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Welcome everybody! We are the official association of the
~100 post-docs of the
School of Biological Sciences at The
University of Texas at Austin.
Our goal is to:
- get
to know each other
- give
ourselves a forum to discuss problems post-docs may have at UT
- exchange
experience/information on science, general issues, such as insurance
etc
- discuss
our research in an informal environment
- have
fun...
Currently Greg Ippolito, Erin Murphy,
Matthew Schmerer, Laura Newcomb, and Christine Vogel are responsible
only because we decided to organize the SBS postdocs. But this is opened
to every one of you, and we are strongly encouraging people to get involved!
If you are interested in being part of the committee you can email us
or let us know at the Tuesday meetings.
So come and join us, get in touch, get
involved!
News
(as of September 2006)
- We now have UT-wide
free membership
for the
National Postdoc Association. Details how to
sign up can be found here. More information
from Dr. Hackert about post-doc benefits at UT can be found
here.
- This year's MGM and
Friends Poster Session
is coming up (October 13th). Details can be found
here.
Contact Liz Wyckoff by Friday, September 29th.
- As a follow-up of
our special event on how to apply for tenure track positions,
we created a website summarizing useful information on
the next step.
Along those lines, we also created a webpage listing
networking information.
- We established partnership
with Career.edu.
Current job postings can be found
here. We have an ID for Career.edu which allows
UT faculty members to automatically post and cross list vacancies
on Career.edu and
this website. UT vacancies will always
be displayed at the top. Contact Christine (cvogel*) for the ID
and further information.
- We created a (voluntary)
list
of addresses and other information
of current post-docs at SBS.
- Matthew Schmerer initialized the
formation of a UT-wide postdoctoral organization, called the Austin Post-doc Association.
This is a very important step towards a better recognition of postdocs
at UT, and we are excited about getting the new association going.
Please contact Matthew (leechman*) if you have any questions or want
to get involved.
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Events (as
of September 2006)
Informal meeting of all SBS post-docs
every third Tuesday of the month,
noon, in MBB 1.210. Free pizza
and some good science involved.
Meetings in 2006:
Tuesday, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 20, July 18, August
15, September 18, October 17, November 21, December 19.
*** Call
for Speakers *** - Post-docs, Friends, Colleagues! We
need speakers. Our seminar series needs you. We want to hear what your research
is about, what your story is, maybe we can even help! We need postdocs who volunteer as speakers at the next meetings.
Why volunteer?
- It's
simple, it's only 20 min, 30min max. It's easy, informal,
relaxed. You know your work, you know what to say.
- Discover
the excitement in your research! Tell others the story of
your life. Why are you in the lab the whole day?
- Make
us happy. You give us science. You give us ideas.
You inspire us. You ensure the free pizza!
Please contact Laura (llnewcomb*)
if you like to volunteer as a speaker at one of the next meetings.
This year's MGM and
Friends Poster Session
is coming up (October 13th). Details can be found here.
Contact Liz Wyckoff
by Friday, September 29th.
Past events -- click
here.
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Useful Links
and Information
UT Resources:
Who's who
and contacts -- click here.
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