Postdocs
Postdoc Socials
First Thursday Each Month
6:00-8:00 pm
Family & Friends are encouraged to join!
Food trucks on site. Look for the UF Postdocs sign.
Depot Park – The Boxcar
874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
UF Postdoc Seminar Series
2nd Wednesdays at 12:00 noon – 1:15 pm, room G-316 HPNP
This lunch-time Postdoc Seminar Series will feature presentations from UF Postdocs, time to network with peers, and updates on campus resources from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. Do you have an important presentation coming up? Sign up to give a practice presentation at the UF Postdoc Seminar Series. Be sure to enter your UF Email Address when you sign up! Once you have signed up, you will be contacted by the Lily Lewis, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to complete the scheduling.
2020 Mentor Matching Program – Expand Your Network of Mentors
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.
Register to be Paired with a Mentor
Spring 2020 Postdoc Writing Place Schedule
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.
All sessions will be held at the McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium.
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.
All sessions will be held at the McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium.
Spring 2020 Writing Place schedule:
Wednesday February 26th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm – Register
Tuesday March 24th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm – Register
Wednesday April 29th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm – Register
Wednesday May 27th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm – Register
New Postdoc Orientation
Are you a new postdoc, or just interested in learning more about the resources available to you at UF? Sign up for an upcoming New Postdoc Orientation session. New Postdoc Orientation is offered quarterly throughout the calendar year. All sessions are streamed live via Zoom.
Registration is now open for the following session:
Download the Postdoc Resource Guide Download New Postdoc Orientation Slides
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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