This Week’s Events:
0. Ongoing Services – updated 5/22/23
1. GLC CAFÉ
Administrative Announcements:
2. BLACKSBURG GRADUATE SCHOOL AND SHIP (GLC 120) OFFICE HOURS – May 23 and SUMMER – 1st posting.
3. VCU IRACDA RESEARCH & TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM – 1st posting
4. UPDATED COOK COUNSELING INFORMATION – 2nd posting
5. CIRTL SUMMER COURSES AND WORKSHOPS – 2nd posting
6. NEW GAE ACCOUNT CREATION ENDING & INFO FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS – 3rd posting
7. “TEACHING THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE, SEX, AND DEATH”. A NEW EPISODE OF “THE RANTING PEDAGOGUE” IS OUT! – 3rd posting
Jobs:
8. GA POSITION FOR RESEARCH INSTRUCTION IN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE – JUNE- JULY – 3rd posting
Volunteers and research participants sought:
9. ENDURANCE AND ULTRA-ENDURANCE ATHLETES NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – 1st posting
10. INDIVIDUALS OF ALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – 1st posting
11. VERY ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS NEEDED FOR A VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting
12. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO DON´T DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REGULARLY NEEDED FOR A VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting
13. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED INTERVIEW STUDY: TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED RECREATION – HABITS AND PERSPECTIVES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER COVID-19 – 2nd posting
Upcoming Events:
14. 2nd ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM – June 1
15. CAREER THOUGHTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT – June 12
16. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OVERVIEW – June 12
17. THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS: WHAT COMPANIES LOOK FOR WHEN EVALUATING TALENT – June 19
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0. Ongoing Services – updated 05/22/23
- GRADUATE SCHOOL: In-person advising, drop-off or pick-up of documents and materials, and a space to study and take a break! Visit SHIP (120 GLC),summer walk-in hours will be held on Monday and Thursday 9:00-4:00pm. The Graduate School offices will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the summer. Staff will be available by phone 540 231-8636 or email grads@vt.edu. If you prefer Zoom advising: request one-on-one assistantship or academic advising by using our online request form to set-up a Zoom session.
- CAREER ADVISING: schedule career advising appointment via https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html ; NOTE: There will be no GLC drop-ins for summer.
- COOK COUNSELING: No Drop-in hours at GLC during the summer. Services are available over the summer, and new clients are being accepted. Students must be in Blacksburg or the state of Virginia. A health fee may apply. Please call 540-231-6557 with questions or to schedule. **Please note Cook Counseling’s main office is moving to Gilbert Place, 220 Gilbert Street, suite 2400 and this will be the primary location for services this summer.
- WRITING CENTER SERVICES: Schedule an appointment at https://vt.mywconline.com/
- GRADUATE OMBUDSPERSON: contact for appointment at gradstudentombud@vt.edu, 540-231-9573
1. GLC CAFÉ
Thursday, May 25, 3:30-5:00pm, Graduate Life Center – Reading RoomSummer schedule – GLC café will be held on Thursdays only. The 2nd and 4th Wednesday cafes will not be held during the summer and will restart in August. Enjoy snacks, tea, coffee and conversation with graduate students and Graduate School staff. Bring your own mug if you can. The GLC Café occurs every Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Wednesday.
2. BLACKSBURG GRADUATE SCHOOL AND SHIP (GLC 120) OFFICE HOURS – May 23 and SUMMER – 1st posting.
On May 23 graduate school offices will not open until 1pm due to staff training . Summer hours: The Graduate School offices will be open from 9am. until 4pm for the summer. Staff will be available by phone 540 231-8636 or email grads@vt.edu. SHIP (Support Hub of Inclusive Practices) in GLC 120 will be open for walk in hours 9am-4pm on Mondays and Thursdays only. SHIP will resume regular hours 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday, on August 1st.
3. VCU IRACDA RESEARCH & TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM – 1st posting
Are you earning your PhD in biomedical or biobehavioral sciences soon? Are you looking for a postdoctoral opportunity that will prepare you for a career in academia, and provides training in both research and teaching? If so, VCU IRACDA may be for you. The program is now accepting applications for Fellows who will start in summer or fall 2023. More information is available at: https://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/researchtraining/postdoctoral-programs/iracda/. You may contact Joyce Lloyd (joyce.lloyd@vcuhealth.org) with any questions about the program! US citizens, US permanent residents, and US nationals are eligible for IRACDA.
4. UPDATED COOK COUNSELING INFORMATION – 2nd posting
Cook Counseling at the GLC will not have drop-in hours for summer. Services are available over the summer, and new clients are being accepted. Students must be in Blacksburg or the state of Virginia. A health fee may apply. Please call 540-231-6557 with questions or to schedule. **Please note Cook Counseling’s main office is moving to Gilbert Place, 220 Gilbert Street, suite 2400 and this will be the primary location for services this summer.**
5. CIRTL SUMMER COURSES AND WORKSHOPS – 2nd posting
Virginia Tech is a member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) network, which provides professional development opportunities available to graduate students and post-doctoral associates at institutions in the CIRTL network at no cost. CIRTL’s cross-network summer offerings include a variety of courses and workshops, including “Change Leadership for Inclusive Teaching and Learning,” “Basics of Online Learning and Teaching,” “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching,” “Preparing Your Teaching Demo for a Job Interview,” and more. For a full list of CIRTL summer programs along with descriptions and registration information, visit https://cirtl.net/events/. To learn more about CIRTL, visit the network’s website at https://www.cirtl.net/. If you have questions about CIRTL at Virginia Tech, email the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at teaching@vt.edu.
6. NEW GAE ACCOUNT CREATION ENDING & INFO FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS – 3rd posting
Google Auxiliary Email Account (GAE) creation will be ending May 10. As stated in the recently announced changes to Google Workspace at Virginia Tech, several service changes will take effect May 10, 2023: The option to create new Google Auxiliary Email (GAE) accounts will end; Students, alumni, and retirees will no longer be able to create new Google shared drives; and; Departmental approval will be required for employees to create new shared drives. For more information: https://vtx.vt.edu/notices/2023/05/it-gae-shared-drive-changes.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyCMP_050823-fs Graduating students – look for information on best practices for managing your VT software and technology to be published in the student weekly.
7. “TEACHING THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE, SEX, AND DEATH”. A NEW EPISODE OF “THE RANTING PEDAGOGUE” IS OUT! – 3rd posting
VTGrATE continues rolling new episodes of its podcast, “The Ranting Pedagogue”. In this episode, Mohannad Elhamod and Jack Leff discuss various aspects of the classroom through the lens of teaching some interesting philosophy classes. To check out the episode, please click on the link here: https://youtu.be/TC5j3EFs5po . To get notified whenever we release new podcasts, make sure to subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/@vtgrate
8. GA POSITION FOR RESEARCH INSTRUCTION IN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE – JUNE-JULY – 3rd posting
The GA will work closely with the Faculty Director of the Orion Living Learning Community to create course-based research manuals for COS1015-1016 (Successful Starts in Science). Duties and Responsibilities: meeting with the Faculty Director weekly; proactively communicating through email; looking up information online and through the Orion LLC shared drives to incorporate into research manuals for existing and new group research projects; writing up information from existing and new group research projects into comprehensive instructional research manuals for use in COS 1016/1016; revising 15-20 research manuals with the Faculty Director (or Assistant Director). Required qualifications: excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills; understanding of research process; background experience or degree in STEM/education fields; self-motivated; take initiative and work well independently. Recommended qualifications: proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, G-Suite, and Zoom; ability to manage multiple and on-going tasks; excellent time management skills. Please apply by May 22 here: https://forms.gle/kU2cFHPVY5ZJS1nm8
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9. ENDURANCE AND ULTRA-ENDURANCE ATHLETES NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – 1st posting
We need highly active athletes (18-60 years of age) for a study examining the relationship between physical activity and total number of calories expended each day (IRB #21-567). Participants must be non-pregnant, with a stable body weight over the past year (±5 lb.), and free of cardiovascular, lung, metabolic, kidney disease or cancer. We look for endurance athletes who have completed in marathons, ultra-marathons or Ironman triathlons in the past year, with sustained high level of training for the past 6 months and with no recent injuries or other reasons that have changed the training volume. This study will require 1 virtual meeting and 2 visits to the Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech, which will take approximately 6 hours. Participants will be entered in a drawing for $25 cash (Odds of being selected 1 in 5). For more information contact Olalla Prado Nóvoa oprado@vt.edu.
10. INDIVIDUALS OF ALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY – 1st posting
We need individuals of all physical activity levels (18-60 years of age) for a study examining the relationship between physical activity level and the total number of calories expended each day (IRB #21-567). Participants must be non-pregnant, with stable body weight over the past year (±5 lb.), and free of cardiovascular, lung, metabolic, kidney disease or cancer. We look for sedentary or regular exercisers, with no recent injury or other reason that has changed the daily physical activity. This study will require 1 virtual meeting and 2 visits to the Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech, which will take approximately 6 hours. Participants will be entered in a drawing for $25 cash (odds of being selected 1 in 5). For more information contact Olalla Prado Nóvoa oprado@vt.edu.
11. VERY ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS NEEDED FOR A VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting
We need 15 children and adolescents (8-17 years of age, girls and boys) who don´t do physical activity regularly for a study examining the relationship between physical activity and the total number of calories expended each day (IRB #23-324). Participants must be free of cardiovascular, lung, metabolic, kidney disease, or cancer. Seeking individuals who don´t do sports regularly, with no recent injuries that have affected their daily tasks. Study will require 1 virtual meeting and 2 visits to the Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech, which will take approximately 6 hours. You will receive information about your body composition, energy expenditure, and other health information. You will be entered in a drawing ($25 cash). The odds of winning are approximately 1 in 5. Please, if you are interested in participating in this Stella’s Lab study or want more information contact Guillermo by email at gzorilla@vt.edu or evolmetabolism@gmail.com
12. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO DON´T DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REGULARLY NEEDED FOR A VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH STUDY – 2nd posting
We need 15 children and adolescents (8-17 years of age, girls and boys) who don´t do physical activity regularly for a study examining the relationship between physical activity and the total number of calories expended each day (IRB #23-324). Participants must be free of cardiovascular, lung, metabolic, kidney disease, or cancer. Seeking individuals who don´t do sports regularly, with no recent injuries that have affected their daily tasks. Study will require 1 virtual meeting and 2 visits to the Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory at Virginia Tech, which will take approximately 6 hours. You will receive information about your body composition, energy expenditure, and other health information. You will be entered in a drawing ($25 cash). The odds of winning are approximately 1 in 5. Contact Guillermo by email at gzorilla@vt.edu or evolmetabolism@gmail.com.
13. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED INTERVIEW STUDY: TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED RECREATION – HABITS AND PERSPECTIVES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER COVID-19 – 2nd posting
You are invited to participate in an interview study which aims to learn about individual strategies, habits, and perspectives, with respect to using technology to maintain connections with remote (geographically distant) family and friends. Interested individuals will be asked to complete a screener to determine their eligibility. If eligible, you will be asked to provide consent and indicate your preferred day(s) and time(s) for participating in the interview. The interview study will take 45 to 60 minutes to complete, conducted via Zoom. Eligibility: 18-years and older and capable of providing consent are . No risks are associated with participating in this study. Compensation: $10 in total (in the form of an Amazon gift card) for your time and effort. This study was reviewed by the VT IRB under protocol IRB-20-318. Please email Derek Haqq at dhaqq@vt.edu for more information.
14. 2nd ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, June 1, 9am-4pm, Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA with Zoom option
Join us for the Second Annual Biomedical Professional Development Symposium to gain knowledge and ask questions about career paths outside of academia for those with biomedical degrees, including careers in nonprofit, biotech, government, and science policy! The symposium will be held on June 1st from 9am-4pm at Riverside Circle in Roanoke, VA on the Health Sciences & Technology campus, with breakfast for all and lunch provided for the first 50 registrants. Parking and shuttle from Blacksburg are free! Register here: https://forms.gle/DSdsJLtnhrhHKnBCA. If you have questions, please email Frazier (mcf712@vt.edu).
15. CAREER THOUGHTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
Monday, June 12, 2-4pm, Zoom
In this talk, being broadcast from Arlington, VA, in conjunction with a visit of Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows and Research and Innovation Postdoctoral Scholars, Dr. Boone, Director of the NIH Office of Extramural Research Division of the Biomedical Research Workforce, will cover the following topics: Understanding how imposter thoughts can impact career development and growth opportunities. Discussing personal coping strategies that can be utilized to recognize and negate imposter thoughts. Discussing how institutional culture can perpetuate feelings of profession impostorism and how institutional leadership can take greater responsibility in growing and sustaining more supportive environments. https://www.research.vt.edu/about/postdoctoral-associates/postdoctoral-events-programs/2023/career-thoughts-and-career-development–let-s-talk-about-it.html
16. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OVERVIEW
Monday, June 12, 3:45-5pm, Zoom
In this talk, Gonzales Stokes will present an overview of various National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) funding mechanisms including NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32), Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA), Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) K99/R00 and UE5, Pathway to Independence K99/R00, & more. Each program’s objectives, eligibility and reporting requirements, and other key aspects of the funding opportunity announcements will be discussed. Stokes will share suggestions for navigating the process of seeking NIH funding, selecting opportunities to apply for, and obtaining appropriate feedback from NIH program staff. https://www.research.vt.edu/about/postdoctoral-associates/postdoctoral-events-programs/2023/a-conversation-with-nigms-program-officer-kalynda-k–gonzales-st.html
17. THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS: WHAT COMPANIES LOOK FOR WHEN EVALUATING TALENT
Friday, June 19, 3-4pm, Zoom
During the seminar, Propel Careers will discuss how organizations value hard and soft skills and how they look for these throughout the resume review and interview process. This seminar will also discuss how companies utilize resume databases and LinkedIn to identify talent and what key points they are looking for in a profile. Propel will provide tips on how candidates can stand-out from the crowd. Register here: https://www.research.vt.edu/about/postdoctoral-associates/postdoctoral-events-programs/2023/what-companies-look-for-when-evaluating-talent.html