Host: Society for Neuroscience
Start Date: Mar 03, 2021
Time: 3:30-4:30pm (EST)
Location: Virtual
Description: This webinar is exclusive for SfN members. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges worldwide and has affected neuroscientists at all career stages. Neuroscientists who are actively looking for a postdoctoral fellowship or faculty position are facing hiring freezes and uncertainty. During this webinar, panelists based in academia and industry will highlight the challenges the pandemic has created for neuroscience employers and job seekers and provide job seekers with strategies for finding and applying for jobs at this time. Recent graduates, postdoctoral fellows, and early- and mid-career neuroscientists who are looking for a position in academia or industry are encouraged to attend. This session will include Michelle D. Jones-London, PhD, as one of the speakers. Dr. Jones-London serves as chief of the Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN-WD) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS / NIH).