The Doc Report - April 2018

By Benjamin Nault

On May 1^st, the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado (PAC) is launching a new Travel Award program to help postdocs defray the costs of attending conferences (e.g., registration fees, lodging, airfare costs, and/or food). In the first round of awards, four postdoctoral researchers will receive up to $300 each for conference costs incurred between May through October 2018.                               

Natalie Avalos of the Department of Religious Studies and Julissa Ventura from the School of Education have been selected as recipients of the 2018 Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship; Jeremy Calder of the Linguistics Department and Julian Resasco of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department have been renewed for a second year as Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellows.

By Benjamin Nault

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Chemistry Department and CIRES. I am also the president of the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado. I had the pleasure of representing the University of Colorado Boulder at the National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting, held in Cleveland, Ohio, this year. Postdocs and representatives from postdoctoral offices from around the United States convened here in order to discuss best practices and how to improve the postdoc experience and training.

CU Boulder’s Open Enrollment period will be from April 23 – May 11. Now is the time to review your current benefits package and look into what is changing in the next year so that you can choose the best options for you and your family.

Please see the CU Boulder Benefits website or attend an information session to learn more about benefits and selecting the best plans.