The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Bringing together exceptional scholars. Supporting impactful careers.
Upcoming Events
U.S. Immigration Law Updates for Postdocs
About the Speaker:
Anna Angel is Counsel at Miller Mayer, LLP. Anna began her career in immigration law in 2006 as a paralegal. As an attorney, she has practiced primarily in the field of employment-based immigration since 2012. Her practice focuses on business immigration matters, representing employers that pursue permanent residency and nonimmigrant sponsorship for foreign national employees. Her clients include universities, multinational corporations, healthcare providers, IT firms, and start-ups.
What Researchers Need to Know About Data Management and Sharing Policies
Introducing Flamingo, Supporting the Postdoc-to-Industry Transition
This one-hour virtual program by Dr. Randall Ribaudo, co-founder of SciPhD.com, introduces postdocs to Flamingo, a powerful web application for academic researchers transitioning to industry. Use of Flamingo helps you identify in-demand skills, match them to your accomplishments, generate targeted resumes, and access SciPhD learning resources to land your next job.
Tenure-Track Job Workshop: From Application to Negotiation
This workshop will equip postdocs with the tools, insights, and confidence to navigate the academic job market and secure a tenure-track role. This is a hybrid workshop, so please select your preferred mode of participation in the registration form.
‘Good Enough’ Practices that Build Better Research Data Managements Habits
GenAI in the Job Search: Best Practices for Prompting, Evaluating, and Verifying
Job seekers increasingly use GenAI somewhere in their search, and almost anyone can prompt a chatbot to draft a cover letter in seconds, but far fewer can assess whether the result is any good. That gap is where applications stall: many hiring managers say generic, impersonal AI-written materials make them less likely to interview a candidate. This hands-on virtual workshop treats prompting as the easy part and focuses on the harder skill of directing these tools deliberately, evaluating what they produce, and keeping your authentic voice intact.
Old Main Bell Tower Visit, Exclusive to Postdocs for NPAW
Old Main Bell Tower Visit, Exclusive to Postdocs for NPAW
Old Main Bell Tower Visit, Exclusive to Postdocs for NPAW
Old Main Bell Tower Visit, Exclusive to Postdocs for NPAW
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We are committed to preparing emergent leaders in academia, diversifying the professoriate, enriching faculty mentorship, and supporting alternate career pathways. We carry out this mission with the community at large, within and beyond our campus, and through in-depth career and professional development. Our collaboration contributes to a productive and meaningful chapter of life here at Penn State.