The NGP faculty is large and diverse, but we have kept the number of graduate students relatively small, so grad students have great access to highly accomplished scientists. The NGP faculty includes many highly recognized senior scientists as well as a growing number of outstanding junior faculty members. Our graduates go on to excellent postdoctoral positions and a wide variety of positions in academics and industry as well as science-related jobs like science writing and work with foundations. There are vignettes about the experience of a few of our graduates at our website. Some areas in which we excel include membrane biophysics and structural biology;synaptic physiology, neuronal signaling and gene regulation, neuroendocrinology and neurobiology of disease. As a medical campus, we have strong connections to the clinical departments with their translational and clinical research activities. All students receive a graduate stipend that covers all fees, tuition and living expenses.

We have a great program and we are located in one of the most livable and beautiful cities in the United States Check out the NGP website (www.ohsu.edu/ngp ), and  feel free to have your students contact us for more information – I think they will be excited about the quality of our program and the opportunities for a great PhD experience. The application deadline for next fall is December 1, 2012.

On-Campus Interviews offer students a chance to conveniently interview for professional positions on campus.  Employers travel to our campus for the specific purpose of interviewing preselected students for currently open positions.  This is a great opportunity to interview with employers specifically interested in UMBC students and offers the advantage of a smaller applicant pool.  Interviews take place during the fall and spring. The logistics (viewing positions, applying, signing up for interview time slots, etc.) are all handled via UMBCworks.

Don't miss out on employers coming to UMBC to recruit YOU this fall! The following is a list of employers coming to conduct on-campus interviews with application deadlines in the next month.

**ARINC

Interviewing on 10/19/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/14/12)
Positions:  Junior Communication Analyst, Junior Integration Engineer, Junior Network Engineer, Junior Software Engineer
Majors:  IS, CMPE, CMPS, ENEE

**SB & Company, LLC

Interviewing on 10/22/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/19/12)
Position:  Staff Auditor
Majors:  ECON, FIEC, Accounting

**Plan B Technologies

Interviewing on 10/29/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/15/12)
Position: Junior Engineering Development Initiative Program
Majors:  College of Engineer and Information Technology - All Majors

**BASYS, Inc.

Interviewing on 10/30/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/16/12)
Position:  Associate Software Engineer
Majors:  CMPS, CMPE

A full list of On-Campus Interviews scheduled this fall is available on our website calendar and on UMBCworks, please check regularly for any updates or changes that may occur.

The following part-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings!

9254245 - Helpdesk & Field Support Technician - Chesapeake System Solutions
9254111 - Graphic Designer - Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
9254117 - iOSDeveloper - Koolspan
9254080 - Tier 1 Help Desk Support Technician - The Canton Group, LLC
9254244 - Python Application Programmer - UMBC Georgraphy & Environmental Systems

The following full-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! 

9254111 - Graphic Designer - Believe in Tomorrow Children's Foundation
9254241 - Manufacturing Level I Assistant - Maxim Biomedical, Inc.
9254257 - Accounting Assistant - Ledo Pizza System, Inc.
9254170 - Courseware Engineer - C2Technologies, Inc.
9254125 - Associate Software Engineer - Interactive Intelligence

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