Interesting Features for PWN 1/26/2018

Dear PWN Members,

Here are some interesting articles:

1. This was sent to us by our member Leora Fox: 500 women scientists have created “request a woman scientist” – we should encourage all pwn members to sign up:

https://500womenscientists.org/request-a-scientist/

2. Minority trainees are up, but not minority faculty:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117114907.htm

3. Better maternity leave could help universities retain women--study:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jan/21/better-maternity-leave-could-help-universities-retain-women-study

4.  Women in Science Symposium, Tufts, March 19, 2018

The goal is to highlight the challenges facing women scientists in academia, biotech, and pharm, and to address ways to promote equal opportunities for women and men:

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/2018/01/10/women-in-science-symposium-at-tufts-march-19-2018/

5. Interesting concept, a template for others to follow? – Rockefeller’s “Women & Science” page:

https://www.rockefeller.edu/support-our-science/women-and-science/

6. February 11, 2018 is the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science:

http://www.un.org/en/events/women-and-girls-in-science-day/

And Some Professional Opporunities:

1. The Li lab is actively seeking a postdoc to start Summer/Fall 2018! They study the neurobiology of drug relapse. Please visit:

http://annalilab.org/join

2. Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Sensory Morphology and Genomic Anthropology Lab at BU. See the link below for details on how to join the research teams:

http://physanth.org/jobs/1416/

3. Four-year PhD in Computational Psychiatry at University College London:

Please visit the two links below for more info:

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BGL952/four-year-phd-in-computational-psychiatry-at-university-college-london

http://v1.tobiashauser.ch/join-the-lab/

Sincerely,

Ghazaleh, Courtney, Yas, and Yangmio