University of Iowa Postdoc Association (UIPDA)

Iowa Board of Regents tells UI, ISU, UNI to eliminate DEI positions not required by law desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Coffee break this Wednesday! @DiversityUI @UIowaResearch @UIGradCollege @UIowaGSS @UIowa_MolMed @uiowagpsg @UIowa_Jakobsen @UIowaGenetics @UIPostdoc @UIowaNeuro @IowaNeuroPharm @IowaBiochem @uiowabiomed @UIowaACB @UIMolecPhysBio @UICancerBiology @UIImmunology @UIowaMicrobio

Take the 2023 NPA Postdoc Needs Assessment Survey & make your voice heard! 📣 Only until October 6, make sure your views on the future of postdoc development are counted and supported. 🗳️ 🔗ow.ly/HPwS50PLIcx #PostdocSurvey #postdocs #postdoctoralscholars

Dr. Aislinn Williams, @AJWilliamsLab is the recipient of the Graduate College's Outstanding Faculty Postdoctoral Mentor Award. Read more about her inspiring mentorship here: grad.uiowa.edu/news/2023/08/i… @UIPostdoc @uiowabiomed #uiowa #mentorship

Long weekend is over, but we have Great News! AMS is organizing games and pizza evening tomorrow at EMRB atrium, 6 pm onwards. Spread the word and see you all there !! @UIPostdoc @UIGradCollege @UIowaResearch @UIowa_MolMed @IowaBiochem @UIowaMicrobio @UIImmunology @UiowaT

Come join our growing @uiowabiology department in Iowa City, IA - a great place to live. We have two tenure-track assistant professor searches - cell biology (#74891) and neuroscience (#74892). To apply: jobs.uiowa.edu/content/facult……. Reach out if you have questions. Please Retweet.

Happy Labor Day to postdocs, the “workhorses” of all research universities 🙃

@krishinmas Check out these pages on how to get started at UI: Onboarding Checklist: grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-a… Polices and Benefits: grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-a… Key Contacts: grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-a… FAQs: grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-a…

@UIPostdoc Please let me know about guide for beginners and how to reach university from nearby airport.

@krishinmas Here is the CID page on ground transportation options that can be used for Iowa City: flycid.com/travel/ground-…

NIH working group calls for fewer—but better paid—postdocs | Science | AAAS ow.ly/4IjO50OOjST

🚨Today at 11! 🚨 Come hear current UI postdoc Abby Schnell and licensing associate (and former UI postdoc) Sarah Sapouckey talk about their experience with @_UIRF.

Me still waiting on an institutional response to the NIH reminding universities they can treat NRSA fellows like full employees.

To diversify the scientific workforce, postdoc recruitment needs a rethink ow.ly/cyTU50OxIyq

We want to commend @UIowaResearch for promoting postdoc visibility and for acknowledging postdocs as a unique group of research professionals on campus! More info on nominations: research.uiowa.edu/nominate-stude…

"The NIH could increase the starting salary to $70,000 for the more than 4,000 postdoctoral researchers .... just a tiny fraction (0.13 percent) of the NIH’s annual $45 billion budget. But it could make a massive difference in the lives of early-career scientists." 2/2

Compelling Op-Ed piece by @KafuiDzirasa on the disturbing brain-drain from academic science that is weakening US competitiveness in science, and how @NIH can stem the outflowing tide by improving postdoc salary and benefits 1/2 insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

2/2 There were four listening sessions. Topics were: · Role, Duration, Structure, and Value of the Academic Postdoc · International Postdoc Concerns · Compensation and Benefits (Including Child and Dependent Care) · Job Security, Career Prospects, and Quality of Life

Re-envisioning Postdoc Training acd.od.nih.gov/working-groups… A report from the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director's Working Group on re-envisioning postdoc training has put summaries of its listening sessions plus slides from the events online. 1/2

Register now for the new faculty workshop on May 11 at 1:00 p.m.! The two panels at the workshop will cover 1) how to get a faculty job and 2) how to make the most of it. genetics-gsa.org/education/new-…