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The Doc Report - September 2021

2021 National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)

It's that time of the year again and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is excited to recognize the wide-ranging contributions of CU Boulder postdocs during National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), September 20-24. See below for full details.

Upcoming Events

Science Policy Opportunities for Postdocs: AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships

Join NPA and the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows program for a conversation with postdocs turned AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows. To sign up for memebership, click on this link and follow the registration process.

Wednesday, September 1
11 a.m.—12 p.m.

Register

Career Services: Fall Postdoc Office Hours

Career Services invites postdocs to attend their virtual fall office hours.

Mondays, September 6, 13, 20, 27
3—4 p.m.

Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
3—4 p.m.

Join Zoom

Virtual GradCO Series Events

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.

Know Thyself: Introduction to Wellness and Positive Psychology
Friday, September 3
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

More Than Meditation: Mindfulness for Regular People
Friday, September 17
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Uncovering Bias: Exploring Implicit and Explicit Bias
Wednesday, September 29
12—1:30 p.m.

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) Events

OPA is pleased to announce a series of events for National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), an annual event to recognize the invaluable contributions of postdocs.

Monday, September 20

Finding Funding for Your Research
9—10 a.m.

PAC Boulder Coffee Hour
10—11 a.m.
JSCBB (East Campus)

Save the Date: Kickoff with NPA: Importance of Postdocs & Career Planning Advice
11 a.m.—12 p.m.

Tuesday, September 21

Project and Budget Management
12—1:30 p.m

Save the Date: NPA Virtual Networking Event with Past Postdocs
12—1 p.m

Wednesday, September 22

Save the Date: NPA Planning Next Career Steps 
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m

Career Services: Industry Job Search Seminar Kickoff
3—4 p.m.

Thursday, September 23

Professional Postdoc Portraits
9 a.m.—12 p.m.

Postdoc Proposal Writing Series: Explaining the Project in One Paragraph
12—1 p.m.

PAC Boulder Social
5:30 p.m.—Until
Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Rd

NCFDD: WriteNow Access: an 8-week program specifically for graduate students and postdocs

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

Mondays thru Fridays, September 20 - November 12
Cost: $245

Register

Virtual CASE Workshop

AAAS’s Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) invites postdocs to learn from science policy and advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process.

Thursday, September 23 & Friday, September 24
11 a.m.

Register

Career Services: Industry Job Search Seminar

Career Services invites postdocs to attend their Industry Job Search Seminar. 

Wednesday, September 29
3—4 p.m.

Register

Latest News

Save the Date for FRIPS 2021: October 27

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) annually organizes the Front Range Industry and Postdoc Summit (FRIPS), an event connecting postdocs to career opportunities in the private sector.


NPA Seeking Videos to Answer "What's a Postdoc?"

To be released during National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) invites one minute video submissions to answer the question "What's a postdoc?" Please refer to this compilation video and one from Twitter, and use this form to submit.


OPA Resource Page for International Postdocs

New to CU Boulder and the US? OPA has a resource page devoted to international postdocs with a survival guide from NPA, tax information, English-language resources and more.


ICYMI: OPA Webinars

OPA recently organized webinars featuring insights around proposal writing and securing fellowship funding from philanthropies.


NPA POSTDOCket: The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Postdoctoral Women

National Postdoctoral Association contributors, Stephanie Davis and Adriana Bankston, discuss the long-term impacts of COVID on female postdocs' careers.


The Hill: A serious immigration problem you probably haven't heard about

HIll Contributor, Nolan Rappaport, offers an opinion about how more than a thousand foreign postdocs posted an open letter to the U.S. government asking for an exception to President Biden’s Jan. 25 COVID-19 travel restriction proclamation because it is making it difficult for them to enter the United States with their J-1 student visas or their H-1B Specialty Occupation visas. 


Postdoc Funding Corner

CU Boulder's Industry & Foundation Relations team invites CU Boulder postdocs to seek certain privately sponsored funding opportunities. Opportunities are described below. All postdocs interested should contact Lisa Nanstad with Industry & Foundation Relations, who manages the campus's relationships with the funders and can support postdocs with proposal preparation.

AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Stipend depends on years of experience.
  • Deadline: September 14, 2021
  • Award Date: January 1, 2022

Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) Fellowship

  • $201,000 for three years.
  • Deadline: October 1, 2021
  • Award Date: August 1, 2022

Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award

  • $240K over 3 years.
  • Deadline: December 1, 2021
  • Award Date: June 30, 2022

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