2022 At a Glance: Postdoctoral Career Development and Support

2022 at a Glance: Postdoctoral Career Development and Support

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs celebrated several milestones in 2022. Get a glimpse of how we're helping support and grow postdoctoral research, training and opportunities at CU Boulder. 

Launched the OPA Peer Mentoring Program with 20 mentees and 15 mentors

Expanded GradCO professional development partnerships to 11 institutions throughout Colorado

Continuedimplementation of five-year term limits through direct mentor and unit outreach, helping postdocs transition to more permanent roles

 

341 Postdoctoral Associates

Largest units:

 

36

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

31

JILA

29

Physics / NIST PREP

23

Biochemistry

 

19

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

19

Chemical & Biological Engineering

18

Chemistry

15

BioFrontiers

 

14

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

14

INSTAAR

11

RASEI

10

Mechanical Engineering

 

   

 

32 Postdoctoral Fellows

Largest units:

 

7

JILA

 

4

Integrative Physiology

 

4

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

 

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2022 Outstanding Postdoc and Mentor Awardees

Dr. Katherine Shulenberger
   Outstanding Postdoc
Chemistry

Dr. Akira Ichikawa
  Outstanding Postdoc
Anthropology

Assistant Professor Karen Bailey
  Outstanding Mentor
Environmental Studies

Professor Lucy Pao
  Outstanding Mentor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering

Professional Development Partners

   

  Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder
  Career Services
  Center for Teaching & Learning
  Graduate School
  Industry & Foundation Relations

  Research & Innovation Office
  Adams State University
  CU Anschutz
  CU Colorado Springs
  CU Denver
  Colorado State University

  Colorado State University-Pueblo 
  Colorado School of Mines
  Fort Lewis College
  Metropolitan State University of Denver
  University of Northern Colorado
  Western Colorado University