Did you know that there are new PROMISE programs that will focus on faculty diversity in engineering and the biomedical sciences? The PROMISE Academy was funded in October 2018 and bears the official title: The AGEP Alliance State System Model to Transform the Hiring Practices and Career Success of Tenure Track Historically Underrepresented Minority Faculty […]

You are invited to attend on November 8, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM a writing for publication seminar hosted by the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and PROMISE. Place: Meyerhoff Building, Room 120   Agenda: 4:00 – 4:30   Registration & Dinner Service 4:30 – 4:40   Welcome 4:40 – 5:30   Panel presentation 5:30 […]

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by Ph.D. students. Developed by The University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Please join us for this workshop to learn […]

Professors-in-Training – PROF-iT Series When: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, · Noon – 2 PM Where: The Commons 328 Teaching portfolios are increasingly expected of candidates who are applying for faculty positions. During this workshop, we will discuss what goes into your portfolio, how to construct your teaching philosophy, how to highlight your accomplishments and future […]

PROF-iT Series with Dr. Linda Hodges When: Friday, September 21, 2018, · Noon – 2 PM Where: The Commons 329 This seminar is part of the PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) series. Participants will learn how to develop a syllabus, manage time in the classroom, and plan content for the semester. Speaker: Dr. Linda Hodges, Associate Vice Provost for […]

Dates: Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2018. Location: UMBC, Commons Building, Rooms: 331 and 328. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (each day). This activity is open to any full-time UMBC employee who is working on a thesis or dissertation, at any university, e.g., UMBC employees who are in the doctoral program at […]

1. Postdoctoral position at CMU in experiments on novel Acousto-optic Techniques for Brain Recording A postdoc position is available in Optics as part of an interdisciplinary project on designing new optical techniques for non-invasive interfacing with the brain. The position is available in the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department at CMU. The postdoctoral fellow […]

The PROMISE AGEP supports faculty diversity, and partners with UMBC’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to invite applications for the following position:   Natural Sciences Professoriate-Track Faculty Research Fellowship, 2019-2021 (apply.interfolio.com/53007)    The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for the Natural Sciences Professoriate-Track Faculty Research […]

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