The Dana Center Career Network in Neuroscience & Society regularly hosts events, both virtual and in-person.

Please reach out to Career Network Events Coordinator at [email protected] to learn more.

We will be hosting our first Neuroscience & Society Virtual Career Fair on Sept 11-14, 2023. See below for more information, and sign up for our email newsletter for Career Fair updates.

Upcoming Regional Neuroscience and Society Meetups:

Neuroscience and society (neuroX) fields—such as neuroethics, neurolaw, neuroeconomics, neuromarketing, educational neuroscience (and more!)—are rapidly emerging. Given the novelty of these fields, navigating career paths and training opportunities in neuroscience and society can be challenging. With support from the Dana Foundation, this event will offer an introduction to these fields, with an emphasis on how you might forge a career in them. The event will introduce resources from the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience and Society. This session will be run as a small group conversation for students, recent grads, post-docs, and those seeking midcareer transitions. Led by Harvard professor Francis Shen, the discussion will explore questions such as: What is “neuroscience and society” and how can you make a career out of it? What type of career can you imagine yourself pursuing at the intersection of neuroscience and society? What type of education do you need for these interdisciplinary careers? What are some of the barriers you are encountering as you explore these career options? What don’t you know that you want to know about careers in neuroscience and society? The main event will run from 7-8 pm ET. Immediately after the main event, you can stick around for small group mentoring with Dr. Shen.

What does a Career Network event look like? It depends on the audience, but here is a description of a typical event:

Neuroscience Beyond the Lab: How Neuroscience is Changing Society and Opening up New Career Paths

A number of neuroscience and society fields–such as neuroethics, neurolaw, neuroeconomics, neuromarketing, educational neuroscience (and more!)– are rapidly emerging. Because these fields are new, it’s not easy to know how to pursue a career in neuroscience and society.

With support from the Dana Foundation, this in-person event will offer an opportunity to speak with Professor Francis Shen about the new Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience and Society.

This interactive session will be run as a small group conversation for students, recent grads, post-docs, and those seeking mid-career transitions. The discussion will explore questions such as:

• What is “neuroscience and society” and how can you make a career out of it?
• What type of career can you imagine yourself pursuing at the intersection of neuroscience and society?
• What type of education do you need for these interdisciplinary careers?
• What are some of the barriers you are encountering as you explore these career options?
• What don’t you know that you want to know about careers in neuroscience and society?

Título del Evento:

La neurociencia más allá del laboratorio: Cómo la neurociencia está cambiando la sociedad y abriendo nuevas vías profesionales

Descripción del Evento:

Están surgiendo rápidamente diversos campos de la neurociencia y la sociedad– como la neuroética, el neuroderecho, la neuroeconomía, el neuromercadeo, la neurociencia educativa (¡y muchos más!). Al ser campos nuevos, no es fácil saber cómo integrarse a una carrera de neurociencia y sociedad.

Con el apoyo de la Fundación Dana, este evento por Zoom ofrecerá la oportunidad de hablar con el profesor de Harvard Francis Shen sobre el nuevo “Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience and Society”.

Esta sesión interactiva se desarrollará como una conversación abierta para los estudiantes de la Pontíficia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico donde buscaremos identificar:

• ¿Qué es “neurociencia y sociedad”?
• ¿Qué tipo de carrera existe para mí en la intersección de neurociencia y sociedad?
• ¿Qué tipo de preparación necesito para estas carreras interdisciplinares?
• ¿Cuáles son algunos de los obstáculos que existen al explorar estas opciones profesionales?
• ¿Qué no sabes pero te interesa saber sobre las carreras en neurociencia y sociedad?

Completed and forthcoming Career Network events have reached students at over 32 schools.