In response to the negatives, some respondents have taken a proactive stance by helping to
form postdoctoral associations intended to improve their lot.
Then, on 17 and 18 April, more than 160 attended the Second Annual Meeting of the
National Postdoctoral Association at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, publisher of Next Wave).
* Stephen Gasior is a co-founder and board member of the Biological Sciences Division
Postdoctoral Association at the University of Chicago.
... Everything else, every scientist needs to use their best judgment,» says Kathleen Flint of the U.S. National
Postdoctoral Association in Washington, D.C., which has been pushing to fill in a gap in training postdocs in the responsible conduct of research.
In addition, a
Berkeley Postdoctoral Association did get formed and became registered as a campus organization — and received a modest budget from the graduate division — and the graduate dean and / or key staff members learned regularly of the association's concerns.
As a postdoc at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Biological Chemistry, Pauline is currently serving as the President of the Johns
Hopkins Postdoctoral Association and plays ultimate frisbee in her free time.
Editor's NoteThis is the second in a three - part series about the organizing efforts of the Biological Sciences
Division Postdoctoral Association (BSD - PDA) at the University of Chicago.
How to Successfully Create or Revive a PDA in a University: Case Study Based on the Creation of the Yale Postdoctoral Association
The university -
wide Postdoctoral Association and Postdoc Office already provide a number of career - training and social activities, Autry notes, but these tend to «more general, like how to write a CV.»
Most surveys have been carried out
by postdoctoral associations (PDAs), but institutions, professional societies, and funding agencies have also played a significant role in assessing the postdoctoral experience.
The University has pledged to raise the salary floor for postdocs from the federal standard of $ 23,660 to $ 47,476 — regardless of the injunction — according to an email written by Vice President for Human Resources, Kathy Brown, to University
Postdoctoral Association President, Geoffrey Rojas.
Our
nascent Postdoctoral Association (PDA) in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) at the University of Chicago formed around a core of regular seminars and workshops and e-mail communications.
For example, the results of several
local postdoctoral association (PDA) surveys corroborate the findings of the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)(2000) and the AAU Committee on Postdoctoral Education (1998), both of which identify career development, salary, and benefits as main concerns of postdoctoral scientists.
«We've gotten a more effective response by not being a union,» says Orfeu Buxton, a sleep and neuroendocrinology researcher at the University of Chicago and a member of the National
Postdoctoral Association steering committee.
I am finishing my doctorate this year (astronomy, celestial mechanics) and I would like to ask for some information
on postdoctoral associations, grants, and scholarships connected with this field of science.
The White Paper: How to Run a
Successful Postdoctoral Association was conceived and written by former SURPAS co-chairs as a set of guidelines and best practices for organizing and maintaining an effective volunteer organization.
As a result of this transition, financial and administrative support for
theVanderbilt Postdoctoral Association (VPA) shifted from the Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) Office in the VU Medical Center to the VU Graduate School, beginning with the 2016 - 17 academic year.
Before her current fellowship she was performing thrombosis research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and was an active member and secretary of the
UAB postdoctoral association.
The National
Postdoctoral Association offers a number of tips for those who are pregnant and those who are thinking about getting pregnant during a postdoctoral appointment.
In addition to her efforts with SAGE, Karen is also a member of the
Buck Postdoctoral Association (PDA) and specifically chairs the media / communications committee.
Let all your contacts know you are looking for a job and ask them to keep an eye out,» advises Cathee Johnson Phillips, executive director of the National
Postdoctoral Association in Washington, DC.
Then, «at the recommendation of your mentor,» says Joseph M. «Mike» Autry, who chairs the university -
wide Postdoctoral Association and also serves on BMBB's own departmental postdoc steering committee, scientists interested in staying on at BMBB may be granted the status of research associate.
Kristy Hentchel is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago in Illinois and vice president of the university's Biological Sciences
Division Postdoctoral Association.
Organized by the IU School of
Medicine Postdoctoral Association, the 3rd Annual IUSM Postdoc Symposium will feature a keynote speaker, posters and oral presentations!