Scientific Management Course for Postdoctoral Fellows
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Course Schedule
Landing a Faculty Position
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 — Drexel University
Leadership Skills, Time Management
Thursday, November 16, 2006 — Temple University Center City
Project Management
Thursday, February 8, 2007 — Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Getting Funded, Mentoring Skills
Thursday, March 8, 2007 — Thomas Jefferson University |
Representatives from four area institutions and ScienceCareers.org have organized a course in scientific laboratory management comprising three half day and one full day sessions from October 2006 through March 2007. The course will be held at the various consortium institutions. The Philadelphia course is modeled after “Course in Scientific Management” developed by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The objective of the course is to enhance skills that are necessary for a successful academic career.
Course information was presented during the Poster Session at the Annual
Meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association, March 30-April 1, 2007
| Philadelphia Scientific Management Course Planning Committee |
Chevonne DaSilvio-Nash, Director of Post-Doctoral Fellows Office, Temple University
Garth Fowler, PhD, Outreach Program
Manager, ScienceCareers.org/AAAS
Lisa Kozlowski, PhD, Assistant Dean for
Postdoctoral Affairs and Recruitment,
Thomas Jefferson University
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Richard Rest, PhD, Professor, Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, and
Director, Division of Postdoctoral Studies,
Drexel University College of Medicine
Wendy Williams, PhD, Director of
Research Education at The Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia |
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