CUNY Postdoc Association

09/28/2023

Some pics of today's retreat. Thank you all for joining us!

09/28/2023

Beautiful talk and very inspirational take-home message. Thank you Dr. Daniels

09/28/2023

Dr. Brian Daniels giving is talk on brain and viruses.

09/25/2023

Here is the agenda of the next CUNY postdoc retreat!
We are thrilled to announce few of the highlights:
1) The President of the Research Foundation of CUNY will be there to listen to us, CUNY Postdocs. We encourage as many of you to participate and bring your issues in discussion as well as other topics where you think RF can help improve your experience as CUNY Postdoc
2) We have a fantastic keynote speaker, Dr. Brian Daniels, who will talk about his work on Zika virus and cell death in the brain.
3) The info sessions focuses on opportunities that we all can access outside academia
4) The Career Panel, which was a hit last year, returns with a series of speakers from various fields, who are ready to connect with you and share their experiences
5) The networking social sponsored by ASRC SensorCAT brings a number of industry representatives who will be there to set connections and learn about your work.

RSVP here:

CUNY Postdoctoral Retreat 2023

08/20/2023

It is our great pleasure to announce the second CUNY Postdoc Retreat, which will take place on September 28th, 2023, at the ASRC.
We are now inviting you all to submit an abstract either to present a poster or to give a short talk.
This event is for you all to promote your scientific and career interests, so we encourage EVERYONE, from ALL fields of study to participate.

The event will feature a keynote speaker, career info sessions, career panels as well as a networking event. We are working hard to secure guests from various fields (from academia, industry, investors) with whom you would be able to connect and network.

Please submit your application here:

Event Timing: September 28th 2023 Event Address: ASRC cafeteria and auditorium, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York 10031 Contact us at [email protected] Oral presentation (12 minute talks) or Posters.

06/14/2023

CUNY postdoctoral researchers in STEM, Social Science, and STEM education fields (and possibly, some humanities fields) are invited to apply for the ASRC’s pilot training/mentoring bootcamp series: The program (TRANSPIRE) helps postdoctoral researchers develop greater skills in conceptualizing research questions with transformative potential. These skills are developed via pragmatic projects critical to postdocs’ job search: research statements, a future-focused grant proposal (whitepaper), and a job or chalk talk.
The TRANSPIRE program (funded by the NSF) is primarily designed for postdocs who are at the stage of transitioning to an independent research position (as faculty or in industry).

Details and the application are available here:
https://lnkd.in/exiHtG7t

Applications are due by Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

Postdoctoral OpportunitiesASRC-NSF Postdoctoral Research Training Program Informed Consent **Application deadline June 21, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.** CUNY postdoctoral researchers in STEM, Social Science, STEM education fields (and possibly, some humanities fields) that fit within NSF’s areas of interest...

05/09/2023

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/non-academic-careers-for-international-phds-and-postdocs-in-the-us-tickets-621226754947

04/16/2023

Join us online on April 18th at noon to attend the "How to prepare for a chalk talk", presented by Dean Joshua Brumberg.
Please register here to receive the zoom information:

Dr. Joshua Brumberg will share with us insights and tips on how to prepare for a chalk talk. This event is for CUNY Postdocs.

03/28/2023

The CUNY Postdoctoral Travel Awards Program is back! Click the link below for all the details:

The Office of Career Planning & Professional Development at the Graduate Center, in partnership with the CUNY Office of Research, is pleased to announce the second of two rounds of the CUNY Postdoctoral Travel Awards for 2019. The goal of this initiative is to provide postdoctoral associates an oppo...

03/14/2023

This is a quick reminder to fill out the survey that looks into the quality of life of NYC postdocs.
It is CRUCIAL for us, CUNY Postdocs, to participate!! We have preliminary data from our internally run survey that we are underpaid compared to our peers who are postdocs in the city.
The more CUNY participant will fill out the survey, the more power we will have to bring this up to the decision-making offices.
It takes less than 5 minutes.

Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVgqQGdla6oCr0-nlX428Z59ufZs1r_oklZP0x_B2al2CtWQ/viewform

02/13/2023

GC CUNY's presents:
"Communicating Your Science:
Turning your complex science into compelling science"

​​​​Join them on February 24, 2023, at 2 p.m. for a special Communicating Your Science event with Sean Patrick Farrell, a video producer who has worked for WIRED, The New York Times, and others. During this workshop, Patrick will:

Explain how he works with scientists to explain complex research findings into simple soundbites and explanations.
​​​​Explore some research findings from the webinar participants and workshop how to package them for a lay audience.
​​​​​Discuss how to prepare for on-camera and audio interviews.

Patrick will break down how he and colleagues at WIRED balance keeping a general audience engaged while also exploring bio-mechanical and other physics findings for the YouTube show "Almost Impossible." He will also introduce interview strategies and practice mock interviews with selected participants.

If you would like to be considered for this workshopping session, please complete this form by Tuesday, February 21st.
https://asrc.formstack.com/forms/cys0223_submitstudy

Register here for this month’s Communicating Your Science event.
https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcOCvqjsrGNT2IuTOfh0rQHT5ZNskHNQw


For more information, contact Josephine Peterson at [email protected].

Join us on February 24, 2023 at 2 p.m. for a special Communicating Your Science event with Sean Patrick Farrell, a video producer who has worked for WIRED, The New York Times and others. During this workshop, Patrick will: • Explain how he works with scientists to explain complex research findings...

02/03/2023

Great opportunity with AIRC (Italian Association on Cancer Research)