Career & Tools
The Academic Lab Management and Leadership Symposium is a four-day course to equip postdocs and grad students in the biomedical, physical and life sciences with the professional competencies to lead innovative and productive research programs. The virtual symposium will take place on February 23 & 25 and March 2 & 4. Students can also apply for funding from UCSB's Individualized Professional Skills program to attend. Read on to learn more!
Check out this opportunity to attend the 2021 Academic Lab Management and Leadership Symposium on February 23 & 25 and March 2 & 4.
The course is designed to equip postdocs and junior faculty in the biomedical, physical and life sciences with the professional competencies to lead innovative and productive research programs. However, graduate students and research staff may also find this training informative and may attend. Additionally, the symposium will be held virtually this year and postdocs and graduate students from any institution are invited to register.
This course is eligible for funding by UCSB's Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) program. Read on for more information about the symposium and how to apply for funding.
Registration Fee:
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Early Registration (by Jan 31) = $75
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Regular Registration (Feb 1 or later) = $100
Click here to register.
Registrations will be accepted through the start of the final session on Thursday, March 4 at 12 noon PT. Slides and handout will be sent to all registrants at the conclusion of the entire event from the presenters who consent to making their materials available, but sessions will not be recorded.
AGENDA
Each event day is scheduled for 10:00am-1:30pm (PT)
This virtual symposium will feature faculty from various institutions:
February 23, 2021
Developing Your Leadership Vision
Douglas Robinson | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Managing Communication & Conflict
Amali Samarasinghe | University of Tennessee Health Science Center
February 25, 2021
Conducting Your Job Search
Shalini Low-Nam | Purdue University
Roberto Tinoco | UC Irvine
Li Ye | Scripps Research
Negotiating Your Academic Job Offer
Kymberly Gowdy | Ohio State University Medical Center
Michael Latham | Texas Tech University
Saket Navlakha | Cold Spring Harbor
March 2, 2021
Recruiting & Staffing Your Lab
Jennifer Martinez | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Aimee Shen | Tufts University
Diversity/Inclusion in Higher Education
Claudia Benavente | UC Irvine
Building an Effective Team
Sandra Schmid | Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Luke Wiseman | Scripps Research
March 4, 2021
Sustaining Your Lab
Brandon Cox | Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Paul Thomas | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Navigating Tenure
John Lukens | University of Virginia
Jennifer Martinez | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Melissa Pasquinelli | NC State University
ABOUT THE IPS PROGRAM
Have you ever wished you had support to take advantage of a professional or career development opportunity that lies outside the scope of your academic research? The UCSB Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program is designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars fill in the funding gaps for pursuing opportunities that support your professional development in a variety of career trajectories.
Awards up to $1000 will be granted to eligible UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from any discipline who wish to individually tailor their career paths with outside professional development opportunities. These opportunities include but are not limited to:
- Attending workshops, industry trade shows, trainings, certificate programs, and other professional events
- Visits to potential industries and companies
- Visits to job shadow potential mentors or others in a chosen industry
- Career-focused professional organization events
- And more!