This is the fifteenth in a series of profiles about recent NIH postdocs who have found an array of jobs, from academia to industry to communications and beyond, in the U.S. and abroad. What do they do now, and how did they get there? What challenges did they face, and what advice do they have? Read on to find out. Name: Erica Henning Current position: Investigator I and MRI Head, Global Imaging Group, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR) Location: Cambridge, MA Time in current position: 1 Year Postdoc: Translational imaging and stroke with Lawrence Latour and Steven Warach, NINDS Job search in a nutshell: When I started the job…
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A Fellow’s Perspective: What I Learned Serving On A Committee
Post written by a guest blogger Ahmed Kablan, Postdoc at NIDDK. This past eight months, I have had the privilege to work with more than 20 other fellows and the OITE staff to organize the 5th annual NIH Career Symposium. Serving on the planning committee was a valuable experience. Some of the key things that I learned by volunteering as a committee member are: The importance of teamwork and time management: In order to work well with your team it is crucial communicate clearly to avoid duplication of effort. My time management skills have improved, resulting in increased productivity. By learning to prioritize the issues at hand and work with…
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Half Way There: June is Informational Interview Month
It’s June! That means we are half way through the year and half way through our career development calendar that we posted in January. If you have been following the calendar, you have met with your PI to discuss you career aspirations, talked with a career counselor, created a networking map, learned how to network at a conference or meeting and you attend our Career Symposium. It has been a full year…and we are just getting started! Following along with the calendar, June is the month for you to set up at least two information interviews. We have posted before on informational interviews and if you attended the career symposium,…