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Clinical Research Work in Progress

Attendees: Drs. Metz, Lieb, Yang, RN's, Robin Obelmejias, Heather Currier

PMI Seminar Series- 2pm CRB Austrian Auditorium

4/22/2013

David Drubin, Ph.D.

"Harnessing actin dynamics for endocytic trafficking".

Preparing for the Academic Job Search
Monday, April 22, Part 1: 4:00-5:00pm; Part 2: 5:10-6:15pm
Stiteler Hall B26

Career Services graduate student/postdoc advising staff will discuss the steps of the job search. Benefit from the combined knowledge of all the graduate student/postdoc advisors working together to provide you with a solid foundation to start your academic job search, or to refresh your approach as you try again. This overview of the whole process will help you to identify what you will need to do to be prepared and successful, and when you can make the most use of the services and resources offered by Career Services.

4-5pm Preparing to Apply
· determining readiness to go on the market
· understanding the job market cycle and how search committees work
Q & A on these topics
· written materials for the job search
· identifying job opportunities
· the logistics of applying
Q & A on these topics

5:10-6:15pm Interviewing and Beyond
· preparing for interviews
· screening interviews
· campus interviews, including the job talk
Q & A on these topics
· negotiating and accepting offers
· preparing to start the job/what to do if you don’t get an offer
Q & A on these topics

This event is for current Penn postdocs, current/recent Penn doctoral students and MFA students interested in academic careers. If you plan to attend, please sign up and indicate if you will attend either or both sessions.

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/386QCRP

Community Engagement Seminar Series

Please RSVP by Thursday, April 18th!

Using Mixed Methods for Community Health Assessment in West Philadelphia

Monday, April 22^nd

11:30_AM-1:00_PM

Biomedical Research Building (BRB), Room 252

There are several resources available to researchers who are interested in using a mixed methods approach to better characterize neighborhoods and answer research questions; specifically, the Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) and the Cartographic Modeling Lab (CML).

Together, the MMRL, the CML, and the Community Engagement and Research Core (CEAR Core) have been working on the West Philadelphia Asthma Mixed Methods Project. The goal of this project is to demonstrate how existing community data and qualitative data can be combined to identify patterns of health indicators and to learn about the perceptions and neighborhood factors related to asthma control.

Join us as to learn more about the West Philadelphia Asthma Mixed Methods Project from the project team members, including:

School of Nursing

Maureen George, PhD, RN, AE-C

Mixed Methods Research Lab

Fran Barg, PhD, MEd and Shimrit Keddem, MS

Cartographic Modeling Lab

Tara Jackson, PhD

Community Engagement and Research Core

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH

To RSVP, click here! Please RSVP by Thursday, April 18^th.

A light lunch will be provided.

For more information about the Center for Health Behavior Research, visit http://www.med.upenn.edu/chbr/

Sponsored by Center for Health Behavior Research & Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the UPENN CTSA