The Doc Report - November 2025
Upcoming Events
Implicit Bias: Moving from Awareness to Action
From Human Resources, this session will help postdocs understand how unconscious biases impact decisions, actions, and evaluations in academic environments, and offers strategies for reducing their influence.Ìý
November 3rd & 5th
1—3 p.m.
ÌýÌýImplicit Bias: Moving from Awareness to Action
Postdocs interested in careers outside of academia are invited to aÌýspeaker seriesÌýthis fall. Each week this semester, a different speaker will share their career path and answer questions for those starting their professional journey. There is no need to register for the course – simply show up for the discussion!Ìý
Mondays, November 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24thÌý
Mondays, December 1st & 5th
5:05—6:20 p.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, Room 120
PAC Boulder Coffee Hour
Come meet and mingle with other postdocs at a coffee hour hosted by the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder).
Tuesday, November 11th
10—11 a.m.
Main CampusÌý
Outside of NorlinÌýLibraryÌý(east side by sundial)
Including the right images or graphics in grant proposals can enhance clarity, relevance and persuasion. This session will cover effective strategies for incorporating images to strengthen the competitiveness of your proposal.
Wednesday, November 12th
12—1 p.m.
GradCO is a professional development collaboration of universities across Colorado. In the upcoming sessions, explore strategies for designing impactful, accessible research visuals and advancing inclusion through an understanding of disability justice and academic ableism.
Tuesday, November 18th
12—1 p.m.
Monday, December 1st
6—7 p.m.
By the end of this session on Imposter Syndrome, you will be equipped to understand your self-assessment results, define Imposter Syndrome and its traits, recognize its impact on career growth, apply strategies to manage it, and support others experiencing it. To sign up for NPA offerings, and follow the registration process.
Tuesday, November 18th
1 p.m.
Has the recent federal transition prompted you to reconsider your research funding approach? Join RIO’s Donna Axel for a fast-paced, 30-minute introduction to Pivot, internal funding opportunities, and other free tools available with your Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLogin. Bring your team—faculty, staff, and students are all welcome!
Thursday, November 20th
9—10 a.m.
ÌýÌýRegister Here
Newsletter Block TitleLatest News
University of Sheffield’s Joan Cordiner offers practical advice and personal reflections for postdocs forging their career path
More than 16,700 employees at colleges and universities got H-1B visas approved in fiscal year 2025, but they are concentrated at 100 large research institutions.
Select platforms and engagement styles that work for your goals while requiring realistic time investments.
Newsletter Block TitleFunding Opportunities
Two awards are available for future conferences between January 1 and June 30, 2026, with 1st Prize being $500 and 2nd Prize $200, to be used towards conference registration fees.Ìý
One award of $500 is available to support an expense that furthers your research or professional development.Ìý
The Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Computing Sciences is a highly competitive postdoctoral position that is awarded for work in computational mathematics, scientific computing, computer science, data science, and/or AI for science.
The James Clerk Maxwell Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship supports research that impacts national security areas in the broadly defined domains of radiation effects, electrical and electromagnetic sciences, high energy density sciences and pulsed power physics and/or engineering that enable these domains
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support candidates who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant biology.
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