When: Wednesday 3/24 11am-12pm

Where: Zoom

Chalk Talk Presenter: John Dzimianski, UCSC Postdoc in Biomolecular Engineering

Description: We will briefly cover what is expected of academic tenure track job applicants in the interview chalk talk, and how this format is unique from the “job talk” seminar. Then, we will watch one UCSC postdoc who is currently on the job market deliver a practice chalk talk for a mock faculty search panel.

This event is part of a monthly virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.

When: Friday 2/26 1-2 pm

Where: Zoom

Chalk Talk Presenter: Hanh Lam, UCSC Postdoc in METX

Description: We will briefly cover what is expected of academic tenure track job applicants in the interview chalk talk, and how this format is unique from the “job talk” seminar. Then, we will watch one UCSC postdoc who is currently on the job market deliver a practice chalk talk.

This is the first event in a series of chalk talk workshops featuring UCSC postdocs from different disciplines, and future events will have mock faculty search panels. For this last-minute event, we need the community’s feedback to help simulate a realistic chalk talk experience for Hanh, complete with interrupting and clarifying questions.

This event is part of a monthly virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.

Oskar Elek will be the speaker at this month’s virtual seminar. Oskar is a postdoc in the Computational Media Department and will be talking about his work on nature-inspired modeling for cosmology and beyond.

Date: Tuesday, January 26th at 1:00pm
Title: Polyphorm: Nature-inspired Modeling for Cosmology and Beyond

Summary from Oskar:
I will present my main research project called Polyphorm, which uses an algorithm inspired by the growth of Physarum polycephalum ‘slime mold’ to generate complex rhizomatic networks. Using this methodology, together with UCSC astronomers we have obtained accurate reconstructions of the Cosmic web. I will talk about these novel results, as well as the applications of the model to other domains and even for generating art.

Zoom information: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93858109040?pwd=dE1YcTN3M21qYUlWL0R6aTgzRlRSdz09
Meeting ID: 938 5810 9040
Passcode: 825718

This event is part of the new virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we will host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus.
If you are interested in presenting, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/221yYehcRJ5HXYWb6

Three-dimensional map of the underlying cosmic web’s intricate filamentary network from data containing the positions of 37,000 galaxies.

The UCSC STEM Postdoc Association (USPA) welcomes you to the first installment of our new monthly event series – Industry Job Hunting: One Postdoc’s Personal Experiences and Tips.

Speaker: Jason Fernandes (former UCSC Postdoc and USPA Board Member, now at Scribe Therapeutics)
This Friday (12/4) at noon on Zoom

Description: Talk and Q&A workshop from one of UCSC’s postdocs who recently made the leap to industry. Jason will cover:
– Strategies he used to find and apply for jobs
– How he navigated the interview and offer processes

This event is the first in a new virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we will host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.