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Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education

Starting Your Graduate Career

This page includes some resources that will help you as you begin your graduate career at Vanderbilt University. Peabody – Ph.D. Graduate Video Profile: Maddy Mavrogordato gives advice to those considering pursuing a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt. (Be sure to click on her additional videos on Life in Nashville, Peabody Support, Research and more.) Vanderbilt –…

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Apply for dissertation support

Apply for dissertation support Graduate School – Dissertation enhancement grant To apply for this grant you must be working on your dissertation full-time. These grants are intended to enhance already outstanding dissertation projects by permitting the addition of a new dimension, additional breadth, or other worthwhile extensions. Peabody Office of Professional & Graduate Education (POPGE) –…

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Academic Job Search

Academic Job Search Graduate School Career Development Assistant Dean Ruth Schemmer provides career advising by appointment. Appointment options include: – Hour-long appointments available on Wednesday (email Ruth.Schemmer@vanderbilt.edu for appointment time) – Walk-in appointments (15 min) are available Thursday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 PM Graduate School Career Development – Applying for Tenure-Track Positions Timeline and resources for the…

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Finding and developing a mentor

Finding and developing a mentor Peabody Office of Professional & Graduate Education (POPGE) – Handout: Resources for Graduate Students on Mentoring Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) – Choosing a mentor and managing the mentor relationship resources Online resources include choosing a thesis lab, the right thesis advisor and questions to consider when choosing a…

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Publishing your work

Publishing your work PhD2Published Blog – Articles on “Pitching and Publishing” Academic Publishing Advice For First Timers Peabody Office of Professional & Graduate Education (POPGE) – Video of “Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals” Workshop held on April 1, 2013 GradShare – GradShare Blog Blog provides advice on publishing topics including copyright issues, peer-review, writing for conferences and…

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Interviewing and negotiating

Interviewing and negotiating Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education (POPGE) – Interviewing with the Deans for Your Academic Position This workshop is held every fall and invites the Deans to share their perspectives on the academic job search process and how to excel in your interviewing. Below are video links from when the workshop was…

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Teaching skills and portfolio

Teaching skills and portfolio Peabody Office of Professional & Graduate Education (POPGE) – Teaching Assistant Informational Handout Center for Teaching (CFT) – Teaching guides: Numerous resources for Teaching Assistants CFT – Syllabus and course design consultation: Any faculty member, graduate student, or post-doc teaching at Vanderbilt can request a course design consultation. This is a…

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