Get more information about these companies, interested in UCLA PhDs on Wednesday March 11
Find Job, Networking, and Training Opportunities!
Date: March 11, 2009
Time: Between 12pm and 4pm
Location: Ackerman Second Floor Lounge
RSVP Here for any/all of the Info Sessions
Time: 12-1pm, UCLA Extension
Get additional training in numerous academic and industry disciplines or find out more about teaching opportunities for PhDs at Extension!
With over 50,000 adult student enrollments each year, UCLA Extension is one of the largest university continuing education programs in the world. It is designed to bring the benefits of the University’s scholars, research, and resources to the community and the state as a whole.
Many of UCLA Extension's 4,500 classes are innovative and experimental in content, format, and teaching methods. Credit and noncredit courses are offered in nearly every academic discipline, in many interdisciplinary areas, and in emerging fields including, Arts, Business and Management, Computer & Information Systems, Design Communication Arts, Education, Engineering & Technical Management, ESL, Entertainment Studies, Fitness Instruction, Humanities, Sciences & Social Sciences, Journalism/PR/Fundraising, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UCLA, Public Policy, Writing and more.
In addition, Extension offers special programs each term on topical issues as well as those of ongoing public concern. Many noncredit Extension courses offer the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units, widely used for relicensure and other professional/career-related purposes.
Although registering for Extension courses does not constitute admission to regular session, degree credit earned through Extension may apply toward the UCLA bachelor's or master's degree; consult a College or school counselor or graduate adviser before enrolling.
Time: 2-3pm, BioCareerCenter.com
Find out how to access the largest resource of biological and life sciences job listings, newly available to UCLA researchers!
Bio Career Center is the first and only career service dedicated to expanding professional options for life science PhDs and MDs. The service provides online career resources and job postings to post-graduate and alumni candidates, and recruitment services to employers.
Unlike other online career services, Bio Career Center is the first to exclusively partner with Universities that offer reputable life science programs. The online service is embedded on University Websites and is free for students and postdocs to access. Students, postdocs, and alumni associated with Bio Career Center's university partners receive more career support and have increased access to jobs and career paths than other life sciences researchers.
UCLA has just joined this consortium of top life science research universities to bring this exciting service to its life science PhDs and MDs. Come to the info session to hear more about Bio Career Center and how to use it to advance your career goals.
Time: 3-3:30pm, Momentum Biosciences
Find out more about working with and for this BioTechnology Incubator
Founded in 2006, Momentum Biosciences LLC is a Culver City-based private biotechnology company. Momentum Biosciences consists of Faculty from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) who are committed to taking an operational and hands-on role in facilitating the transfer of new healthcare technologies from the laboratory to the clinical and commercial environment. With a track record of both academic and commercial success, Momentum Biosciences is well equipped to meet the scientific and business challenges of new healthcare technology ventures. For additional information about Momentum Biosciences, please visit our website.
With its unique incubator business structure, Momentum offer divers opportunities for PhD candidates and postdocs. Scientific positions are available with the incubated companies. In addition, there are also business related positions available for those who are interested in venturing outside the laboratory bench.
Furthermore, we are also planning to establish a website soon for Nanoscale Staffing Solution (www.nanoscalestaffing.com) which will act as the HR solution for Momentum. Founded in 2007, Nanoscale Staffing Solutions Inc. was established as a “Professional Employment Organization” subsidiary of Momentum Biosciences to manage the human talent.