Office of Postdoctoral Affairs - Postdoc Membership Opportunities

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado (PAC) Boulder was formed in 2004 to serve the needs of individuals holding postdoctoral positions at the University of Colorado Boulder or in the national labs collaborating on campus research projects. The PAC Boulder is an association run by postdocs for postdocs. Its goal is to create an environment that fosters professional advancement through programming, support services, and networking opportunities for all Postdocs (and to have a little fun along the way!).

PAC Boulder offers travel awards (due February 15), social events, professional networking opportunities like FRIPS (Front Range Industry Summit) and much more!

If you are interested, feel free to email pacboulder@gmail.com

The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) is a mentoring community designed to help faculty make a successful transition from postdoc to professor. NCFDD offers a variety of trainings, courses, webinars, writing programs, and other online resources for professional development and career success.

To discover what NCFDD can do for you, follow these two simple steps:

• Activate your membership by clicking here and entering your information;
• Once your account is activated, you can review and register for events, courses, and webinars. Spring 2020 webinars can be found here.

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) provides advocacy and toolkits for postdocs, mentors and institutions. Benefits include:

• NPA e-alerts, a periodic news announcement, and The POSTDOCket, the NPA’s official monthly newsletter
• NPA Career Center to search and apply for jobs, upload your resume/CV, and create job alerts
• Reduced registration fees to the NPA Annual Conference & eligibility for the NPA travel award program
• Access to members-only NPA web content, such as career planning resources and policy information
• Access to NPA member groups to connect & network with fellow NPA members
• Discounts to some services and products
• Opportunities to serve and contribute your expertise on a variety of NPA committees
• National representation on postdoctoral issues

To sign up, click on this link and follow the registration process. Once you click “Submit” the NPA Membership Manager will review your Affiliate membership within five working days, and you will receive an email when it has been approved.

CU Boulder is an institutional partner of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). AWIS is the largest multidisciplinary organization for women in STEM dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in all disciplines and across all employment sectors. AWIS reaches more than 100,000 professionals in STEM around the world. AWIS is a testament to CU Boulder's support of diversity in STEM. AWIS provides undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty with professional development and leadership training to foster success.

As a result of CU Boulder’s partnership with AWIS, all interested postdoctoral scholars enrolled in a STEM program are eligible to receive a one year FREE membership in AWIS. All you need to do is follow the steps below to sign up:

1. Go to www.awis.org/cuboulder

2. Indicate if you are an institutional (postdoc) or collegiate (undergrad/grad) “rep”

3. Set up user name and put in first and last name

4. Click on “accept this membership” and continue

5. Complete the registration form and submit

AWIS Membership Benefits

As an AWIS member you have access to a number of programs and services:

• AWIS Magazine, our award-winning magazine – covering research, workplace trends, career advancement and our work in Washington, DC.
• Washington Wire, our monthly e-newsletter providing a digest of “hot-topic” articles covering careers, education, science and technology work-life satisfaction, health, events and opportunities.
• The AWIS Insider, our monthly e-newsletter providing updates on AWIS initiatives, programs and services as well as our advocacy efforts.
• Exposure to a variety of career opportunities in industry, government, non-profit and academia through the AWIS Career Center.
• Leadership and talent development training through our live and on-demand webinars.
• Your local chapter or affiliate group which is the AWIS Boulder Affiliate Group – where you can interact with other AWIS members and expand your network. Join today at https://www.awis.org/project/boulder-affiliate-group/

AWIS Chapters and Affiliates

Women form their own professional (and nonprofessional) organizations to:

• Work for the achievement of equal opportunities and rights in reaching their professional goals
• Promote, recognize, and act on women's perspectives in the professional fields
• Train women in the administrative and political aspects of their professions
• Promote consciousness arousal among the women of a particular group