Professional Development
Making the most of your graduate student association
These campus groups advocate on your behalf, offer professional-development programming and sometimes even provide funding to those in need.
From handling immigration to acquiring funding, Himanshi Bhatia offers a brief account of her experiences as a J-1 visa holder.
Just added: Survey of STEM women about undergrad experiences, new deadline for epigenetics meeting abstracts, on-demand webinar about NIH early-career reviewer program, and several virtual seminars.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work–life balance.
AAUP finds improvements in timeline leniency and DEI efforts, but threats to tenure remain.
With the ASBMB's new career center, you can browse jobs, post positions, have your resume critiqued and more.
Job seekers
- Search for jobs.
- Sign up for job alerts.
- Get your résumé evaluated for formatting, keywords, ATS compatibility and more.
- Get in touch with a career coach.
- Get tips on résumé writing, interview skills and networking.
Employers
- Create standard job postings for free (regular and industry members of the ASBMB).
- Choose from a variety of advertising packages to get job openings in front of the right candidates.
- Search a bank of candidate-uploaded résumé.
- Build a searchable profile to showcase your company or institution.
- Access and tailor templates for corresponding with job candidates.
Professional development opportunities
Awards, grants and fellowships
The ASBMB provides numerous awards, grants and fellowships to scientists at all career stages.
On-demand events
See our archive of recorded sessions including scientific presentations and discussions on topics related to career development, education, funding and advocacy.
The Art of Science Communication
An online course that provides fundamental training in science communication.
Webinar
Inside look: Becoming an early-career reviewer at the NIH
This webinar features the ins and outs of the Early Career Reviewer Program at the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review, which gives emerging investigators an inside look at the scientific peer-review process. Elyse Schauwecker, a scientific review officer at CSR, talks about the benefits of participating, eligibility, the application process and recent changes.
On-demand events
See our archive of recorded sessions including scientific presentations and discussions on topics related to career development, education, funding and advocacy. More
Career tips
From building your online brand to dressing professionally, these short videos will help set you on the path to career success. More