Tag Archives: mentoring

It’s National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week!

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Kristene Henne

The third week of September is a special week for postdocs. As declared by Congress, it is National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week. Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has sponsored this week-long celebration. NPAW grew out of National Postdoc Appreciation Day, which was … Read More »

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Lessons from the 2018 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference–Key Skills Are Key to Success!

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Kristene Henne

This past April, four Postdoctoral Appointees from across the Lab attended the 2018 National Postdoctoral Association Conference. This yearly event brings together postdocs, postdoctoral program administrators and leaders invested in postdoctoral development to learn the latest in issues that impact … Read More »

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Alumni News: Maria Chan

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Argonne Today

Maria Chan (NST) has been at Argonne since 2010. She began her postdoctoral research at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) and the Center for Electrical Energy Storage, an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC). She currently is an Assistant Nanoscientist in … Read More »

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Mentoring Q&A with Ted Flynn

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Argonne Today

With Ted Flynn (BIO), Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow This past September, postdocs celebrated National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week with a special Open Forum with the Laboratory Director. The Postdoctoral Society of Argonne (PSA) led a discussion on Mentoring with Director Eric Isaacs … Read More »

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In Their Own Words

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Argonne Today

In Their Own Words — Postdocs Relate What They Value in Mentoring Through Award Nominations The Inaugural Awards for Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor and Outstanding Postdoctoral Supervisor were presented at the 2013 Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium. Lessons learned are an … Read More »

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Postdoctoral Career Development Seminar–CV, Resumes and Cover Letters

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Part of a postdoc’s job is to find a job. Landing that next position in your career takes selling yourself in the right way to the right audience. Learn how to design your CV and resume to catch the right … Read More »

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Postdocs Build Community Through Skyway STEM Conference

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

For the second year in a row, the Illinois Collegiate Skyway Conference reached out to Argonne postdocs to be the exclusive judging team for their STEM Poster Competition. The Skyway Conference is a group of eight regional community colleges that … Read More »

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Notes from the PSA – June 2013

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

The Postdoctoral Society of Argonne closed out the first half of 2013 with the Annual Postdoctoral Reception hosted by the Office of the Director on May 13.  A speed networking/mentoring activity kicked off this year’s event. Postdocs and Argonne staff learned of … Read More »

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Mentoring Q&A With Shalaka Desai

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

Shalaka Desai has been a postdoc in the Biosciences division for eight months. She received her graduate training in Biology at West Virginia University where she received training in plant biology, physiology and characterized the effect of a plant-fungal association — … Read More »

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Postdoctoral Mentoring Program — What’s It All About?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Argonne Today

By Postdoctoral Coordinator Tina Henne (CEPA) You joined Argonne. You sat through your two days of orientation. You are almost finished with your training courses and working your way through your new employee checklist. Time to see what’s inside that … Read More »

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