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Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!
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WE'RE HIRING - Posting closing on June 3!
The Office of Research is hiring an
Operation Planning Coordinator to join our team!
View job posting and apply here.
Please share broadly!
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Applications open! OSOTF Unilever/Lipton Graduate Scholarship
Deadline: June 24
On behalf of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, the ORT is pleased to administer the 2021-2022 OSOTF Graduate Fellowship to support research trainees at UHN. These fellowships are awarded to graduate students, registered with U of T’s Faculty of Medicine, on the basis of financial need and academic excellence who are studying within the neurosciences field at UHN.
Fellowship instructions and application forms here.
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LinkedIn Lab: Optimizing your Profile for Networking and Job Searching
June 7 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Join Dr. Amanda Veri, Lead of Research Training Programs at the ORT, to learn tips and tricks for optimizing your LinkedIn profile to catch the eye of potential employers and recruiters. Learn helpful techniques for utilizing LinkedIn for career exploration, networking, and job searching!
Whether you already have a LinkedIn profile or are considering starting one, this webinar is for you! There will be time allotted to work on your profiles and to get feedback. Interested individuals from UHN can also book a 30-minute meeting with Dr. Veri for more tailored feedback and suggestions.
More information and register here.
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Research Professionals Community Mixer
June 16 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
The Committee of Research Professionals (RP@UHN) is holding a UHN networking event for research staff across the institutes, including but not limited to technicians, lab managers, and research associates.
At this event, RPs are welcome to drop in for a coffee break, meet your fellow UHN research professionals, learn about different roles, and help build your LinkedIn profile. There will also be a Q&A with the community plus a couple of fun activities.
Register here. Attendees will receive a free gift sponsored by Cederlane!
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Food with Friends Social for Summer Students
Every Friday | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
An informal lunchtime gathering to connect and network with other summer students at UHN Research!
Register here to join. Registrants will receive weekly event reminders and Zoom links.
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Beyond the Thesis: Careers in Industry for STEM Grads
June 2 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Join for a candid conversation with three industry professionals who are willing to share their experiences and career successes as they transitioned from academia to industry.
Panelists:
- Pouya Zangeneh, Risk Analytics Specialist, Hatch
- Darryl Morrison, Senior Scientist, NOVA Chemicals
- Kate Sinclair, Senior Water Quality Specialist, Golder Associates Ltd
More information and register here.
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Virtual Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series
June 3 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Title: Targeting the Isomerase Pin1 Synergizes with Immunochemotherapy to Render Aggressive Cancer Eradicable
Speaker: Kun Ping Lu, MD, PhD
Professor, Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School Associate Member, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 869 3403 3998, Passcode: 857896)
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S2BN Virtual Career Cafe: Careers at STEMCELL Technologies
June 9 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Join the Science to Business Network (S2BN) for an exciting Virtual Career Café discussing Careers at STEMCELL Technologies. Discover the variety of career paths for people with scientific backgrounds in a biotechnology company and learn about STEMCELL Technologies, Canada's largest biotechnology company, and what it's like to work there.
Register here.
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Thriving Post Covid: Lessons Learned from a Period of Challenge
June 9 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
In this interdisciplinary discussion, four graduate students at different stages of their degrees will share their research and findings about thriving post Covid. Their insights, shared in a dynamic and interactive conversation with Dr. Rachael Cayley, come from the investigations they have conducted and the initiatives they have promoted and/or founded over the past year and more.
Register here.
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How to Write & Understand Land Acknowledgements
June 10 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM
St. Michael's Research Student Association invites you to learn how to write and understand Land Acknowledgements and Reflections, with University of Toronto Indigenous Training Coordinator, John Croutch.
Register here.
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Hands-on Project Management for Research Workshop
June 11 | 10:00 - 12:00 PM
This workshop provides participants with hands-on experience applying the three light-touch project management tools that have been adapted for research. Fictional examples, based on real U of T projects, are used to show how the tools can be applied to a variety of research projects. Participants are provided with modifiable tools and templates in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel to help them start using the project management tools during the workshop.
Register here.
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Two Part-Time Research Assistant Positions Available
Applications due June 11
The Frictions of Futurity and Cure in Transplant Medicine: Re-Thinking Central Challenges Through Feminist/Crip Science and Technology Studies Project seeks a doctoral-level and a masters-level trainee research assistant. Research Assistants will work closely with the project team assisting with tasks such as literature review, ethnographic and arts-based data collection and data analysis, the development and dissemination of publications, and contributing to knowledge mobilization through project events (seminars, workshops, salons, symposia).
More information and apply here.
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Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applications due June 30
Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component.
Elevate fellows receive:
- $55,000 minimum annual stipend/salary
- An exclusive professional development curriculum valued at $7,500 per year
- Proposal assistance, including application feedback, from Mitacs representatives
- Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission
More information and apply here.
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