The Doc Report - November 2019

Join the Graduate School's Dr. Leslie Blood, as she continues to offer postdoc sessions on how to keep yourself accountable to maximize work efficiency and productivity. 

Mondays: November 4, 11, 18, 25
9am—10am
Various Locations (see hyperlink)

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

The Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG) is hosting two informational sessions on upcoming NIH F32 Fellowship opportunities for postdocs. These sessions will cover the use of NIH's application system and the documents required for successful submission.

Monday, November 4
2pm—3pm
East Campus, 3100 Marine Street, Room 446

OR

Friday, November 8
1pm—2pm
East Campus, 3100 Marine Street, Room 446

RSVP by emailing kathryn.snider@colorado.edu 

Join the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder at the Outback Saloon and hear local scientists explain their work and field scientific questions from the public.

Monday, November 4
7pm—9pm
Outback Saloon, 3141 28th St, Boulder, CO 80301

Join Alaina Nickerson from Career Services for this interactive workshop on creating a strategy for deciding what type of work you’d like to pursue outside of the academic career path. 

Monday, November 4
12pm—1pm
Center for Community, S350

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

The Commercialization Academy with Venture Partners at CU Boulder teaches entrepreneurship tools to faculty, research staff, postdocs and graduate students. Interested postdocs are invited to two events in November.

Perfecting the Pitch Seminar

Tuesday, November 5
12pm—5pm
JSCBB Building (east campus), Room E1B11

RSVP Here

Women in Entrepreneurship: Fireside Chat with VC Faran Nouri

Wednesday, November 6
5pm—7pm
Idea Forge, FLEM 130

RSVP Here

Looking for ways to be more productive? The Graduate School will lead a session on how to better understand your habits and practice time management skills for optimal work performance.

Thursday, November 7
10am—11am
University Memorial Center (UMC), 245

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

Join the Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs for a Fall Publication Bootcamp! 

Thursdays: November ​7, 14, 21
12pm—1pm
Various Locations (see hyperlink)

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

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) invites you to join an Intermediate Python programming tutorial.

Friday, November 8
10am—11:30am
Discovery Learning Center, 1B70

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

Jojn the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School for a workshop to learn how to review NSF solicitations and write winning NSF proposals. Diane Carillo, the proposal writer in the Research & Innovation Office (RIO), will walk through how to analyze NSF guidelines and will share key strategies for developing quality, competitive, fundable proposals. 

Friday, November 8
12pm—1:30pm
CASE E422

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

Meet fellow postdocs, and enjoy coffee and sweet treats offered by the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder)!

Wednesday, November 13
10AM—11AM
Foolish Craig's (Porder building, main campus)

Wednesday, November 20
10AM—11AM
SEEC Cafe

Matt Duncan of Strategic Relations will lead an interactive training that focuses on how to maximize digital engagement for postdocs looking for jobs. Participation in the workshop will also result in a free professional headshot, beginning at 1:45pm in UMC 382. 

Thursday, November 14
12pm—1:30pm
University Memorial Center (UMC), 382

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

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs invites postdocs to tune in to a webinar from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). All CU Boulder postdocs have access to NCFDD resources.

Mindi Thompson, PhD will lead a session on learning the impact that stress and negativity can have if they are not managed, identify the most common areas of stress in academic life, and concrete strategies for managing the physical, emotional, and attitudinal effects of stress.

Thursday, November 14
12pm—1:30pm

Click here for the Webinar

The CU Academia Industry Alliance invites you to grab a beer, and network with them at the Ursula Brewery.

Thursday, November 21
5pm—7:30pm
Ursula Brewery, 2101 North Ursula Street, Aurora

Join the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) to meet friends, make new ones, and enjoy drinks and food at the Rayback Collective. Look for the PAC Boulder balloon to find the group. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends!

Thursday, November 21
7pm—Until (join anytime after 7)
Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Rd, Boulder

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School invite postdocs and graduate students to a workshop from Ligia Batista Silverman, RIO's Research Development Funding Coordinator, who will walk through how to set up discipline specific funding alerts through SPIN, an online database of funding opportunities. She will also highlight philanthropic databases and Dimensions, a platform providing information on funders and collaborators, including the ability to search by abstracts.

Tuesday, December 3
12pm—1:30pm
University Memorial Center (UMC), 247

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