Stanford University
Postdoctoral Scholars–

2009 Scientific Management Series
February 19th - May 14, 2009

Goals and Objectives

The goals and objectives of the Scientific Management Series are to provide participants with laboratory or research management skills that will help them to launch productive independent careers in academic and other settings. This series by no means is comprehensive but addresses some of the most difficult aspects of developing, directing and managing (people and Projects) in a scientific role and running a lab, especially issues that new faculty have traditionally learned by trial and (sometimes painful) error over a number of years. Our intent is to kick-start that learning process and provide some approaches that have worked for individuals.

The course is intended to complement the HHMI/BWF book, Making the Right Moves – A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. Copies of this excellent guide will be handed out at the beginning of each lecture.

Sponsor: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Registration is required and will be open 2-3 weeks in advance of each lecture.
Complete course materials will be posted on-line, when available.

 
Lectures
 

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2/19/09
Topic:
 How to Get a Faculty Job
Lecturer: John Boothroyd , Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Overview: This lecture examines the key requirements for a successful faculty job search, with detailed information about: finding faculty openings, application package contents, CV preparation, writing the research and teaching interest statements, considerations for each stage of the interview process, professional follow-up communications, what to include in the resources request and tips on negotiating salary and benefits.
Time: 5:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Braun Auditorium in the Chemistry Building (MUDD), Map
 
 

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Understanding the Technology Transfer 3/05/09
Topic:

Understanding Technology Transfer

Part I –  Institutional Perspective & US Views - OTL

Part II - - Intellectual Property & Commercialization – UMIP the European View
Lecturer: Katharine Ku & Sunita Jones, PhD (Former SUPD Chair)
Overview: This lecture provides an overview of patents, policy, royalties, licensing, inventorship issues and statistics.
Time: 5:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Braun Auditorium in the Chemistry Building (MUDD), Map
 
 

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3/12/09
Topic:
 How to Start up Your Lab
Lecturer: Joseph Puglisi, Ph.D.
Professor, Structual Biology
Overview: Starting up your first lab can be an overwhelming project. This lecture focuses on equipment, space and other resources included in startup packages, setting up your laboratory, recruitment, preparing for your first grant submission and budgeting.
Time: 5:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Braun Auditorium in the Chemistry Building (MUDD), Map
 
 

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3/19/09
Topic: Getting Published
Lecturer:

Virginia Walbot, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)

Overview: This lecture provides a brief overview of the necessary and meticulous details involved in planning for a publication, actual writing of a paper, related editorial staff communications, and document submission. A brief discussion will focus on how this exercise impacts increasing your visibility as a postdoc or young faculty member.
Time: 5:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Braun Auditorium in the Chemistry Building (MUDD), Map
 
 

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3/26/09
Topic: How to Write a Grant
Lecturer: John Boothroyd , Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Overview: This lecture will examine the mechanisms of writing and
assembling a grant. Topics covered will be types of
grants (K awards, training grants, research, etc.),
structure of the NIH websites, funding agencies, and
particularly, we will examine writing strategies and
requirements for the research plan, the heart of the grant.
Other topics will include the grant "surrounds" -- budget
and its justification, research environment, biosketches,
etc.
Time: 5:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Braun Auditorium in the Chemistry Building (MUDD), Map
 
Lecture Slides
 

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Work Life Balance 4/02/09
Topic: Work Life Balance
Moderated by:

John Pringle, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education in the School of Medicine and Professor of Genetics
Panel Guests:
Overview: Effectively Balancing the Demands of Academic Life.
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium - Directions & Map
 

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4/23/09
Topic: Negotiation Skills
Lecturer: Jessica Notini, J.D.
Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School
Overview: We all negotiate every day at work and at home, with our colleagues, customers, bosses, spouses and children.  We negotiate when we need something from someone else, when we want to coordinate different preferences and priorities, when we seek to influence other people’s actions or ways of thinking, and when we want to resolve conflicts. People who become effective negotiators obtain better deals, improve their joint decision-making and teamwork skills, become respected leaders and resolve conflicts more quickly and amicably.  This overview will highlight critical components of negotiation theory and practice. The learning should be immediately applicable to daily negotiations in any context. 
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium - Directions & Map
 
 

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Work Life Balance 5/07/09 Lecture Cancelled

It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of the School of Medicine Ombudsperson, Mr. Keith Smith, he died unexpectedly, April 14, while in Washington D.C.

Article in the Stanford Report: http://med.stanford.edu/mcr/2009/obit-smith-0415.html
Topic: Pleasures and Perils of Diversity & Other Thorny Issues
Lecturer: Keith I. Smith
School of Medicine Ombudsperson
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Work Life Balance 5/14/09
Topic: Managing Your Way to Tenure
Lecturer: John Boothroyd , Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Overview: Above all, getting tenure requires doing great research and teaching/mentoring.  But among the more difficult and stressful tasks confronted by new faculty as they strive to accomplish this dual agenda is the managing of people, time and finances, especially in the research arena.  Failure to successfully handle these challenges can compromise the bid for tenure, in addition to the stress of dealing with the daily  consequences when things go wrong.  In this brief presentation, Dr. Boothroyd will present a series of concrete tips on how to deal with some of the biggest challenges in these areas of management.  In doing so, he draws on his nearly 27 years on the faculty at Stanford, including stints as department chair, senior associate dean, associate vice provost and member of the university committee that reviews all tenure decisions.
Time: 10:15 -11:15 AM
Location: Campbell Recital Hall, in the Braun Music Center, Map
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5/14/09 (Next Lecture)
Topic: Guide to NIH K Awards
Lecturer: Steve Korn, PhD
Director of Training and Career Development, NINDS/NIH
Overview: This lecture will provide an overview of eligibility criteria for various NIH K Awards and help applicants to determine which award is most applicable to them. Participants will learn best practices for application development and gain insight on how the evaluation process works. Note that the NIH K99 award is open to all Postdocs, regardless of citizenship.
Time: 8:00 -12:30 PM
Location: Clubhouse Ballroom, Old Union Complex - Map
Register: For additional information and registration please visit Event website.

Questions/comments, please contact:

Teri Hankes
Program Support Coordinator
Phone: (650) 736-0129
Fax: (650) 725-6106
E-mail:

 

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