Loyola Postdoc Society

We, the Loyola University Chicago postdocs, call for an urgent raise in compensation. We addressed this open letter to President Reed on May 22nd: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ujhw7N… 1/10

Check it out here: nature.com/articles/s4146… #Research #Science #NatureCommunications

🎉 Huge congrats to Loyola postdoc @rishi30_sls and the lab on their groundbreaking findings published in Nature Communications! 📚🔬 Uncovering the role of CaMKK2 and ATR-CHK1 in STN1's fork protective function sheds light on the crucial link to cancer development.

Congratulations to @avanderplow and @RoccoGogliotti for representing @LoyolaChicago at an international conference with a successful presentation at #OTS23! Great job!

@LoyolaPostdocs Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold nature.com/articles/d4158…

Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold. Read the results of Nature’s second global survey of postdoctoral researchers go.nature.com/3Qtd4hI

@LoyolaChicago @LoyolaRamblers @LoyolaStritch

It’s been a month since we made our letter to President Reed public, and ~5 months since we first sent the letter directly him, with no direct response. This silence has left us feeling unheard and undervalued, resulting in a complete loss of faith in the administration.

24 days and counting. Still no contact from the President, despite us reach out again 1 week ago today.

She not only organized the CCC event but also handcrafted cards of appreciation for every postdoc on campus, ensuring that all of Loyola’s postdocs felt truly valued. Thank you, @JaroslavaNKA! 🙌 #PostdocAppreciationWeek”

We would like to give a huge shoutout to @JaroslavaNKA for her incredible dedication during National Postdoc Appreciation Week! ☕🍪 She organized and funded our Coffee, Cookies, and Chat (CCC) event for all the postdocs at @LoyolaChicago. 🙌 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

Dear Loyola postdocs! Please join me to celebrate postdoc appreciation week with “CCC” - “coffee, cookies, chat” when: this Friday, 11:30-12:30 Where: in front of grad school office (shared lunch area on 1st floor of CTRE)!

#LoyolaChicago #Ramblers #CalledAsOne

It is now 14 days and counting @LoyolaChicago. Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week, colleagues!

Thank you to all our colleagues for the amazing work you do! Without you, graduate students DON'T get degrees, papers DON'T get published, grants DON'T get funded, and PIs DON'T get tenure. Let’s hope @LoyolaChicago come to their senses and pay us a fair wage!

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! #npaw2023 #YalePostdocs

This is a major victory for our union, and it is thanks to our members’ stalwart solidarity. We stand in solidarity with the over 25,000 UE graduate workers across the country who are fighting to achieve the same protections that we have won through years of organizing.

#FairPayForPostdocs #LoyolaChicago #ScienceAdvocacy #AcademicTwitter

@loyolaforus @LoyolaStritch @CAS_Loyola @SEIU @UICPostdoc @NUPostdocs @uchicagogsu @NorthwesternGW @PUPostdocs @faspda @MITPDA @UAW5810 @PennPPA @YalePostdocAsso @harvardmpa1 @faspda @nihfellowsunite @spocuaw

It’s been 7 days since our letter to @LoyolaChicago‘s president went public. We are advocating for fair and competitive pay for all Loyola’s postdocs. PIs are discussing it, but we’ve yet to hear from the administration. We’re waiting, and the scientific community is watching!

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Buckle up guys! We are on the roll! A preprint to our latest TCSPC/SERCa paper with @_CarlosCCC @fonseca_lennane