Dr. Kristie Fisher, Google

ND POSTDOC NEWSLETTERJanuary 23, 2018

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Important ResourcesOne-on-One ConsultationsNational Postdoctoral AssociationSpotlight Jobs of the WeekPositive Productivity PointsGPS for Mind, Body & SoulPostdoc CornerCareer ServicesEvents and WorkshopsFunding OpportunitiesProfessional DevelopmentPhD Humor

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Important Resources

Monthly Postdoc Open Forum

Come meet Valli, Associate Program Directorof the Postdoc Office, to ask questions aboutprofessional development, career exploration,and other services offered by the PostdocOffice in particular and Notre Dame as a whole.International scholars are also welcome todiscuss matters specific to them.

Date: Thursday, February 1stTime: 2 - 4 pmLocation: McCourtney 206

Postdoc Corner

Postdoc Pathways Café

Dr. Kristie Fisher will join us for the next PPC onFebruary 8!

Kristie is a userexperience researcherat Google.Researchers at Googlegather data andinsights to inform allphases of the productdevelopment cycle.Kristie conductsfoundational researchto understand people's needs and define targetgroups for a given new product or feature,usability studies to help refine and iterate on ideasin partnership with designers and engineers, andsurvey and usage data analyses to understandhow Google products are being used in the wild.Kristie received her PhD in cognitive psychologyfrom the University of Washington in 2011, with afocus on problem solving and analogicalreasoning. Before joining Google she worked as auser experience researcher at Microsoft Studiosand as a contracted researcher at MicrosoftResearch.

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018Time: 12 PM - 1 PMLocation: 121 ITC (Information TechnologyCenter)Registration: Please click here to register in orderto have enough food for everyone!

Postdocs should be able to participate remotely.Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:https://notredame.zoom.us/j/604360910Or iPhone one-tap: 16465588656,604360910# or16699006833,604360910#

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The ND Postdoc Newsletter wants toshare your research or an article you

Date: Thursday, February 15thTime: 2 - 4 pmLocation: Stinson Remick 100

One-on-One Consultations

Do you need assistance with...

Career counselingPlanning and defining career goalsExploring career optionsIdentifying strengths and weakness andplan for skills developmentCV, resume or cover Letter feedbackLinkedin/Google scholar profilePreparing for upcoming interviewsSalary negotiation

Contact Valli Sarveswaran to schedule a one-on-one consultation.

International Postdocs

English for Academic PurposesESL Classes for SpousesESL Classes for StaffJ1 Scholar InformationLast Payment Process Living in the United StatesND International - Upcoming EventsTax Assistance ProgramTemporary Protected Status

Ask an Immigration Attorney: The Postdoc Office has partnered withimmigration attorney Thomas Arkell, a partnerwith Dunn Law Firm, LLP in Chicago. He willgraciously answer up to two immigration lawquestions per month for free. Any complete andappropriate questions received before the 20thof each month will be included for a monthlydrawing. Two randomly selected questions willbe passed to Mr. Arkell's office by the end ofthe month. If you would like to submit a question, you mustsend it to Valli Sarveswaran as well as astatement giving us permission to pass thequestion and your email address to Mr. Arkell'soffice, who will then contact you directly with

have written with the ND PostdocCommunity. If you would like to submitan article for the newsletter, please emailValli Sarveswaran.

Career Services

Tips for a Successful Job TalkBy Stephen J. Aguilar for Inside Higher Ed

Stephen J. Aguilaroutlines somesuggestions to help youavoid common pitfallsduring your upcomingjob talks. Click here toread more!

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Events and Workshops

A non-traditional career option forpostdocs

How does one coach and referpostdocs toward career paths wedo not know or understand? Wemay have heard certain keyphrases at a conference orread about a profession in one ofour multiple associationpublications to which we subscribe, but at theend of the day, how do we justify our description ofeach potential career and the pros/cons of it,when our direction could very well be what spursand helps determine someone else's entirecareer? Well, to help us gain a wider frame ofreference for just these types of situations, here isyour opportunity to learn about another potentialcareer profession.

Presenters: Karen Eck, PhD, Old DominionUniversity, Kari Whittenberger-Keith, PhD,University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,and Samarpita Sengupta, PhD, University ofTexas Southwestern Medical CenterDate: January 24, 2018Time: Noon ET

All Notre Dame postdocs are entitled to a freeNPA affiliate membership.

Please join the discussion by signing up at thislink.

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their answer. The template is: Name:Preferred email address:Question:Statement: I hereby give the Office forPostdoctoral Scholars my permission to sendthe above question and my email address toMr. Arkell's office. I understand that any furthercommunication with Mr. Arkell's office may costmoney. I also understand that neither the Officefor Postdoctoral Scholars nor the staff will beresponsible for any outcome or consequences. **The postdoc office staff has the right not toinclude your question to the pool if it is deemedincomplete or considered off-topic. The postdocoffice will not entertain any communicationsonce the questions are submitted to theattorney. Once a postdoc's question is selectedfor response, that postdoc will not be able tosubmit another question for 6 months.**

ND Calendar & Events

For a full listing of events on the Notre Damecampus for this week click here. back to top

Academic iNDex

A secure and easily accessible onlinerepository for your academic and professionalinformation, where you can upload your CVpublications, presentations, grants, workhistory, and other academic achievements. For more information about Academic iNDexand how to use it, click here.

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National Postdoctoral Association(NPA)

Postdoc Workshop: "Writing aConcept Note" on February 13, 2018

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2018 GCC Virtual Career Fair The Virtual Career Fair is asingle day, online career fairfor advanced degree students,postdocs, andalumni, sponsored by theGraduate Career Consortium.

Date: March 28, 2018Click here for more details.

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Hesburgh Libraries Workshops The HesburghLibraries and Centerfor Digital Scholarshipworkshops are offeredto all ND Postdocs.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018Introduction to Text Mining12:00PM - 1:00PMClassroom 129Eric Lease Morgan

The University of Notre Dame is a sustainingmember of the NPA. ND Postdocs can join theNPA for free. Learn about the benefits of aNPA membership here.

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Notre Dame Graduate Student,Spouse, and Significant OtherNetwork (GSN)

The Graduate Student Union (GSU) isaccepting postdocs as members in theGraduate Student, Spouse and SignificantOther Network (GSN). For more informationabout the GSN and how to get involved, visittheir Facebook page.

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Spotlight Jobs of the Week

Engineering

Assistant Professor - Intelligent Systemsand RoboticsSoftware Engineer

Humanities

Assistant Professor in Classical Studiesand Medical HumanitiesAssistant Director, Humanities Program

Business

Assistant Professor of International TradeQuantitative Researcher, Finance

Science

Assistant Professor EnvironmentalGeosciencesPostdoctoral Fellowship - University ofNotre DamePhD Polymer Characterization Scientist

Social Science

Assistant Professor, Family StudiesAssociate Director, Academic andProfessional Development Programs

Multidisciplinary

Data ScientistProject Manager - Software EngineerDirector, Data Science and Analytics

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Positive Productivity Points

This hands-on workshop shows participants thebenefits of using computers to analyze textualcorpora, such as a collection of books or journalarticles.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018Humanities Scholarship and Varieties of DigitalEvidence1:00PM - 2:00PMClassroom 129

Scholars in the humanities are encountering moreand more uses of digital evidence, but themethods and terminology can be off-putting.Where to start? This workshop surveys the kindsof historical and literary datasets available to NotreDame scholars, outlines various techniques formaking sense of them, and offers real-worldexamples of their use.

Thursday, January 25, 2018How to Read 14 Million Books (All about theHathiTrust Research Center)12:00PM - 1:00PMClassroom 129Eric Lease Morgan

The HathiTrust (http://hathitrust.org) is a collectionof 14 million research library electronic textsdigitized by Google. This hands-on workshopteaches participants how to use computers toanalyze the materials available in the HathiTrustcollections.

Unless otherwise noted, all CDS workshops takeplace in the CDS Classroom (Room 129),Hesburgh Library 1st Floor Northeast.Check the calendar link to view the list ofworkshops and register.Calendar: nd.libcal.com/calendar/allworkshopsQuestions? cds@nd.edu

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Professional Development

Data Science Fellowship

Data Scientist - "the sexiestjob in the 21st century,"according to the HarvardBusiness Review.

The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 weekfellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs,and postdocs in STEM and social science fieldsseeking industry careers as data scientists. Theprogram is free for Fellows and supported bysponsorships from hundreds of employers acrossmultiple industries.

Click here to apply and find further information

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TEDxUND Speaker Application

10 Secrets to Creating a Master Calendar ThatDrives Your Productivity

From Entrepreneur

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Funding Opportunties

For professional assistance inapplying for competitive externalfunding opportunities, email NotreDame's Office of Grants andFellowships.

Indiana CTSI FundingOpportunities Click here to view all open RFAs.

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Council of American OverseasResearch Centers PostdocFellowship Applications are nowavailable for theCAORC NEH SeniorResearch Fellowship! This fellowship supportsadvanced research in the humanities forUS postdoctoral scholars, and foreign nationalpostdoctoral scholars who have been residentsin the US for three or more years.

Fellows carry out research in a country whichhosts a participating American overseasresearch center. Eligible countries: Algeria,Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Cyprus,Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia,Morocco, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka andTunisia.

Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Click here for more information!

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Jane Coffin Childs Cancer ResearchFellowships The JCC Fund isacceptingapplications for itsfellowship program.The current fellowshipstipend levels are$52,000 for year one;$52,500 for year two;and $53,000 for year three.

Deadline: February 1, 2018Click here to apply!

The IDEA Center at theUniversity of Notre Dame ispleased to partner withStudent Government to hostTEDxUND 2018 on Saturday,April 28, 2018.

Click here for further information and theapplication.

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Join the Notre Dame Postdoc LinkedInGroup!

The Notre Dame Office forPostdoctoral Scholars hascreated a special LinkedIngroup for all ND postdocs,graduate students, andfaculty to share professionalinformation.

To join the group, click here and then click "Askto Join." Make sure to update your profile, profilepicture, and check notification settings. If youneed help creating or optimizing your LinkedInprofile, please contact Valli.

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Kaneb Center Workshops

The Kaneb Centersupports graduatestudents and postdocsin the pursuit ofteaching excellence bystimulating scholarly reflection andconversation about teaching, and encouraging theadoption of practices that enhance learning.

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Center for theStudy ofLanguagesand Cultures The Center for the Study of Languages andCultures' English for Academic Purposes programoffers workshops that are open to all ND Postdocsand their spouses. The center helps postdocs &their spouses develop their writing,conversational, and speaking skills.

Visit the center's website for more information on

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L'ORÉAL USA FOR WOMEN INSCIENCE The L'Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship programawards five women postdoctoralscientists annuallywith grants of$60,000 each for theircontributions inScience, Technology,Engineering and Math(STEM) fields andcommitment toserving as role models for younger generations.

Deadline: February 2, 2018Click here to apply!

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Visiting Scholar Fellowship atStanford Bio-X The Novo Nordisk Foundation invitesyoung, ambitiousresearchers to applyfor a Visiting ScholarFellowship atthe postdoctoral level, in interdisciplinaryresearch with a biomedical or biotechnologicalfocus at the highest international level. Thefellowship offers an opportunity to carry out aresearch project where 3 years are dedicatedto work at the prestigious Stanford University inCalifornia, USA, under the Stanford Bio-XInstitute, followed by up to 1 year at a universityor other public or non-profit research institutionin Denmark.

Deadline: February 6, 2018

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National Sea Grant Office 2018Ocean, Coastal and Great LakesNational Aquaculture Initiative Depending on appropriations, NOAA NationalSea Grant College Program expects to haveavailable a total of $7,000,000 to $11,500,000across fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020 aspart of the Sea Grant National AquacultureInitiative.

Deadline: March 2, 2018

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Workshops from the Writing Center Use Writing to Teach CriticalThinking

The University Writing Centeris pleased to offerconsultations with instructorswho want help designing andintegrating writing assignments into their courses.We welcome instructors from every discipline,especially STEM subjects.Email writing@nd.edu with the subject "TeachingConsultation" to set up a meeting!

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Workshops from the NCFDD The National Center for Faculty Development andDiversity is an independent professionaldevelopment, training and mentoring community ofover 71,000 graduate students, postdocs, andfaculty members. They offer on-campusworkshops, professional development training,and intensive mentoring programs.

The University of Notre Dame is an institutionalmember of the NCFDD. Through Notre Dame'smembership, ND Postdocs may claim anInstitutional Sub-account Membership at no costand enjoy all the benefits of a NCFDD IndividualMembership. Register here to join. For a list ofNCFDD 2017 webinars, click here. back to top

PhD Humor

Courtesy of PHD Comics

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12 Early CareerPostdoctoralFellowships forResearch Abroad Click here for the ProFellow site!

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