We’ll have Bill Lindstaedt’s always-popular Industry Job Search workshop on Friday, October 1 (9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) at the Graduate Student Commons, Study Lounge 204.
More information and registration link at https://graddiv.ucsc.edu/grad-horizons/alt-academic-job-search/industry-jobs-gs-pd.html
We’ll have a USPA-sponsored potluck dinner Friday, July 30th at 4 pm (PST). We will prepare food and drinks for everyone, but please feel free to bring something to share so we have good variety.
Address: 1140 Western Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Please register here by July 25th if you plan to attend so we can plan how much food to buy and make.
Come and enjoy good food, good conversation, and a sweet mini poodle!
The grant writing workshops will be held in Fall 2021. There will be a seminar (Sept 20) and a multi-session workshop in Oct-Nov where the attendees can practice writing their grant and reviewing each other proposals.
These grant writing workshops are organized by the IBSC and offered to IRACDA postdocs and other UCSC postdocs. More information at https://ibsc.ucsc.edu/postdoc-training/grant-writing-workshop
When: Wednesday 3/24 11am-12pm
Where: Zoom
Chalk Talk Presenter: John Dzimianski, UCSC Postdoc in Biomolecular Engineering
Description: We will briefly cover what is expected of academic tenure track job applicants in the interview chalk talk, and how this format is unique from the “job talk” seminar. Then, we will watch one UCSC postdoc who is currently on the job market deliver a practice chalk talk for a mock faculty search panel.
This event is part of a monthly virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.
When: Friday 2/26 1-2 pm
Where: Zoom
Chalk Talk Presenter: Hanh Lam, UCSC Postdoc in METX
Description: We will briefly cover what is expected of academic tenure track job applicants in the interview chalk talk, and how this format is unique from the “job talk” seminar. Then, we will watch one UCSC postdoc who is currently on the job market deliver a practice chalk talk.
This is the first event in a series of chalk talk workshops featuring UCSC postdocs from different disciplines, and future events will have mock faculty search panels. For this last-minute event, we need the community’s feedback to help simulate a realistic chalk talk experience for Hanh, complete with interrupting and clarifying questions.
This event is part of a monthly virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some of the amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus. If you are interested in suggesting a workshop or presenting your research, please let us know at uspa@ucsc.edu.
Oskar Elek will be the speaker at this month’s virtual seminar. Oskar is a postdoc in the Computational Media Department and will be talking about his work on nature-inspired modeling for cosmology and beyond.
Date: Tuesday, January 26th at 1:00pm
Title: Polyphorm: Nature-inspired Modeling for Cosmology and Beyond
Summary from Oskar:
I will present my main research project called Polyphorm, which uses an algorithm inspired by the growth of Physarum polycephalum ‘slime mold’ to generate complex rhizomatic networks. Using this methodology, together with UCSC astronomers we have obtained accurate reconstructions of the Cosmic web. I will talk about these novel results, as well as the applications of the model to other domains and even for generating art.
Zoom information: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93858109040?pwd=dE1YcTN3M21qYUlWL0R6aTgzRlRSdz09
Meeting ID: 938 5810 9040
Passcode: 825718
This event is part of the new virtual event series organized by the USPA. Each month, we will host a workshop or seminar that either offers career development support or highlights some amazing research conducted by postdocs on campus.
If you are interested in presenting, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/221yYehcRJ5HXYWb6
Three-dimensional map of the underlying cosmic web’s intricate filamentary network from data containing the positions of 37,000 galaxies.
Since curtailment season is upon us (YAY!) but Santa Cruz is a purple COVID-zone (booo) the UCSC STEAM Postdoctoral Association cordially invites you to a virtual evening of holiday merriment! (but we promise, it’s NOT on Zoom!)
PLACE (sort of): https://spatial.chat/s/USPAHoliday
TIME: Monday, December 21st at 6 PM
$$ PRIZES: Best ‘Ugly’ Sweater, Cookie Decorating, Pet Costume
Please fill out this form to RSVP*
*You don’t have to RSVP to come, but you DO have to RSVP to get a free holiday goodie/food basket!
So come celebrate the winter holidays with other postdocs! Eat, drink, be merry, and let’s give ourselves a couple hours break from the ridiculousness that has been 2020!
