Postdocs
Online Postdoc Socials
Life during the Covid-19 pandemic can be very isolating. It’s important that we take care of ourselves and each other, while also staying safe. Connect with your postdoc peers during the weekly zoom socials.
Socials are now every Thursday at 4:30-5:30 pm
Join the Thursday Social via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/957728497
The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc
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The International Mentoring Association – 2021 Virtual Symposium
“Mentoring Reimagined”
February 23, 2021
9:00am-3:00pm (EST)
Registration is now open with a Symposium Super Special of $55!
Lowest discounted fee available only until November 15, 2020. An Early Bird Rate of Member – $65 and Non-Member – $130 will apply beginning November 16, 2020.
IMA Symposium Website and Registration
Join us for this opportunity to hear from the leaders in the mentoring field with practical ideas that range from beginning a mentoring program in your organization to establishing research to ensure powerful and enduring programs. The experts will be from the higher education, K-12 education, corporate, consulting, military, and government fields to name just a few.
Preparing Future Faculty Spring 2021 – Apply Now!
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Virtual Writing Retreats – November 4th & November 17th – Registration Open!
Join the UF Postdoc Writing Program virtual writing retreats to meet your end-of-the-year writing goals in a supportive community of peers. Sign-up for the retreat sessions that best fit your schedule,. Each session consists of a 20 minute group check-in at the beginning of the session, 3 hours of writing, and a20 minute group check-in at the end of the session. Once you have registered, you will receive zoom links for group check-ins, as well as guidance for making the most of your writing time.
Check-in’s are for the purpose of setting writing goals, leveraging peer accountability, and sharing strategies for overcoming resistance to writing.
Wednesday, November 4th & Thursday, November 17th
Session A: 9:00 am – 12:40 pm
Check-in: 9:00 – 9:20 am
Write: 9:20 am – 12:20 pm
Check-in: 12:20 – 12:40 pm
Session B: 12:20 – 4:00 pm
Check-in: 12:20 – 12:40 pm
Write: 12:40 – 3:40 pm
Check-in: 3:40 – 4:00 pm
Session C: 3:40 – 7:20 pm
Check-in: 3:40 – 4:00 pm
Write: 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Check-in: 7:00 – 7:20 pm
Health Science Center Workshops – October Schedule
The Health Science Center Library will offer the following online workshops this semester through Zoom, independent of registered coursework and open to all. Links to the Zoom meetings for each workshop are available in the workshop descriptions, or you can view the full schedule and register here.
An Introduction to Writing Reproducible Manuscripts Using RMarkdown
RMarkdown is a versatile document format that can combine text, R code, figures, and tables together in a single document, and create formatted output as PDFs, MS Word files, slides, websites, and more. This workshop will provide a basic introduction to using RMarkdown, how to insert code, tables, figures, and format references, and an overview of the possible output formats.
This workshop is open to everyone; NO previous experience with programming in R is required.
NIH Public Access Compliance
This workshop provides an introduction to the NIH Public Access Policy and demonstrates how to fulfill compliance requirements. We will cover how to use the NIH Manuscript Submission System and discuss the various approaches of journal publishers towards compliance.
2020 Mentor Matching Program – Expand Your Network of Mentors
Applications closed for now. Please check back for the next round.
Quality postdoctoral mentorship key to career success.
The UF Postdoc Mentor Matching Program has been developed to provide structured assistance to postdoctoral trainees that seek to expand their network of mentors in order to facilitate career success.
After registering as a mentee, you will be paired with an appropriate mentor based on your registration survey responses. Mentors will be recruited from the UF Faculty and local industry partners. Each mentee-mentor pair will be asked to meet 4-6 times throughout the year to discuss mentee career objectives. Quarterly reminders will be sent to participants.
Postdoc Writing Place Schedule
Closed – please check back for info about reboot
UF Postdoc Writing Places are open to all UF Postdocs. Writing Place sessions will provide a communal space with coffee and light snacks for writing alongside your peers. These sessions will not include instruction, but are for the purpose of creating a time and space where you can prioritize your writing over your other responsibilities to help you meet your writing goals.
New Resource! The Postdoc Academy – Online Professional Development Training Resources
The Postdoc Academy is a digital professional development program designed specifically for postdocs. Its first, free online course, titled “Succeeding as a Postdoc“, was released on Jan. 13. The Academy will run for five weeks.
Submit Postdoc Awards & Honors Announcements
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs wants to promote your achievements. Please send notification of postdoc awards and achievements to Lily Lewis or submit a Postdoctoral Achievements Submission Form. Postdoc Award announcements will be included in the weekly UF Postdoctoral Update Newsletter and Awards and other Achievements (such as publications) will be featured on the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website.
Submit your UF Postdoc Profile
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is in the process of updating our website and we want to highlight our current postdocs. We invite you to submit content for your profile and let us help you enhance your online professional presence. The online submission form can be found here and current profiles can be viewed here. Note that a professional style profile picture is required. If you do not have a photo, contact Lily Lewis to schedule your photo shoot prior to submitting your profile. Please feel free to contact Lily Lewis if you have any comments or questions about the submission form or would like assistance crafting your content.
Postdoc HR Issues
Insurance and Benefits: If you have questions about benefits enrollment or eligibility, please contact UF’s Human Resource Services’ GA and Post Doc Associate Benefits Office at benefits@ufl.edu or (352) 392-2477.
Employee Issues: If you are experiencing an issue with your supervisor that is not resolved in your department and need assistance or guidance, please contact Mr. Brook Mercier in Employee Relations in UF’s Human Resource Services. Mr. Mercier can be reached at 392-1072 or bmercier@ufl.edu.
UF Postdocs on Facebook and LinkedIn
Join this Facebook group for University of Florida postdocs as well as the LinkedIn group.
FREE Affiliate NPA Membership
If you would like to receive an invitation join the National Postdoctoral Association or if your invitation has expired and you need to be sent a refreshed invitation, please contact Lily Lewis to receive an invitation. More information.
FREE NCFDD Membership
The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) provide a variety of virtual programs and resources including:
- Weekly Monday Motivator
- Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
- Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
- Access to Multi-Week Courses
- Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students
- Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, & moderated writing challenges
- Monthly accountability buddy matches
- Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges
- Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings
To claim your free access to our Institutional Membership, complete the following steps:
1) Go to http://www.facultydiversity.org/join
2) Choose your institution from the drop-down menu.
3) Select “Activate my Membership”
4) Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (i.e. @ufl.edu)
5) Go to your institution email to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.
If you have any questions about the membership, please contact: Antonio Farias via email at antoniofarias@ufl.edu or by phone at (352) 392-6917. If you have any technical questions, please email NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.
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