Coming soon! 2021 National Postdoc Appreciation Week at UCSF
UCSF's 2021 National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 20 - 24, 2021. Check back frequently for updates!
Read below to learn more about how we celebrated postdocs in 2020:
UCSF celebrates the eleventh annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) from September 21 through September 25, 2020. This year, the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars and our partners will focus on connecting postdocs to resources, professional development opportunities, community-building activities, and amplifying the appreciation efforts of faculty, students, and staff!
Connect on Social Media
Celebrate postdocs on social media by using the hashtags #ucsfNPAW, #ucsfpostdocs, and #NPAW2020.
► PIs, students, staff, and other postdocs fans: Enter our NPAW 2020 Social Media Challenge to appreciate and applaud your postdoc colleagues and you could win Amazon gift cards!
Calendar of Events
Check out what we have lined up for NPAW! All events are free for UCSF and Gladstone postdocs.
A note about UCSF's NPAW virtual events: Modeling off of UCSF's Office of Career and Professional Development practice, please feel free to attend our virtual events as you are. We welcome your attendance and participation, with your camera and/or microphone on or off.
UCSF is committed to making its facilities and events accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request an accommodation for any of the events below, please contact Jenny Min at [email protected] at least four days in advance.
All scheduled times below are Pacific Daylight Time.
Oda Restaurant and Brewery offers a 20% discount for postdocs! NPAW has gone virtual this year, but if you are spending any time at Mission Bay, we have a "brick-and-mortar" opportunity from our friends at Oda Restaurant and Brewery. UCSF and Gladstone postdocs can enjoy 20% off their order from September 21 through 25. Offer good only for outdoor dining onsite or pickup/take-out. (Not applicable to delivery.) Hard liquor excluded. Bring your ID and tell them you're a UCSF or Gladstone postdoc!!
Sports Basement offers 20% off your entire purchase for Basementeers! Non-members still receive 11% off. UCSF and Gladstone postdocs can enjoy up to 20% off their entire purchase from September 21 to 28, 2020. Discounts not combinable. Not valid on bikes, services or rentals. See site for full list of exclusions. Show this flyer at checkout to receive the discount at any of 10 Bay Area locations!
Mentoring Matters Keynote Address • Christine Pfund, PhD, will discuss the science of mentorship, the need for improved mentorship of postdocs and what institutions and organizations can do to advance mentorship. John Beacom, PhD, will discuss his experience in mentorship through real life practice. The webinar will conclude with a facilitated Q&A. • Sponsored by the National Postdoctoral Association • FREE • Register in advance!
Take Charge of Your Career: Assessing and Finding What You Need Right Now • Learn to identify your own abilities, work style preferences and needs to help you access resources and develop strategies to make the most of your postdoc! • By Naledi Saul • Sponsored by the Office of Career and Professional Development • FREE • Register in advance!
Speed Networking: An NPAW Collaborative Event • Connect virtually with your fellow postdocs from across the globe. You’ll have multiple opportunities to meet and chat with peers in your discipline. • FREE • Register in advance!
Adapting Your Job Search During the COVID-19 Pandemic • Lauren Celano from Propel Careers offers advice about how to adapt your job search strategies and approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Sponsored by the Gladstone Institutes • FREE • Register in advance!
Money Talk with the Academic Mutual Aid Foundation • Tune in to learn more about Academic Mutual Aid Foundation's mutual aid model to help postdocs become more resilient to financial and personal stresses • By Andy Watkins • Sponsored by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars • FREE • View the recording
Virtual Tour of the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) • The NRMN, a National Institute of Health initiative, provides resources for students and scientists across all career stages of research in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences with mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities. • Sponsored by NRMN • FREE • Register in advance!
Compensation Negotiation for Your First Job After UCSF • Learn how to successfully negotiate your industry scientist job offer • By Bill Lindstaedt • Sponsored by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars • FREE • Register in advance!
Career Transitions During the Pandemic • Career transitions are always difficult, but making big changes during a global pandemic creates unique challenges. Join recent Gladstone alumni to hear about how they’re adjusting to their new positions, and get advice for your own career search. • Sponsored by the Gladstone Institutes • Learn more and register in advance!
Morning Restorative Flow Yoga with Melissa Forde • Tap into the healing science of your body and engage the wisdom of your spirit through mindful movement, breath work, gentle stretches and restorative yoga poses. • Sponsored by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars • FREE • Register in advance!
Common Connections: An NPAW Collaborative Event • Learn and share resources in themed breakout rooms with your postdoc peers from many different institutions. Connect over shared successes and challenges in your personal and professional life - parenting, job searching, cooking, and more. • FREE • Register in advance!
Happy Hour Trivia Night! • Celebrate NPAW by joining the ISSO for an evening of testing your trivia knowledge and having some fun! Pour your beverage of choice, close your web browser, and team up with other UCSF postdocs, students and friends to answer questions in categories such as entertainment, art, science, history, general knowledge, sports, and international news. • Sponsored by the Office for International Students and Scholars • FREE • Register here by noon on Sep 24!
Developing Leadership Skills with the Postdoc Academy • In this interactive workshop, participants will reflect on their perceptions of and experiences with leadership, and will apply a leadership approach to a current or future career role. • Sponsored by the Postdoc Academy • FREE • Register in advance!
Special Event! Panel Discussion on documentary film Jim Allison: Breakthrough • Watch the virtual screening of a new film about the 2018 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine any time between now and September 25, then tune into a lively panel discussion featuring Dr. Allison himself and moderated by UCSF postdoc Joël Babdor, PhD. • Sponsored by UCSF, Gladstone Institutes, and Uncommon Productions • FREE • REGISTER NOW to view the movie and then tune into the panel discussion!
Beyond Breath: Breathwork and Meditation • Did you know that breathing techniques can quickly help you to release stress and lower your anxiety? Wrap up your week in this free workshop in which you will learn a breathing technique that you can practice daily to feel calm, centered, and stress-free. • Sponsored by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars • FREE • Register in advance!
Social Media Challenge
We invite fans of postdocs to participate in our NPAW 2020 Social Media Challenge!
Who: Any UCSF PI/staff/students (Sorry postdocs, you're not eligible for this appreciation challenge because we want you to sit back and revel in the recognition!)
What: UCSF postdocs are engaged in a wide range of research and community activities. During the week of NPAW, we ask the UCSF community to share the discoveries and community impacts – both big and small – that UCSF postdocs have made in the past year.
How:
- Reflect on something your postdoc(s) have discovered or contributed to your labs/research team discoveries OR share with us one thing you appreciate about a postdoc.
- Write a summary or caption an image describing their discovery/contribution OR words of appreciation and encouragement.
- Share on Twitter with #NPAW2020 AND #ucsfNPAW, and tag the UCSF OPS Office @UCSF_Postdocs.
- The top two most liked tweets of each day during the week of NPAW will win a $5 Amazon gift card for yourself and another $5 Amazon gift card for the postdoc you are honoring!
- At the end of week on Friday 9/25, there will be a random lottery drawing and two postdocs mentioned in the tweets during the week of NPAW will each win a $75 Amazon Gift Card!
Sponsors
UCSF Office for Postdoctoral Scholars
Steering Committee
Thanks to the following committee members for contributing their ideas, time, and energy to celebrate UCSF postdocs!
In alphabetical order by last name:
- Gaia Andreoletti, PhD
- Joel Babdor, PhD
- Neal Bennett, PhD
- Jessica Crosby
- Jhia Jackson, MS, PhD(c)
- Sudha Krishnamurthy, BDS, PhD
- Jenny Min, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PhD(c)
- Gabriela Monsalve, PhD
- Mike Mullen
- Erik Rotman
- Lin Song, PhD
- Anne Sufka
- Taman Upadhaya, Msc, PhD
