Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Leaving the UW? Take our Postdoc Exit Survey

"The Evolving Postdoctoral Experience and The Postdoc Experience: Not Always What You Expect," Science magazine, reporting on results of their annual survey of postdocs in the September 9, 2009 and the August 29, 2008 issues. The articles provide interesting insights that may be somewhat different from what you may have assumed.

Fellowship & Job Opportunities--updated regularly

Events

Apply now through December 1 for the NIH Loan Repayment Program

The LRP's two-year award repays up to $35,000 per year of educational loan debt for individuals who commit to conducting two years of qualified biomedical or behavioral research funded by a domestic nonprofit or government institution.

Obama Stimulus Plan May Generate $300 million Research Windfall, UW Says

Responsible Conduct of Research--resource information

2008 Postdoc Fact Sheet from UW Academic Human Resources
2007 Fact Sheet
2006 Fact Sheet

Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellowship
Postdoctoral researchers bring new discoveries to the world, and the Kauffman Foundation is opening a door for them to do so through entrepreneurship. The Kauffman Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows program provides a unique opportunity for postdocs in science and technology fields to launch theirinnovative research from the lab to the marketplace. Interested applicants can now apply online at www.kauffman.org/postdocs.

International Students and Scholars
The University of Washington provides a full range of services to international postdocs. Please click on this link to the website of the UW International Students and Scholars. http://depts.washington.edu/uwiso/.

UW CareLink
The UW has partnered with APS Healthcare to create UW CareLink, a comprehensive faculty and staff assistance program, that provides professional support for issues that can affect your personal and work life.

Getting a hold on anxieties during an economic downturn
In these uncertain economic times, students and postdocs are faced with increased anxiety over the growing challenges of the current job market and economy; as well as the challenges of completing their graduate or their degrees. To read more, click here: http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=477&ClinicID=6

NSF Requires Section on Mentoring in Grant Proposals. The American COMPETES Act of 2007 requires that all NSF grant applications that include funding for postdoctoral fellows contain a description of mentoring activities. To view information from the University of Washington on meeting this new requirement, please go to: Guidance for addressing NSF requirement to provide a mentoring plan for post-doctoral fellows

The University of Washington Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) provides services to postdoctoral scholars and to their faculty supervisors. The OPA works to enhance the learning and the productivity of UW postdocs and offers assistance to both postdocs and their mentors to advance the role and work of postdoctoral scholars on the three UW campuses.

POSTDOC OFFICE MAILMAN LIST: To be sure you receive notices of events and other information for postdocs, please subscribe to our mailing list at: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/Postdoc-Office/

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regional Grantsmanship Seminar
November 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Museum of History and Industry
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Did you know that the OPA has a lending library? Click here to see what's available.

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