Career Connections

Career Connections

Unlock Your Career Potential at ASPET 2025!

Location

Galleria Room (Ballroom Level)
Hilton Portland Downtown
Portland, Oregon

 

Hours

Thursday, April 3

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Friday, April 4

10:00 am – 10:30 am
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Saturday, April 5

10:30 am – 11:00 am
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

 

Activities

Individual Career Coaching Appointments

Personalized guidance to help you navigate your career path. Sign up for a 30-minute one-on-one career coaching appointment with a senior ASPET member who can provide advice about your career trajectory. Visit this page to see participating ASPET members and to sign up for an appointment.

Spotlighting Job Openings

Check out our job boards with the latest opportunities from employers and research labs. Have an opening at your institution? Bring a hard copy. Postings are free.

Meet & Mingle with Universities and Employers

Drop by the Career tables to meet universities, labs, and employers scouting for new talent. Visit this page to view the list of participating career tables. Want to feature your company/university? Learn how here.

Get a Free Professional Headshot

Headshots taken by a professional photographer are available on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5 from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. 

Peer Mentoring Meet‐ups

Connect with your assigned peer from the Partnering for Success program that pairs undergrads, grad students, and postdocs for networking and tips for navigating the meeting. Prior sign-up is required; participants will be emailed information about their assigned peer before the meeting.

Career Development Talks

Short, impactful talks on key topics to inspire and equip you for success.

Schedule of career talks

Thursday, Apr 3

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Writing a High-quality Teaching Statement

For those seeking a career in academia, a teaching statement, also called a statement of teaching philosophy, is an important component of a candidate’s submission. Yet writing a compelling statement can be challenging because there are rarely fixed guidelines for content and format. This talk will offer practical advice and tips for crafting an effective teaching statement.

Katerina Venderova, PhD, PharmD, FAAPE
Associate Professor, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Friday, Apr 4

Saturday, Apr 5

Important Dates

Apr

3-6

ASPET 2025 Annual Meeting | Portland, OR

May

17-20

ASPET 2026 Annual Meeting | Minneapolis, MN