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The Doc Report - November 2022

Upcoming Events

myPostdoc Monthly: Immigration & Visas

This webinar from the National Postdoc Association will discuss issues that postdocs face in terms of visa transition and how to build a CV/resume for purposes of a self-sponsored application in order to continue your career development and/or transition to an employment position.

Wednesday, November 2
11 a.m.—12 p.m.

Register

FSAP: Nutrition for Stress Management

Learn how to plan meals to reduce stress on your body for more energy, better mood, less sugar cravings and the increased ability to handle daily ups and downs.

Wednesday, November 2
12—1 p.m.

Register

Find$ 30min: Recycle Your Proposal: Dimensions

Come learn how to use Dimensions - an innovative grants and funder database - to identify opportunities using a description of a current proposal idea. To access Dimensions, you will need to have your VPN activated and CU Boulder identikey credentials. Learn more here.

Wednesday, November 2
1—1:30 p.m.

Register

NIH November Events

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

Thursday, November 3
Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
1—3 p.m.

Wednesday, November 14
CVs and Resumes: Essential Job Search Document
1—2 p.m.

Friday, November 16
Academic (Faculty) Job Interviews
12—1:30 p.m.

Monday, December 5
Interviewing Skills for Scientists
1—2 p.m.

Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop

Venture Partners invites postdocs to a three-day workshop to find a market for their innovations and inventions. Based on the NSF I-Corps model, the idea is to encourage inventors to get out of the lab and talk to industry decision-makers to find out what problems that industries need their product(s) to solve.

Thursdays, November 4, 11 & 18
9 a.m.—12 p.m.

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PAC Boulder Coffee Hour

Come meet amd mingle with other postdocs at a coffee hour hosted by the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder).

Monday, November 7
10—11 a.m.
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec Building, East Terrace Grill (next to Butcher Auditorium)
 

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

Postdoc Proposal Writing Series: Sustaining Your Argument

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) in partnership with GradCo Alliance invites postdocs and graduate students to a virtual information series on successful proposal development. Jim Mazzouccolo, Proposal Editor & Writing Coach for the Research & Innovation Office (RIO), will discuss key strategies and practices to remind reviewers of the value of your science.

Wednesday, November 9
12—1 p.m.

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

NCFDD November Events

These webinars from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) will discuss how to effectively manage conflicts and your academic time. All CU Boulder postdocs and graduate students have access to NCFDD resources. Please activate your account by following the directions on the NCFDD page.

How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst 
Thursday, November 10
12—1:30 p.m. 

Indigenous Time Management
Tuesday, November 29
12—1 p.m. 

Register

GradCO Series November Events

OPA partners with CU Anschutz, CU Colorado Springs, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, the University of Northern Colorado and Western Colorado to offer a slate of professional development webinars for postdocs across Colorado.

Informational Interviewing
Wednesday, November 16
12:30—2 p.m. 

Leadership Models: Lead from Where You Are
Tuesday, November 29
12—1:30 p.m. 

NPA: Race & Ethnicity Equity Summit

In conjunction with partner organizations, the National Postdoctoral Association will host a Race & Ethnicity Equity Summit. Through a series of online roundtable discussions, the Summit seeks to identify barriers – and find paths forward – in the greater postdoctoral community on the path to racial and ethnic equality.

Thursday, November 17
10 a.m.—2 p.m.

Register

PAC Boulder Social

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

Thursday, November 17
5:30—7:30 p.m.
Rayback Collective
2775 Valmont Rd, Boulder, CO 80304

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

Latest News

PAC Boulder: Travel Awards & Research/Outreach Grants

Travel awards recognize the impactful research CU Boulder postdocs present at virtual or in-person conferences, and research and outreach grants support new or continuing research and/or outreach programming. Awards are up to $500 for both programs. Travel applications are due November 14 and research/outreach applications December 5.


Postdoc Parental Leave Benefits

Effective October 1, 2022, postdocs with appointments 50% or greater are eligible for parental benefits upon their start date, retroactive to January 1, 2022.


National Postdoctoral Association seeks postdocs for Postdoc Council

The purpose of the Postdoc Council is to advise the NPA Board of Directors and executive director on critical postdoc issues and trends. Apply by 10pm on Friday, October 28.


Setting Up International Ph.D.s and Postdocs for Success

Temporary visa–holding trainees should expand skills and experiences to prepare for diverse jobs and a successful immigration process, write Inside Higher Ed's Paola Cépeda and Natalie Chernets.

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