VSPA Program

🚨We’re hiring for another great position at the I School!🚨 The I School invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position (Asst/Assoc/Full Professor) in Digital Security, Safety & Trust. Apply by Nov 16, 2025 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05145

Join us for the Social Sciences and Humanities Postdocs Special Interest Summit, presented by the NPA. This online event offers postdoctoral scholars a chance to engage in interactive sessions addressing barriers faced in these fields. 🔗 nationalpostdoc.org/page/2025SSHSIS // #SSHSIS

🎉 We recognize our @UCBerkeley postdocs who drive our world-class research forward! 🚀 Berkeley faculty, join the celebration and #ShoutOutYourPostdoc this week! #VSPANPAW #CalPostdoc #NPAW2025 #NPAW

Save the date! National Postdoc Appreciation Week is set for September 15-19, 2025! This year's theme is communicating your science and research. Join us in celebrating! 🔗 ow.ly/G6zc50WmAWZ // #NPAW #NPAW2025 #postdocs #postdocoffices #postdocassociations

Dr. Honey Walrond is a postdoc at the UC Berkeley School of Education, focusing on expanding educational opportunities for students. Read more of her spotlight story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/dr-honey-…

Dr. Jacqueline Renee Phan is a postdoctoral scholar at the School of Public Health in the division of Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology at UC Berkeley. She's on a journey to explore how the gut microbiome affects disease formations in the body. Read more: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/dr-jacque…

Dr. Carol Rose Little focuses on understudied languages such as Ch'ol [pronounced as Chol], a member of the western branch of the Mayan language family used by the Ch’ol people in the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and Campeche in Mexico. Read more here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/visiting-…

Dr. Jasper David Cornelis van de Kreeke is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Mathematics at UC Berkeley. His research interests lie in stability conditions and deformations in mirror symmetry. Read more of his story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Dr. Hada Sanchez Gonzalez specializes in ways to inform digital journalism by training entrepreneurial aspects in order to create digital projects through new information models. Read more of her spotlight story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/visiting-…

Dr. Timothy Jonas Eisen is a postdoctoral scholar at the UC Berkeley Department of Molecular and Cell Biology whose research aims to map protein structure in cells. Read more of his story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Dr. Ashley Noel Metzger is a postdoctoral scholar at the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley. Her work focuses on the intersection of K-12 education and the mental health well-being of youth in the public education system. Read more of her story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Dr. Jenni Shearston is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management and in the School of Public Health, where she specializes in environmental epidemiology and exposure science. Read more of her story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Congratulations to our 2024 NPAW Award Winners! Postdoc Achievement Award: Dr. Carly Schissel, Dr. Sankalp Shukla, and Dr. Anna Maurer Faculty Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring: Professor Edgar Knobloch Thank you to all who came out and made this a fantastic NPAW!

From the mountains of Patagonia in Argentina, Dr. Mora O. Ogando came to UC Berkeley to pursue her postdoctoral research at the Neuroscience lab in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Read more of her spotlight story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Vaivab Das' journey from a self-described "non-academic" undergraduate in English literature to a Fulbright Scholar in the Anthropology Department at UC Berkeley, reflects a personal and evolving commitment to social justice. Read more of their story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/visiting-…

In the heart of Berkeley's Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Dr. LaVelle Ridley stands out for her dedication to amplifying marginalized voices. Read more of her spotlight story here. vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Dr. Joaquin A. Urrego, an urban economist at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, focuses his postdoctoral research on understanding urban issues, especially in slum areas. Read more of his spotlight story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

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Dr. Yuria Celidwen, a postdoc at the Department of Psychology and a senior fellow at the Othering and Belonging Institute, is conducting research that connects Indigenous studies, cultural psychology, and comparative religion. Read more of her story here: vspa.berkeley.edu/news/postdoc-s…

Do you know a graduate student or postdoc who would be a great leader in the SABER community? Nominate them for a leadership position on the DBER Scholars-in-Training (DBER-SiT) committee! Nominations are due July 27. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…