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Monday, August 18 I 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET

Chromatography Skills You Need to Get Hired and Promoted

The demand for skilled laboratory professionals continues to grow, and chromatography techniques remain dominant tools in nearly every industry. Whether performing a straightforward environmental Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) method to profile hydrocarbons or conducting ultra-trace analysis at sub-parts-per-billion levels with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS), chromatographic separation significantly enhances the analysis and is often required.

In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of chromatography (both GC and HPLC) and learn how to apply these techniques in a real laboratory setting. By the end of this short course, you will be well on your way to developing these important and marketable skills.

What You Will Learn
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Optimize a GC/LC/MS method, which could help you get a job.
• Troubleshoot your GC/LC/MS method, which could help you get a better job.
• Develop GC/LC/MS methods, which could help you get your boss’s job!

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for laboratory scientists and supporting staff in the pharmaceutical industry who possess a basic understanding of chemistry.

Length of course: 90 minutes 

Instructor: Lee Polite

Tuesday, August 19 I 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Finding Yourself: Identifying a Career that Matches your Strengths and Values

This course will help participants develop networking skills to enhance their job search and enlarge their professional networks to promote career advancement. Participants will analyze and practice communication techniques that create a natural flow in networking conversations and meet networking goals. The course concludes with instruction in creating a networking plan geared towards obtaining work in the federal government.

What You Will Learn
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Plain networking opportunities to get hired
• Align networking tactics with their values and strengths
• Network to identify promotions, opportunities for job changes, and award eligibility

Who Should Attend 
This course is for attendees who want to improve their networking skills to advance their career.

Length of workshop: 90 minutes

Facilitators: TBD

Wednesday, August 20 I 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET

Writing Excellent Grant Proposals

This course covers the basic principles of crafting a research proposal and highlights common errors and misconceptions for those new to grant writing.

What You Will Learn
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Interpret advice on developing a competitive grant proposal
• Identify resources for identifying available grant opportunities
• Recognize common mistakes and pitfalls in proposal preparation and submission

Who Should Attend
This course is primarily directed to graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and early career faculty who are relatively new to the grant-writing process. However, it may also be useful to others with limited prior experience submitting grant applications.

Length of workshop: 90 minutes 

Facilitator: TBD

Thursday, August 21 I 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Green cards for Scientific Researchers

Attendees will be given a thorough understanding of their situation relative to U.S. immigration law and develop a plan to maintain their status and eventually obtain a green card. The course will include a broad overview of all relevant laws as well as a Q&A in which attendees may ask questions about their own specific circumstances.

What You Will Learn
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Describe common visa statuses (F-1 Student , J-1, and H-1B visa statuses)
• Define the qualifications for EB-1A and NIW green cards
• Outline techniques for success with self-petition green card applications
• Recall strategies for maintaining immigration status during the green card process

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for foreign scientists in the U.S. who aim to maintain their legal status and plan for permanent residency through a green card.

Length of workshop: 90 minutes 

Facilitator: Brian Getson