Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Postdocs Association webpage!
The USPA is a postdoctoral-led organization that aims to provide career training and resources to postdoctoral scholars here at UC Santa Cruz. Each year the USPA organizes a symposium, and a series of workshops to highlight postdoctoral research, provides postdocs with career planning support, and build a stronger postdoc community. Our goal is to create a welcoming environment for new postdocs and a supportive group of peers to navigate this pivotal career stage together.
The USPA is part of the larger network of Bay Area Postdocs.
Activities of USPA include:
- postdoc science and social hour
- career development workshops
- annual symposium
Check out our upcoming events and:
- ask us to join the UCSC Postdoctoral Scholars Google Group
- join the UCSC Postdocs Slack
- follow us on Twitter
- join the Facebook group
- join the LinkedIn group
- contact us at uspa@ucsc.edu
Latest from USPA
Private foundation fellowship opportunities
Funding opportunities from private foundations with deadlines coming up in the following months, provided by David States (dstates at ucsc.edu). Please contact David if you are interested in any private fellowships.
Continue Reading Private foundation fellowship opportunities
Grant Writing Workshop
We are hosting a grant writing workshop for postdocs on Jul 24th!
- Proposal writing is an essential skill for a postdoc, especially if you are planning to stay in academia.
- Successful grant proposal can open many doors for you. Receiving a K99 award greatly increases your chance in securing a faculty position.
- These programs are also highly competitive, with success rates around 20-30%.
We hope this workshop can provide you the tools to write a successful proposal. The speakers, David States, Carrie Partch and Jordan Ward, will discuss:
What types of grants are available to postdocs/ How to structure your paragraphs and sections/ How to convey your science/ How to apply for K99… and any topics you are interested in.
Postdoc Science and Social Hour
Join us for Postdoc Science and Social Hour!
July 11th (Tuesday)
3-5PM
Biomed 300
Food and drink will be provided!
2017 Bay Area Postdoc Symposium
The 2017 Bay Area Postdoc Symposium will take place on June 10th (Saturday) at the Buck Institute!
Join us for a day of exciting research talks and networking with postdocs from the Buck Institute, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Gladstone Institutes and UCSF.
This year the symposium will also offer various workshops, with a focus on science communication. Topics include networking, elevator pitch, improving your research talk and more. Check out the program here, and the workshops here.
Click here to register. Choose “UC Santa Cruz no transport”.