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February 1-2, 2008
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California (Directions)
This intensive scientific leadership and laboratory management two day course is designed to equip postdocs and junior faculty with knowledge and skills to lead innovative and productive research programs.
The topics to be covered will include:
- Leadership and Management Styles
- Staffing Your Lab – Effective Hiring and Interviewing
- Time Managment
- Managing Communication and Conflict
- Navigating University Structure and the Tenure Process
- Managing Start-up Budgets and Projects
- Finding an Academic Job
Special Guest Lecturer:
- Nobel Laureate Bengt I. Samuelsson, M.D.
Invited Speakers:
- Robert Bitmead (UCSD)
- Judith Bruner (UCSD)
- Tammy Dwyer (USD)
- Greg Goates (Goates Consulting Group)
- Tom Huxford (SDSU)
- Marianne Manchester (TSRI)
- Kerri Mowen (TSRI)
- Robert Rickert (BIMR)
- Michael Sailor (UCSD)
Organizers:
- Daniel W. Andrade, Director, International Office The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Huong Huynh, Program Coordinator, Office of Postdoctoral and Graduate Training, Burnham Institute for Medical Research
- Jennifer Oh, Director, Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs, University of California, San Diego
- Ryan Wheeler, Manager, Postdoctoral Services Office, The Scripps Research Institute
Registration:
Eligibility: Registration is open to postdocs and junior faculty from Burnham, Salk, TSRI and UCSD
Registration Period: November-December 2007 and is limited to the first 200 registrants.
Early registration is recommended as the course sold out last year.
Course fee: $85 for postdocs and $125 for faculty
Online registration: https://www.regonline.com/sdlms
Registration will close 1/11/08
To see last year's symposium information, click here.
Should you have any questions or problems with registering, please contact:
Jennifer M. Oh
Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs
Research Affairs, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0043
La Jolla CA 92129-0043
tel: (858) 534-6632; fax (858) 534-3868
Email: jmoh@ucsd.edu
Office hours: 8am-3:00pm pacific time
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