We are organizing a small virtual gathering on Friday Sept 25 at 4pm to chat, socialize and meet new postdocs.
Join us at: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96171940570?pwd=bmg1MGZ3bWh3dWMrelVyM2JOQ04rUT09
(Passcode: 249241)
If we feel playful (or competitive!) we’ll make a team and join the Games & Trivia event organized by the National Postdoc Association at 4:45pm.
There are a lot of events organized by the NPA for the next three days, check out their event list.
When: Fri July 24, 12:00 pm
Where: Zoom https://ucsc.zoom.us/my/jferna10
PLEASE REGISTER here: https://forms.gle/8ehPEkgnNXRkHvKE6
We will be holding a Zoom seminar on “A survey-based analysis of the academic job market“, a collaborative effort between Jason and postdocs at other institutions from around the country that was just published in eLife. This paper is likely of interest to students, postdocs and staff considering faculty career paths, as well as faculty interested in faculty hiring practices (please note most of our data is related to the life-sciences). We hope to have members of the audience share their thoughts, experiences and feedback during this informal presentation.
Abstract: Many postdoctoral researchers apply for faculty positions knowing relatively little about the hiring process or what is needed to secure a job offer. To address this lack of knowledge about the hiring process we conducted a survey of applicants for faculty positions: the survey ran between May 2018 and May 2019, and received 317 responses. We analyzed the responses to explore the interplay between various scholarly metrics and hiring outcomes. We concluded that, above a certain threshold, the benchmarks traditionally used to measure research success – including funding, number of publications or journals published in – were unable to completely differentiate applicants with and without job offers. Respondents also reported that the hiring process was unnecessarily stressful, time-consuming, and lacking in feedback, irrespective of outcome. Our findings suggest that there is considerable scope to improve the transparency of the hiring process.
The annual symposium that was planned on March 5th, 2020 at the Hay Barn has been POSTPONED.
Symposium Page with more information.
Postdocs, grad students and staff scientists are all welcome!
TIME: NOVEMBER 1ST (Friday) 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Sinsheimer 123
Discussion Panel
Topics we will discuss include:
And best of all: “Happy Hour”!
Registration is required: REGISTER
Dr. Cori Bargmann, Head of Science at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative will be giving a seminar in Biomed 200 at 11:00 am next week Thursday August 29 on “Accelerating Science”.
After her talk, we will hold three sessions with Dr. Bargmann as well as student/postdoc speakers open to the entire UCSC community around the following themes:
2 – 3 pm Session 1: Accelerating Research Training & Outreach
3:15 – 4:15 pm Session 2: Interdisciplinary & Team Science
4:30 – 5:30pm Session 3: Publishing, Funding, & the Future of Science
Location for discussion sessions: Biomed 300
Each discussion session will feature 30 minutes of presentation by UCSC trainees followed by 30 minutes of open discussion from the community (all are welcome to attend) about these topics.
Registration is appreciated to gauge the attendance for this event: https://forms.gle/mZABrSFCaMzzPdj9A
See an updated list of resources in the Funding Opportunities and Professional Development pages.
Access through your UCSC email Google account:
Contact Carrie or David to get access to examples of NIH/NSF grants.
When: July 11th (Thursday) 9:30am-3pm
Where: Biomed 200
Register here before July 5th.
Postdocs, grad students and staff scientists are all welcome!
David States, Biomedical Research Development Specialist, Office of Research
David has decades of experience with research funding. Currently he works with UCSC faculty on federal grant proposals, especially on biomedical research topics.
Carrie Partch, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Carrie has extensive experience with NIH on both sides: she has received multiple R01 grants, and has sit on the review panels. She also teaches a grant-writing course.
If there is interest for it, a shorter session will be organized two weeks later, on July 25th 10am-noon (Biomed 300), to give you feedback on your specific aims page. You will have the opportunity to send your specific aim page to the instructors a week before.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions!
– UCSC STEM Postdoc Association (USPA)
Dear Bay Area Postdocs,
The Postdoc Association from the Buck Institute will be hosting the next Bay Area Postdoc Association (BAPA) event. We will go for a one-day excursion on Saturday, May 11th.
Join your fellow Bay Area postdocs for a fun-filled day of networking and learning how to best prepare yourselves for transitioning into industry. This event will be held at the Buck Institute located at the foothills of Mount Burdell in Novato, CA approximately 22 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We will start with a networking session in the morning, followed by lunch and a seminar from Lauren Celano of Propel Career Services. Her talk titled “How to be Competitive for the Industry Job Market” is aimed at helping postdocs identify, build, and highlight skills during their training in order to be competitive for industry positions. Following the seminar (for those interested) we will go on a short hike (less than 2 miles) up Mount Burdell so please bring some athletic gear and proper footwear. Given all the recent rainfall the views are quite impressive!
Please register as space is limited. Register here: https://forms.gle/WKdvPFn7T4FG9tmE9
This event is free: Parking at the Institute is free and does not require a permit.
Family and interested friends are also welcomed to join this day! Please be aware that the first part of the day will be about networking with postdocs, so you may want to schedule alternative activities for children for this time.
Itinerary:
10:30-11:00AM Arrive at Buck, Coffee and Networking
11:00-11:30AM Institute Tour
11:30-12:00PM Lunch (provided)
12:00- 1:30PM Seminar by Lauren Celano “How to be Competitive for the Industry
Job Market”
1:30- 3:30PM Mount Burdell hike
3:30-5:00PM BBQ & Drinks (provided)
On Saturday March 16, the Bay Area Postdocs will visit Santa Cruz. Join us and learn about opportunities at Startup Sandbox, Two Pore Guys, and network with colleagues from across the Bay Area. Free lunch as well! Please register for the event via the Bay Area Postdocs website!
Or click on this link to go directly to the registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/w2N6sDv0ifBrc3YQ2
