Career Development Webinars

There are many career opportunities for those interested in combining their love of science with articulating those ideas to members of the public. Learn about the different career paths you can take, how to market yourself to prospective employers, what skills to hone now, and how to set yourself up for success in science communications.

Discover what you need to know and do throughout the interview process to demonstrate your value to the institution and land the job. 

So you publish in high impact journal and your science is exceptional, but do people really know who you are? Amplify your scientific persona through networking and personal branding. Simple tips are provided to help set you apart in the public and communication domains, which can impact your future and continued success. The webinar is designed for early career scientists but it’s never too late to learn to promote yourself.

Communicating with the public and the media are essential elements to being a successful science professional. Learn “what's news” and how to articulate your role and goals to the public and the media in ways that spark advocacy and passion for the profession and subject of science.

Learn how to handle any conflict and how to forge a relationship with the other party that demonstrates your professionalism - and your interest in collaboration.

To help prepare members to meet with their Congressperson and/or Senators during the August 2017 congressional recess, the Society hosted a training webinar. The webinar covers the status of science funding in the U.S. for FY 2018 and tips to have a successful congressional meeting. 

Thinking of starting your own business or consultancy? This webinar will address how to design a plan that will incorporate your career goals with your interests, passions, and skills. Register today to learn about the basics of launching your own company, developing your brand, and finding and solidifying customers. The basic elements of marketing, IP protection, and understanding and selling your services and products will also be addressed. We will also develop contingency plans and discuss the role of failure in your career.

This webinar will cover “soup to nuts” on writing a biophysics paper. It will start with how to take data from your lab notebook and organize it into an outline and first draft of a manuscript. You will then learn how to organize and polish your manuscript into a final draft. Finally, you will be guided through the steps of submitting to a journal, the peer review process, and what you can do to increase your chances for acceptance and publication.

This workshop will provide an up-to-date assessment of the current career landscape facing science PhDs. Author Melanie Sinche will share proven strategies for landing potential occupations for advanced degree candidates, along with her research and profiles of science PhDs across a wide range of disciplines.

This webinar will offer tips on making the most of your time at a conference, including advice on: using social media to make connections in advance of a conference; starting conversations with people you have never met before; how to behave with speakers; how to meet the most important people at the conference; and how to identify the most valuable sessions, events, and other experiences at the conference.

This webinar will focus on the current and expanding crisis in the job and career market for scientists. We will investigate how early-career scientists can best prepare for this challenge, and we will demonstrate how to orchestrate a personal career plan and develop a Plan B and Plan C for contingencies. We will discuss what early-career scientists should do now to enhance their CVs and research reputations, and how they can leverage their grad school experience or a postdoc appointment to set themselves up for success in the field.