Have you ever taken the time to read the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and Their Mentors? AAMC states that the document is intended to initiate discussions at the local and national levels about the postdoctoral appointee-mentor relationship and the commitments necessary for a high quality postdoctoral training experience. I [...]
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AAMC’s Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and Their Mentors
December 7th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:AAMC, postdoc, Washington University
OMG! Today is the First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day!
September 24th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
…and I almost missed it! (which would be a shame because some of my most favorite people are postdocs) Visit the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) website to learn more about the different events scheduled nationwide today. While you’re on the site, be sure to check out the great resources they have available. About the NPA: The National [...]
Tags:helpful, Information, jobs, postdoc
Thursday Topics from the Office of Faculty Affairs
August 26th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Make plans to attend OFA’s Thursday Topics series this fall! Thursday Topics returns in September for the new academic year, featuring “Resources You Want to Know About.” All sessions will be held in Schwarz Auditorium in the Maternity Building from 12-1 pm except on September 10 as indicated below: September 3: Office of Faculty Affairs: [...]
PHD is coming to St. Louis!
March 31st, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Yippie! Here are the details: [Get ready] for an evening of academic humor as the creator of “Piled Higher and Deeper” delivers his popular talk, “The Power of Procrastination”. Wednesday, April 1, 2009 – 7:00pm Carlos Auditorium, Tegler Hall at SLU (PDF map) 3550 Lindell Blvd. Tour dates Facebook event
Science Careers
January 29th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
I am a fan of Science Careers on Facebook and today they sent me an update to notify their fans that there is an UPDATED Career Basics Booklet available: As part of the Science Careers Outreach Program, we have collected in a booklet a series of articles addressing all manner of career development issues. The [...]
Tags:career, Information, postdoc, resources
Mad Libs – scientific abstract style
January 15th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Just wanted to bring your attention to PhD Comics today. As always, perfect. A few other recent gems: Other Measures of Scientific Productivity:INVITED TALKS and the Teaching Index Your (real) Impact Factor Clever Acronyms
Is she singing, yet?
August 1st, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
In her article, “Taken for Granted: The Fat Lady Sings,” Science writer Beryl Lieff Benderly discusses past attempts of postdoc unionization as well as the future of the newest, largest postdoc union, known as PRO/UAW (Postdoctoral Researchers Organize/International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America): In 2006, union organizers tried and failed [...]
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