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The Doc Report - April 2022

Upcoming Events

Virtual GradCO Series Events

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is partnering with CU Anschutz, CU Colorado Springs, Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado School of Mines to offer a slate of professional development webinars for postdocs across Colorado.

Tuesday, April 5
Career Experiences & Advice: Postdoctoral Fellows
12—1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12
Leveraging LinkedIn
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13
Career Experiences: Faculty and Researchers off the Tenure Track
2—3:30 p.m.

FSAP Events

The Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is dedicated to serving the emotional and psychological needs of the campus community by offering a variety of events.

Thursday, April 7
Managing Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive In Spite of It
12—1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13
Nutrition to Beat Seasonal Allergies
12—1 p.m.

New Postdoc Orientation

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) invites all new postdocs to an informational and virtual orientation.

Wednesday, April 13
12—1 p.m.

RSVP via the CU Events Calendar by clicking "I'm Interested"

Confident Conversations Workshop

In this workshop presented by the International English Center, participants will practice language strategies to effectively express empathy amid failure or loss and congratulate in times of success.

Wednesday, April 13
4—5 p.m.
UMC Room 245

Register

NCFDD: Mastering Academic Time Management

Looking for help organizing your time and becoming a more productive writer this spring? OPA invites postdocs to tune in to a series from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). All CU Boulder postdocs have access to NCFDD resources, and must activate your account by following the directions on the NCFDD page.

Thursday, April 14
12—1:30 p.m. 

Join Stream

CTL: Writing Your Teaching Statement for the Academic Job Market

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers a variety of classroom-focused seminars, workshops, and other events. In this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market.

Monday, April 18
9—10 a.m.

Register

PAC Boulder Open Meeting

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) invites any postdocs interested in joining the leadership committee to an open meeting. Register below and updates on the meeting room will be emailed.

Monday, April 18
9—10 a.m. 
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec Building, Room TBA

RSVP via the CU Events Calendar by clicking "I'm Interested"

PAC Boulder Coffee Hour

Meet other postdocs at a coffee hour hosted by the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder).

Monday, April 18
10—11 a.m. 
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec Building, East Terrace Grill

RSVP via the CU Events Calendar by clicking "I'm Interested"

NIH Virtual Enrichment Curriculum

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers the following online training opportunities focusing on career and professional development topics.

Tuesday, April 19
Careers in the Federal Government: Options and Applying
1:30—2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19
Journaling for Career Development and Personal Growth
2—3 p.m.

29th Annual Campus Sustainability Summit

The 29th annual Campus Sustainability Summit invites postdocs to learn and celebrate CU Boulder’s wide array of sustainability leadership and accomplishments, including the partnership with United Nations Human Rights to co-host the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit in the fall of 2022.  

Thursday, April 21
12—7:15 p.m.

Register

PAC Boulder Social

Join your fellow postdocs for food and fun at the Rayback Collective. The family-friendly event will be sponsored by the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder).

Thursday, April 21
5:30—7:30 p.m. 
Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Rd.

RSVP via the CU Events Calendar by clicking "I'm Interested"

Finding Funding for Your Work Using SPIN

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) invites postdocs to learn how to use SPIN - an online database of funding opportunities - to identify funding for research, scholarship and creative activities.Customized funding alerts can be set up specific to your work.

Friday, April 22
10—11:30 a.m.

Register

NPA: Self-Advocacy

This webinar from the National Postdoc Association (NPA) will provide insight into how to find and be a great mentor. To participate, sign up for your NPA membership, click on this link and follow the registration process.

Tuesday, April 26
1—2 p.m. 

Register

Find Funders and Collaborators Using Dimensions

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) invites postdocs to learn to use Dimensions - an innovative grants and funder database - to identify opportunities using a description of a current proposal or research idea.

Friday, April 29
10—10:30 a.m.

Register

Latest News

Postdoc Mentors Needed

OPA recently launched the Peer Mentoring Program and are in need of postdoc mentors! Mentors will develop leadership, communication and confidence skills—all beneficial when seeking jobs. Mentors need not to know everything, and will likely conversely learn from mentees. Postdoc mentors can register directly here. To facilitate the first mentor-mentee meeting, OPA is offering a complimentary meal card that can be used at a variety of campus locations and mentoring strategies/resources.


OPA Sponsoring Participation in Virtual NPA Conference

OPA is pleased to sponsor, on a first come, first served basis, access for 20 postdocs to the virtual National Postdoctoral Association Conference on April 28-29, 2022. CU Boulder postdocs can register by completing this form. Topics will include mentoring, revitalizing postdoc associations, grant/proposal writing, cultural adjustment and international postdocs and many more.


OPA Presents the 2021 "Year in Review"

The annual overview provides highlights of key OPA activities, awards and more.


BenchPress Seeks Postdoc Mentors for Scientific Writing

Organized by CU Boulder’s Biological Sciences Initiative, BenchPress is seeking postdocs to mentor undergraduate researchers with scientific writing and research publications. BenchPress will broaden access to those who publish by partnering with CU undergraduate research (UR) programs to make the process of scientific writing and publishing open to more students. Postdocs interested should register here by April 15.


Inside Higher Ed: Preparing for a Rapidly Changing World of Work

Inside Higher Ed contributor, Sonali Majumdar, highlights why postdocs should identify emerging employment trends, develop durable skills and ultimately adapt a growth mind-set for professional success.


Inside Higher Ed: 10 Strategies for Successfully Pursuing Research Grants

Inside Higher Ed contributor, Jude Mikal, shares advice, including the elements you should incorporate into your proposals that aren’t taught in classes or books but rather passed down through informal networks.

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