New and Early Career Investigator Workshop: Career Pathways for Biomedical Scientists

The Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative Research and Development Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO) is organizing a New and Early Career Investigator Workshop “Career Pathways for Biomedical Scientists” for individuals with an interest in HIV vaccine research. The workshop will be held on February 4th and 5th at the Courtyard Marriott in Toronto, Ontario.

The aim of this workshop is to identify various career pathways and options for new and early career investigators with an interest in HIV vaccine research and development. The workshop will also identify gaps in training to help prepare for non-academic career paths and to provide networking opportunities between new and early career investigators and industry representatives. The intended audience for this workshop are new and early career investigators who are nearing the end of their PhD or Post Doc training. The workshop will include sessions on landing your first job, internships, identifying career options, preparing for jobs in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, as well as other career development and mentorship opportunities.

Specifically the workshop will:

• Identify career opportunities for new and early career investigators with an interest in HIV vaccine development
• Identify training gaps to help prepare for non-academic career paths
• Provide networking opportunities for new and early career investigators and industry representatives

The goal of this workshop is to bring new and early career investigators together with industry representatives to share information that will help them to consider and prepare for careers outside of academic institutions and secondly to enable researchers to use their training to find meaningful employment while continuing to make a contribution towards the development of an HIV vaccine.