Training & CER Workshops

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 Research Training Finder
Research-Related Events and Training
Navigating Research @ USC 2020
Spring 2021 CER Schedule

Research Training Finder

All investigators funded by an externally sponsored project must complete grants management training (as explained here). A search tool has been developed for USC faculty, PIs, postdocs, students, research staff and lab technicians: This Research Training Finder tool is a comprehensive matrix for training courses that are required and suggested for University research compliance.

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Research-Related Events and Training

For upcoming research-related events and training, visit our Research Calendar. If you’d like to submit an event to the calendar, follow these instructions.

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Navigating Research @ USC 2020

The Office of Research invites faculty, research staff, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and graduate students to participate in two research forums (via Zoom):

USC Research During COVID-19
Wednesday, August 19, 1:00pm-4:00pm

This research forum will cover updates and guidance related to policies for research during COVID-19, including talks about USC Health, Environmental Health and Safety, Campus Access, Human Subjects & Field Research, Animal Research, Contracts & Grants, Core Facilities, and COVID-19 Funding Landscape & Opportunities.

See the full agenda. Take a look at the Q&A.

Presentations (login with your USC email):

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Human Subjects & Field Research
• Campus Access
• Animal Research
• Contracts & Grants
• Core Facilities
• COVID-19 Funding Landscape & Opportunities
• Engaging Diverse Communities in COVID-19 Control: A Value-Based Measure of Health-Safety Climate for Decision Making
• Using Road Traffic Data to Identify COVID-19 Priority Testing Locations in Southern California
• SARS-Cov-2 Antibody Testing in Underserved L.A. Communities

Navigating Research @ USC
Thursday, August 20, 10:00am-12:10pm and 1:10pm-4:00pm

This research forum will cover campus-wide resources available to support research and scholarly work at USC. Topics will include research committees, core facilities, networking/mentorship, diversity, external and internal funding sources, grant proposal writing, grants management, research integrity & compliance, technology transfer, and research communication, among others.

See the full agenda. Take a look at the Q&A.

Presentations (login with your USC email):

• Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
• Networking, Collaboration, and Mentorship
• Research Communications – Looking Good for TV on Zoom in 7 minutes
• USC Stevens Center for Innovation
• Federal Funding
• Corporate Funding
• Foundation Funding
• Internal Funding
• Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance
• Research Integrity
• Environment, Health, and Safety
• Office for the Protection of Research Subjects
• Animal Research
• Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• USC Libraries
• Data Management and Research Software
• DC Office of Research Advancement
• Proposal Development
• Department of Contracts & Grants
• Purchasing & Sponsored Project Accounting

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Spring 2021 CER Schedule

Guide:
↔ Collaboration
$ Funding and Grant Writing
✪ Professional Development
✎ Research Resources/Methods

Each semester, the Center for Excellence in Research organizes workshops for USC researchers. These courses are designed to provide faculty, research staff, postdocs, PhD students and graduate students across all fields of study with specialized skills and knowledge in seeking funding from government, foundation, and corporate organizations as well as a variety of other topics.

Join our mailing list. For more information, contact us at usccer@usc.edu.

Do you have an idea for a Spring 2021 CER workshop? We’d love to hear from you.

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