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:

Latest from USPA

Industry Job Search Workshop 2021 (Organized by Div. of Grad. Studies)

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The Division of Graduate Studies is offering a workshop around looking for a job in the industry (co-sponsored by USPA). Listen to alumni telling you how they got their jobs in the tech industry!
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When: Thursday, June 3 12:00–1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Registration is required: Register to How’d You Get That Job?!

Academic Job Search Workshops 2021 (Organized by Div. of Grad. Studies)

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The Division of Graduate Studies is offering workshops on the Academic Job search (co-sponsored by USPA).
Registration is required: please see this link for an overview and registration: https://graddiv.ucsc.edu/grad-horizons/academic-job-search.html
  • Writing the Diversity Statement
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
  • Preparing the Teaching Statement and Portfolio
    Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
  • Writing the Research Statement
    Thursday, May 6 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
  • Writing the CV
    Friday, May 7 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m.