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Navigating Postdoctoral Opportunities: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn how to plan and apply for postdoc programs to advance your research career. Discover selection criteria, key resources, and timelines for successful postdoctoral pursuits.

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Navigating Postdoctoral Opportunities: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. GETTING STARTED TOWARD A POSTDOC Danielle Mihram, Director Center for Excellence in Teaching University of Southern California

  2. Goal of Postdoctoral Programs • To enrich and broaden the research talent of highly qualified Ph.Ds. by providing opportunities for them: • To continue to pursue their research interests, • To develop expertise in new areas, or • To start a new line of research.

  3. Selection Criteria • Must have earned a Ph.D. • Primary criteria: --Applicant’s scientific capability and potential (as evidenced by originality and independence) --Good match between the applicant’s research interests and the research opportunities available at research centers

  4. When Do I start Planning? • Typically the groundwork should begin at least a year in advance: • --Take the time to investigate available opportunities for research that fit your interests and abilities. • --After you have found a listing (listings) contact the appropriate Research adviser: Applicants are usually judged based on their proposed research as well as on their education and the expertise needed to conduct the research. • --Determine application deadlines

  5. Sources of Information (I) • 1. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (2000). Enhancing thePostdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies. • --Provides principles, action points, and recommendations for enhancing the postdoctoral experience. • Read it online free (PDF): http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9831.html

  6. Sources of Information (II) 2. Research Centers Directory. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co. Latest edition. Supplemented between editions by: New Research Centers. Doheny Reference AS25 D5 ED26 2000 v. 1 AS25 D5 ED26 2000 v. 2

  7. Sources of Information (III) • 3. Web sites of National Research Centers, National Academies or Institutes, Research Universities. • --Examples: • National Center for Atmospheric Research • http://www.asp.ucar.edu/pdann.html • National Research Council • http://www4.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap.nsf • National Academy of Sciences: Postdoc Associations web links: • http://www4.nas.edu/pd/postdoc.nsf/

  8. Sources of Information (IV) • 4. Web sites of national societies or organizations --Example: • Geological Society of America: grants for Post-Doctorates • http://www.geosociety.org/profdev/grants/postdoc.htm • Postdoctoral Opportunities in Anthropology • http://www.unm.edu/~acstone/postdocs/post-doc.html • “Post-Doc.com” Network • http://post-docs.com/resources/ • For book: Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change, See: • http://post-docs.com/resources/researchdoc

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