Postdoc Climate Survey - $250 Gift Cards Available!
All postdoctoral associates and postdoctoral fellows received an email on September 19 around 1:20pm to complete a climate survey. Completion by October 8 will enter you in a drawing to receive one of four $250 Visa gift cards. Email opa@colorado.edu if you cannot locate your unique survey email.
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OPA Seeking Postdoc Feedback via Climate Survey
All postdoctoral associates and postdoctoral fellows should have received an email on September 19 around 1:20pm to complete a climate survey. Completing the survey by October 8 will enter you in a drawing to receive one of four $250 Visa gift cards. As a result of the previous survey, OPA implemented five-year term limit guidelines, increased programming around non-academic jobs and launched a peer mentoring program.
Promoting PAC Boulder member publications on Twitter
Are you a postdoc at CU Boulder? Have you published great work recently? Can we promote your research on the official PAC Boulder X page (formerly Twitter)? Fill out this form to have it featured.
Productive Postdoc Conversations
The Postdoc Academy introduces a new free, self-paced resource helping postdocs and mentors have productive conversations. The program also highlights 10 themes important for postdocs’ belonging and success.
Save the Date: NPA International Equity Summit: Thursday, November 9
Through a series of interactive online discussions led by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), the summit seeks to identify barriers – and find paths forward – in the greater postdoc community that significantly and/or disproportionately impact international scholars.
Nature: US postdocs on strike: how will demands for higher wages be met?
Principal investigators across the US are grappling with how best to support their students and staff amid wages that haven’t kept pace with inflation, a dismal job market and stagnant federal budgets, writes Nature contributor, Amanda Heidt.
Who Reads Your Job Application Materials?
Your cover letter, résumé/CV and other materials will be reviewed by many people (and even some robots!), each of whom brings a particular perspective and set of priorities to their review. Your application materials need to speak to all of them.