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As a Career Advisor with extensive experience in international academic research, project management and professional associations, I am here to support junior scientists navigating their way into the career world. I can help you in topics including writing an appealing CV and Motivation Letter, preparing for European fellowship applications and managing professional networks (see full list of Categories below).
I have a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with research experience in different scientific fields from human genetics to neurodevelopment, stem cells and gene editing. I obtained international experience at the Center for Genomic Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA. In 2018, I was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship by the European Commission. Over the past years, I have been involved in grant writing, project management, budgeting and interdisciplinary team coordination between academic and clinical partners. I have extensive experience with professional associations, as an executive member and chapter leader of the Portuguese American Postgraduate Society (USA, 2014 - 2018), the MGH Graduate Student Division (USA, 2014 - 2016), the All Time GABBA Alumni Association (Portugal, since 2015) and as CIBB Postdoctoral Representative (Portugal, since 2019). I have a micro-MBA degree, focused on business and team management, which is transversal from the academia to the industry setting. As an avid advocate of science communication, public engagement, and outreach, I have participated in different media channels from national TV to radio stations.
LinkedIn profile at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmseabra/
Consultant Time zone: Europe/Lisbon
Your Time zone: Europe/Lisbon
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The increase in complexity surrounding the science job market emphasizes the need for career counselling and coaching, in both the private and academic settings. All science professionals should take advantage of platforms that help them identify or develop the skills they need to navigate this job market.
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