Postdoctober Fest is a monthlong celebration of UCLA’s postdoctoral scholar community in honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW). This year, NPAW was from September 15 – September 19, 2025. At UCLA, we celebrate our postdocs throughout the month of October with programming, workshops, and social events. Postdoctober Fest is a collaboration with the Division of…
National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 16 – September 20, 2024. Since 2009, the National Postdoc Association has sponsored National Postdoc Appreciation Day/Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to U.S. research and discovery. Organizations from across the world participate by holding special events. In 2010, this week was officially recognized by…
National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 18 – September 22, 2023. Since 2009, the National Postdoc Association has sponsored National Postdoc Appreciation Day/Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to U.S. research and discovery. Organizations from across the world participate by holding special events. In 2010, this week was officially recognized by…
Spring 2023 Career Development Events & Workshops Co-sponsored by UCLA Career Center and UCLA Division of Graduate Education For questions, contact Francesca Gacho at askgrad@grad.ucla.edu 3 Months to A Job: Jumpstarting the Non-Academic Job Search Thursday, April 6 4:00 – 5:30 PM via Zoom Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3-months-to-a-job In this workshop, we’ll help jumpstart…
Did you know that current UCLA postdocs have access to Handshake, UCLA’s event and job/internship platform maintained by the Career Center? Current UCLA postdocs can jumpstart their career planning by following these three simple steps: STEP 1: Go to ucla.joinhandshake.com and log-in using your UCLA Single Sign-on credentials. From there, you can set up your…
This winter quarter, the Graduate Career Services (GCS), in collaboration with the Division of Graduate Education, is offering a number of career development events and workshops that are open to all current UCLA postdoctoral scholars. To learn more and to register for these events, an active Handshake account is required. All current UCLA postdocs…
Check out the Fall 2022 workshops and events open to postdoctoral scholars from the Graduate Career Services team at the UCLA Career Center! Download the PDF calendar here. Can’t register via Handshake? Email askgrad@grad.ucla.edu with the event names, dates, and times you are interested in attending. Career Conversation Series: Academic Q&A Tuesdays 12-1PM via ZOOM…
UCLA welcomes applications from current postdoctoral scholars to serve on the Executive Board from June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022. Apply Now! Applications are due Monday, May 10th, 2021. Executive Board members will: Engage in campus leadership opportunities Develop professional skills through interaction with other campus leaders, meeting facilitation, project management, and professional development feedback Increase community engagement amongst UCLA Postdocs by planning…
Career Conversation Series: 3 Months to Find a Job – Jumpstart Your Job Search Tuesday, May 11 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Negotiation REGISTER HERE: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/733136 If you’re graduating this spring, it’s time to start planning your career and finding your first job! Building upon the workshop, this highly-interactive career conversation series will help…
Postdoctoral scholars must have adequate health insurance coverage for the duration of the appointment. Postdoctoral scholars are eligible to participate in the UC Postdoctoral Scholars Benefits Plan (PSBP), which includes medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation, and which satisfies U.S. J-visa requirements. Your family is also eligible to…