Teams Meeting ID: 450 591 254 376 0; Passcode: CE6ti6Ln)

Questions? Ask Priyanka Jobanputra priyanka.jobanputra@tata.com

Senior Design Project Accelerator Opportunity for Grad Students

See Attached

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.

Oct. 15^th                     Protecting Your Mental Health During Graduate School (GSPD)

Oct. 15^th                     Deadline to apply for Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship (Apply)

Oct. 16^th                     NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Oct. 16^th                     The A-Z of the Job Search (GSPD)

Oct. 16^th                     Visual Analytics for Research Projects using Tableau (GSPD)

Oct. 17^th                     Budgeting and Saving Money (GSPD)

Oct. 17^th                     Understanding U.S. Government Tariff Resources (GSPD)

Oct. 20^th                     Budgeting and Saving Money (GSPD)

Oct. 20^th                     NIH OITE Webinar Unit 2. Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears (Register)

Oct. 20^th                     Healthy Relationships (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      Comparing Job Offers (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      Fellowship Coaching Hour (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      Introduction to Student-Centered Teaching (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      Steps to Resolve and Character (GSPD)

Oct. 21^st                      BIG10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair (Register)

Oct. 22^nd                     Business Databases: Ace Your Job Interview, Find Investors for Your Research or Idea (GSPD)

Oct. 22^nd                     Time Management (GSPD)

Oct. 22^nd                     BIG10 Academia Faculty Hiring Fair (Register)

Oct. 23^rd                     Business Databases: Ace Your Job Interview, Find Investors for Your Research or Idea (GSPD)

Oct. 23^rd                     Coffee & Conversation with Vice Provost Oliver! (GSPD)

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

Oct. 23^rd                     Interviewing for Industry Positions (GSPD)

Oct. 23^rd                     Self-Supervised Learning (GSPD)

Oct. 23^rd                     BIG10 Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE - Register)

Oct. 24^th                     For Postdocs ONLY: Get to Know your Postdoc Office! (GSPD)

Oct. 24^th                     Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Oct. 27^th                     NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Oct. 29^th                     Conference Paper Writing and Presenting: Strategies for Success (GSPD)

Oct. 29^th                     Indiana CTSI AI Workshop Series: AI in Qualitative Research (Register)

Oct. 29^th                     Deadline to apply for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship (Apply)

Oct. 29^th                     Mentoring Dialogs (GSPD)

Oct. 30^th                     Exploring Google Earth Engine for Spatial Analysis (GSPD)

Oct. 30^th                     Mindfulness (GSPD)

Oct. 30^th                     NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Oct. 30^th                     Preparing an Effective Lecture – Teaching (GSPD)

Oct. 31^st                      Application Deadline for Hertz Foundation Fellowship (Apply)

Oct. 31^st                      Abstract submission deadline for 5^th Annual Grad WiE Workshop & Symposium (Submit)

Nov. 1^st                       Deadline to apply for Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (Apply)

Nov. 3^rd                       Budgeting and Saving Money (GSPD)

Nov. 3^rd                       How to Find and Prepare Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Nov. 3^rd                       NIH OITE Webinar Unit 3. Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists (Register)

Nov. 3^rd                       Setting Yourself Up to Win in Grad School (GSPD)

Nov. 3^rd                       First Day of NCFDD Winter 14-Day Writing Challenge (Register)

Nov. 4^th                       Redwire Space Industry Information Session & Lunch (Attendance may be limited! Email tsiemers@purdue.edu)

Nov. 4^th                       Durham, NC Biotech Innovation Summit: Big Data and AI in Drug Development (Register)

Nov. 4^th                       NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Nov. 4^th                       Purdue Libraries: Organizing Your Academic Job Search (GSPD)

Nov. 5^th                       NSF GRFP/NDSEG Fellowship Help Session (GSPD)

Nov. 5^th                       Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Nov. 5^th                       Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Nov. 5^th                       Publishing for Impact (GSPD)

Nov. 5^th                       Setting Yourself Up to Win in Grad School (GSPD)

Nov. 6^th                       Generative AI, Diffusion/LLM (GSPD)

Nov. 6^th                       Retirement Planning (GSPD)

Nov. 7^th                       RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Nov. 10^th                    NIH OITE Webinar Unit 4. Developing Feedback Resilience (Register)

Nov. 11^th                    Best Practices in Research Data Management (GSPD)

Nov. 11^th                    Comparing Job Offers (GSPD)

Nov. 11^th                    Success Over Stress (GSPD)

Nov. 11^th                    Virtual Info Session on Tata Global Internships @ 9 am (Join Teams Meeting)

Nov. 12^th                    Successes, Surprises, and Pitfalls Workshop (1:30 – 2:30pm; WALC 1018)

Nov. 12^th                    Fellowship Coaching Hour (GSPD)

Nov. 13^th                    Web Mapping for Beginners: Creating Interactive Maps with Leaflet and Mapbox (GSPD)

Nov. 13^th                    Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Nov. 14^th                    Postdoc Power Session (GSPD)

Nov. 18^th                    Indiana CTSI AI Workshop Series: Participant Messaging Using AI for Study Marketing (Register)

Nov. 19^th                    Navigating the IRB Process and Submitting Your Study (GSPD)

Nov. 19^th                    Mindfulness (GSPD)

Nov. 20^th                    Exploring the Power of ArcGIS StoryMap for Research Communication (GSPD)

Nov. 20^th                    NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

Nov. 20^th                    Staying Happy and Productive in Grad School (GSPD)

Nov. 24^th                    NIH OITE Webinar Unit 5. Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships (Register)

Dec. 2^nd                      How to be a Good Reviewer (GSPD)

Dec. 2^nd                      Mindfulness (GSPD)

Dec. 3^rd                       How to Find and Prepare Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Dec. 3^rd                       Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Dec. 3^rd                       Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Dec. 3^rd                       Success Over Stress (GSPD)

Dec. 4^th                       Healthy Financial Habits (GSPD)

Dec. 5^th                       For Postdocs ONLY: Get to Know your Postdoc Office! (GSPD)

Dec. 5^th                       RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Dec. 5^th                       SMART DoD Scholarship Program Application Deadline (Apply)

Dec. 9^th                       Fellowship Coaching Hour (GSPD)

Dec. 12^th                     Postdoc Power Session (GSPD)

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

She/Her
Associate Director, Graduate Education

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