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Mock Job and Chalk Talks by Rutgers Postdocs

Date & Time

Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Category

Career Development for Postdocs

Location

RWJMS Research Tower, Room V12

675 Hoes Lane W. Piscataway, NJ 08854 United States

Contact

Janet Alder

This is your chance to hear your fellow postdocs present their research and learn about the faculty job application process. 

Dr. Inna Nikonorova will deliver talks on Deciphering ciliary extracellular vesicle cargo in C. elegans: mechanism of polycystin-mediated communication” on Nov 24 from 2-4pm (chalk talk).  See attached flyer and register here.

Location: RWJMS Research Tower, Room V12, 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway

Sessions will be attended by Rutgers faculty volunteers serving as a mock hiring committee, providing constructive feedback from the perspective of an actual search panel. 

Refreshments will be provided. 

If you are a postdoc planning to enter the academic job market and are interested in practicing your chalk talk in this format, please contact:

Dr. Liisa Veerus (lv273@cabm.rutgers.edu) and Dr. Janet Alder (janet.alder@rutgers.edu). 

The event is sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Rutgers Health.