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The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) presents the 2019 Year in Review, highlighting key initiatives and activities, professional development offerings, event attendance, and key postdoc partners across campus. There was a 29% increase in programming for postdocs in 2019 and a record turnout for National Postdoc Appreciation Week festivities. 2019 OPA Year in Review

Postdoctoral Associates and Fellows looking to build their knowledge and skills in teaching are invited to the Faculty Teaching Excellence Program , or FTEP. All events for the spring semester are listed below. FTEP strategically supports CU Boulder faculty and postdoctoral professionals in implementing the most effective, evidence-based classroom practices...

Do you need extra help in the lab? Do you want experience being a mentor? Would an extra $800 help you during the summer? You might be perfect for the Summer Mentoring program through CU Science Discovery . Every summer, Science Discovery brings High School Students from around the world...

Event Date Time Location Converting Your Academic CV to an Industry Resume Tuesday, January 7, 2020 12-1:30pm CASE E240 "Publish, Not Perish": “Starting from Scratch” and Imposter Syndrome Wednesday January 15, 2020 2:30-4:00pm Norlin Library, E206 New Postdoc Orientation Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12-1:30pm UMC 247 "Publish, Not Perish": Faculty...

Dear Buffy, When I joined Rich Gastil’s lab as a postdoc, I was looking forward to building a good working relationship with a faculty member whose research I admired. I didn’t assume that Rich and I would become friends, but I did expect that we would have a collegial, respectful...

Dear Buffy, I completed a draft of a manuscript for publication and sent it to my faculty supervisor, Lee King, who is a co-author. That was four months ago. After the first month, I checked with Lee to make sure the manuscript was received. Lee said, “yes,” and nothing more...

The Front Range Industry and Postdoc Summit (FRIPS) 2019 was held on October 11, 2019 at CU Boulder. FRIPS aims to connect postdocs and industry to build ongoing local partnerships and collaborations between Front Range academic institutions, government laboratories, and businesses. The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) ,...

Now in its tenth year, NPAW is annually sponsored by the National Postdoctoral Association to highlight the impact postdocs have on the research, scholarly and creative work enterprise of institutions.

Dear Buffy, When I interviewed for my postdoc, Professor Sarah Reginal told me that once I became comfortable with performing the regular research tasks in our center, I could develop and pursue a research project of my own. I’m at the end of my first year as a postdoc, and...

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado, Boulder ( PAC Boulder ), together with NIST Postdoctoral and Early-career Association of Researchers (PEAR), is holding the second annual Front Range Industry and Postdoc Summit ( FRIPS ). The idea behind FRIPS is to bring postdocs and industry from the Front Range (Denver to...