Postdoctoral Affairs

Through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA), postdoc fellows from any program can find guidance toward campus resources to address career, appointment, mentoring, teaching and research skills. We get you to the right place — where the services you need are provided and where you can connect with others with similar questions and career development goals.

CAREER EXPLORATION	INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP)	SKILL BUILDING
Academic Careers UCSF Academic Career Readiness Non-Academic Careers Informational Interviewing Networking Resources Blog Posts on Networking	Graduate School IDP UW SOM IDP Self-Assessment AAAS – My IDP IDP for Humanities and Social Sciences Imagine PhD (IDP for Humanities and Social Sciences)	Center for Teaching & Learning Presentation & Public Speaking Interviewing & Negotiating LinkedIn Tips Blog Posts on Teaching
WRITING PRODUCTIVITY	GRANT WRITING	MENTORING
Scholarly Publishing NCFDD – Writing Productivity Blog Posts on Writing	Office of Research NIH ITHS Additional Grant Writing Resources	Mentor Memos Managing Up Mentoring Team – NCFDD Mentoring Map Blog Posts on Mentoring
GETTING SUPPORT	OPPORTUNITIES WITH OPA	POSTDOC RESOURCES
Early Career Funding Job Search Work-Life Balance Family & Child Support Time Management Pathway to Independence Blog Post on Funding	OPA Travel Grants Quarterly Workshops Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Fellows National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) Industry Shadowing Program (Forthcoming)	UW Postdoc Profile Postdoc Handbook OPA Blogspot Select UW Campus Resources International Postdocs – Acad HR UW Postdoc Association (UWPA) UW Postdoc Diversity Alliance

UW Postdoc Profile

Updated January 2017, this shows a snapshot of where our postdocs are, as well as breakdown by gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship status, and home departments. Please contact us at UWOPA@uw.edu with questions and comments.

Download the UW Postdoc Profile

Your Rights as a UW Postdoc

We are currently in the process of updating the Know Your Rights One-Pager. Meanwhile, please refer to UAW Postdoctoral Scholar Contract.

Postdoc Handbook (v2.0)

We have created a handbook for postdocs, advisors, and managers to help keep all the references and links you may need in one place. The handbook highlights a checklist for new postdocs, links to relevant national policies, and tips for working with your advisor.

We are currently updating the postdoc handbook v2.0. Suggestions? Let us know UWOPA@uw.edu.

OPA Blogspot

OPA sends out bi-weekly newsletters to postdocs on a range of relevant topics including but not limited to writing/research productivity, professional development, career exploration, conflict management, mentoring, funding information, campus resources.

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Individual Development Plan

The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a written guide to help provide some structure when working through your goals, as well as guide you in letting your professors, mentors, family and friends know how best they can support you in reaching your academic, personal, and professional objectives.

Download the IDP

Contact the OPA

The OPA team is located in Room 302/304 in Loew Hall on the Seattle Campus. We can be reached at uwopa@uw.edu or 206.616.6016.

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