Postdoctoral Scholars at UCLA

Every year, UCLA hosts approximately 1,000 postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) from across the world. Engaged in advanced training and research, UCLA’s postdocs make significant contributions to the university’s educational and research missions.

As members of the UCLA community, postdocs have access to a world-class university and its resource network. This website is intended for prospective, new, and current UCLA postdocs who are looking for information about their position and benefits or about resources available to them at UCLA.

UCLA is celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Postoctober Fest during October 2025. In recognition of your many contributions to the university community, several organizations from around campus have planned a series of in-person and virtual activities and opportunities in your honor. Please join us for National Postdoctoral Scholar Appreciation Week at UCLA! View the schedule of events here.

Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research	President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program	Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Postdoc Overview	Time in Postdoc Training	COVID-19 Resources

As a land grant institution, Postdoctoral Scholar Appointments and Services in the UCLA Division of Graduate Education acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).

Information on this website regarding postdoctoral scholar benefits are based on the previous UAW Bargaining Contract [ratified on 10/17/16]. For the most current information, please refer to the recently ratified contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/contract.html.