Registration is open for the 2021-2022 TraCS Professional Development Seminar series. This seminar series is aimed at research professionals, graduate students, postdocs and early stage faculty researchers. In this series, we cover foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research.
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series is split into 4 modules: Finding Funding, Communication Skills, Mentor-Mentee Training, and Rigor and Reproducibility.
| October 8, 2021 | 12-1:30 pm: Paper writing |
| October 15, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Pitching yourself and your research program |
| October 22, 2021 | FALL BREAK |
| October 29, 2021 | 12-2 pm: How to give a 10-minute scientific talk |
| November 5, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Working with the media |
| November 12, 2021 | 12-2 pm: LinkedIn, Social Media |
| November 19, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Effective meetings |
| November 26, 2021 | THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| December 3, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Leadership |
| December 10, 2021 | 12-1 pm: Identifying and managing your communication style |
Through the UNC Event Registration system, you will be able to select which sessions you would like to attend. Please note: the Zoom link that you receive upon registration will work for all sessions within the Communication Skills module. Each session will be held in-person and/or via Zoom on Fridays.
This is a four-part course.
For SAS 4/4, attendants will be allowed to suggest topics. Past topics include variable retyping, creating SAS datasets from SAS output; creating html and Microsoft Word tables, ANOVA, importing and exporting Excel files.
Instructor: Chris Wiesen
Please note: Attendees must bring a laptop to this course with SAS (free 14-day trial of SAS software available from programmer) already loaded. SAS software will not be provided. If you are part of the UNC community, you can access SAS on the virtual lab.
Registration fees
$20 deposit required to hold your spot (deposit is refundable upon your attendance for at least 66% of the course).
Registration closes at 12:01am on 10/2/2021. Once registration closes, no late registrations will be accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS!
* Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within the 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.