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Virtual Career Fair in Neuroscience & Society Recap
Thanks for joining us at the second annual Virtual Career Fair recently! Recordings are now posted to the Dana Career Networkâs YouTube channel.
Simply Neuroscience at #SfN24
Here is a photo of the outreach poster that our team recently presented at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and said hello â itâs always wonderful to meet our community members and fellow brain enthusiasts in person đ
We gathered information about a myriad of upcoming opportunities (e.g. internships, grant/funding calls, postdoc hiring, conferences, graduate school support resources) at the conference, and will be sharing them in this newsletter (see below) as well as future ones.
ICYMI: Volunteer with the Simply Neuroscience team (October 20th Deadline)
We are looking for students and early-career professionals to contribute to our Accessible Axon Initiative, Action Potential Advising Program, Editing, and Marketing teams behind the scenes. Please submit your application by October 20th at 11:59 pm ET.
Interested in leading our Human Resources team? (October 26th Deadline)
Working closely with the COO and CEO, the Director of HR is responsible for managing the review of Simply Neuroscienceâs volunteer applications, interviewing and onboarding applicants, troubleshooting logistical issues related to work platforms (e.g. Slack, Google Suite), creating and reviewing team feedback forms, fostering camaraderie through organizing virtual team socials, and more. Please submit your application by October 26th at 11:59 pm ET.
ICYMI: I Heard There Was a Secret Chord - Music As Medicine: Virtual Book Club (October 19th)
Join us on October 19th at 11 am Eastern for a virtual book club featuring I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Dr. Daniel Levitin! No need to finish the entire book before the book club â we welcome all who are interested in this topic to join in discussing overall themes.
ICYMI: The Power of Words: Virtual Book Club (October 20th)
Join us for a virtual neuro book club featuring The Power of Words: How to Speak, Listen and Think Better by Dr. Mariano Sigman! Once again, no need to finish the entire book before the book club â we welcome all who are interested in this topic to join in discussing overall themes.
45+ Broader Community Events, Opportunities, and Resources
October 15th at 10 am ET: International Society for Molecular Neurodegenerationâs âAPOE4: Good for the Eye, Bad for the Brainâ Webinar
October 15th Application Deadline: FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships for PhD students and early postdocs in Europe
October 17th at 5 pm ET: The University of Texas at Dallas Doctor of Audiology Program Undergraduate Open House
October 18th: Virginia Tech Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Programâs Info Session
October 18th Application Deadline: Spirit of Asilomarâs Next Generation Leaders Program
October 19th Deadline: Office of African Union Chairpersonâs Youth Envoy - Become a Mental Health Youth Champion
October 23rd Nomination Deadline (extended): ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture on Brain Sciences
October 23rd at 9 am ET: ALBA Networkâs âDiversity & Leadership in Academia: The Implicit Messagesâ Discussion
October 23rd at 3 pm ET: American Brain Coalitionâs Virtual Forum with FDA Highlighting the Neurology Drug Program
October 24th Abstract Submission Deadline: European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Workshop on Applied Neuroscience
October 25th Registration Deadline: European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)âs âBridging the gap between the perception of neurological conditions and their true impactâ meeting at the European Parliament
October 25th at 10:30 am ET: âMental Health and Challenges in the LGBTQIA+ Neuro-Communityâ
October 29th at 1 pm ET: American Brain Coalitionâs Mental Health Innovation Summit: Disparities to Parity
October 30th at 12 pm ET: American Psychological Associationâs Graduate School Fair
October 31st Abstract and Proposal Submission Deadline: International Neuroethics Society and SocietĂ Italiana di Neuroeticaâs âNeuroethics 2025â Annual Meeting
October 31st LOI Submission Deadline: Parkinsonâs Foundation Impact Awards, Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Awards
October 31st LOI Submission Deadline: Parkinsonâs Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
October 31st Application Deadline: American College of Neuropsychopharmacologyâs Early-Stage Investigator Assistance Program
October 31st Application Deadline: UT Southwestern Medical Center OâDonnell Brain Institute Physician-Scientist Trainee Symposium
November 1st Application Deadline: Columbia University Zuckerman Instituteâs Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society
November 4th Application Deadline: ALBA Network-American College of Neuropsychopharmacologyâs Travel Awards
November 11th at 12 pm ET: Stony Brook University PhD Program in Neuroscienceâs Information Session
November 15th Deadline: FAST Indiaâs Science Book Fellowship
November 20th at 5:30 pm ET: University of Texas at Dallasâ Cognition and Neuroscience PhD Program Virtual Open House
November 26th at 5 pm ET: Uniformed Services University Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences & Public Health Virtual Open House
December 3rd Nomination Deadline: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biologyâs Excellence in Science Awards (Lifetime Achievement, Mid-Career Investigator, and Early-Career Investigator)
December 6th Application Deadline: Allen Instituteâs Cell Types Workshop
December 10th Submission Deadline: International Neuroethics Societyâs Annual Meeting Host Proposal
December 15th Application Deadline: University of Utahâs Rising Stars in Neuroscience Symposium
December 15th Application Deadline: Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Award
December 16th Application Deadline: Cards Against Humanityâs Science Ambassador Scholarship
January 15th Application Deadline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratoryâs Undergraduate Research Program
January 22nd Early Registration Deadline: European Congress of Psychiatry
January 26th Application Deadline: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Undergraduate Summer Internship
January 26th Application Deadline: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences High School Summer Internship
February 15th Application Deadline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratoryâs Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
February 15th Application Deadline: Neuroscience Institute at NYU Langoneâs Undergraduate Summer Research Training in Neuroscience
February 16th Application Deadline: Boston Universityâs Summer Program in Neuroscience
March 1st Expression of Interest Form Submission Deadline: University of Calgary Hotchkiss Brain Instituteâs Hopewell M.I.N.D. Prize
Rolling: Learn more about the Brain Donor Project and pre-registration
Rolling: ALBA Networkâs Climate Survey for LGBTQIA+ Academics in Psychology and Neuroscience
Rolling: Various postdoctoral fellow opportunities at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Rolling: Various postdoctoral fellow opportunities at Max Planck Florida
Rolling: soQuietâs Misophonia Student Research Grants
Rolling: Free student membership in the International Society for Molecular Neurodegeneration
Rolling: University of California Irvineâs Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory Ambassador Program
P.S. While we are connected with a handful of the organizations whose opportunities are listed here (e.g. ALBA Network, IBRO, American Brain Coalition), the Simply Neuroscience team is not directly involved in organizing the listed initiatives. Please visit the hyperlinked websites to learn more and contact the organizers.
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Any questions, suggestions, or ideas? Opportunities or events you would like to share with the SN community? Feel free to contact us at info@simplyneuroscience.org