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.
Virtual GradCO Series Events
Newsletter Block TitleLatest 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.
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.
Newsletter Block TitlePostdoc 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.
- 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