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NOBCChE
Join us for the NOBCChE NExM Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, PA from March 16-18! This event brings together the Northeast and Midwest Regions of NOBCChE and is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, University of Iowa, and Carnegie Mellon University. Some of the highlights and benefits of attending are listed below:
- Concurrent career and professional development sessions for students and professionals with sessions such as "Innovate a Career You Love" and "Personal Branding"
- Laboratory facility tours of both University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University
- Technical and Poster Sessions for students and professionals
- Opportunities to share your resumes with corporate sponsors
- Plenary Lectures by Victor McCrary and Dorothy Phillips
- Dinner cruise/Dress Your Decade Party on the Allegheny River
- Outreach activities
Registration is free for all student NOBCChE members that submit abstracts (students include undergraduates, graduate, and post-doctoral students). There is also limited funding available to cover student lodging costs for those presenting.
More information can be found at the conference website along with links to register and submit abstracts. The deadline to register is Feb. 28. Spread the word and we hope to see you there!
If you are interested in contributing to help more students attend the conference at no cost to them, please send an email to racq.jemison@gmail.com.
National Science Foundation
The NSF Division of Chemistry is seeking new program rotators. At this time, we are particularly interested in individuals with broad knowledge and demonstrated experience in inorganic and organic synthesis; catalysis (especially surface catalysis and/or heterogeneous catalysis); and nanochemistry with experience in surface analysis and reactivity. A starting date of fall 2017 is of interest, through earlier starts may be possible.
Applications by the end of November are encouraged, but later applications may be considered as well (until the positions are filled). Nominations are also welcomed.
More information about this opportunity can be found here.
We look forward to the addition of new, talented rotators to the division. More information and applications should be submitted to CHE-recruit@nsf.gov.
Scientific American
Although women are publishing more studies, being cited more often, and securing more coveted first-author positions than they were in the mid 1990s, overall progress towards gender parity in science varies widely by country and field. This is according to a massive report released on March 8 that is the first to examine such a broad swath of disciplines and regions of the world over time.
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By Damon Sayles
 Getting the interview is the hardest part for the unemployed. At least that’s how it should be. For many, the toughest part between battling unemployment and earning that first paycheck from the new job is mastering the interview process. Like it or not, the interview can make or break you before you answer one question. There are employers who monitor confidence the minute they lay eyes on you. Think about it: How many of your old bosses and the company’s best workers lack confidence?
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The Conversation
In the late 19th century, scientists were made into heroes. Science fiction novels such as H G Wells's "The Time Machine" and science textbooks such as Oliver Lodge's "Pioneers of Science" helped create the popular image of the Victorian scientist as a powerful, authoritative figure, subjecting the forces of nature to his will. It's an image that endures today, cemented by the narrative of 19th century science as the work of a series of great men: Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin and the rest. And this was the story the scientific establishment told about itself.
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CNN
A new survey commissioned by Microsoft found that young girls in Europe become interested in so-called STEM subjects around the age of 11 and then quickly lose interest when they're 15.
"Conformity to social expectations, gender stereotypes, gender roles and lack of role models continue to channel girls' career choices away from STEM fields," said psychology professor Martin Bauer of the London School of Economics, who helped coordinate the survey of 11,500 girls across 12 European countries.
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AdWeek
Little girls dream big in this short film from Microsoft, talking about their passion for curing breast cancer, cleaning up the environment and bringing fresh water to the world. Doctors, inventors, entrepreneurs—it’s easy to envision these determined, articulate and thoroughly woke kids stepping easily into any of these roles.
But hold up. The statistics say otherwise.
Only 6.7 percent of U.S. women and 16 percent of women globally graduate college with science, technology, engineering and math degrees, the mini-movie tells its participants. Pulling no punches, it continues: "Odds are you won’t solve these problems."
The youngsters' faces fall, and their resolve, it would seem, falters. Or does it?
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Fast Company
From spelling and grammatical errors to flowery language and absent keywords, there’s certainly no shortage of resume mistakes you could make. But there is one surefire kiss of death for most job seekers: submitting a two- or, dare we say it, three-page resume.
"If you're fresh out of college, you may have a few internships under your belt, but by no means should you have a two-page resume," says Christopher Ward, founder at Ward Resumes.
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Science
Launching a nonresearch career doesn’t mean leaving behind everything you learned as a scientist. The skills you developed as you dove into your projects and communicated your results are valuable in many jobs. If you’re not convinced, read on for some specific examples of how Ph.D.-holders put their skills to use outside the lab.
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USA Today
What does it mean to have access to higher education — truly?
While minority populations such as black and Hispanic students are on the rise numerically in higher education, their ability to enter and succeed in the college world is waning.
So says a new report by Young Invincibles — a national youth interest group formerly sponsored by the Center for Community Change — which details how growing gaps in access to and affordability of higher education map onto racial divides in society.
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