Did you know there are around 70,000 postdocs nationwide? Postdocs at Argonne and across the national celebrate postdocs annually during National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! Join the Postdoctoral Society of Argonne (PSA) as we host and share several events during NPAW 2021.
We encourage postdocs to attend a speech by our Executive Champion, Dr. Valerie Taylor Wednesday September 22nd at 11 AM Central. This past year, PSA became an Employee Resource Group (ERG), and our Executive Champion promotes our group. Check out the other ERGs here!
Join the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)! Join 18,000 other postdocs to foster your career goals. It’s free! Sign up as an Argonne affiliate postdoc at https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/ and click on “Join” in the upper right corner. Those who join will be entered for a raffle prize for joining the NPA.
Postdoctoral Society of Argonne NPAW Events
Wednesday September 22nd 11 AM Central
PSA NPAW 2021 Keynote Speaker
Join PSA for a motivational speech from Dr. Valerie Taylor, director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division. Dr. Taylor has extensive experience in academia, national labs, and leadership. Bring your questions for a 20–30 min Q&A at the end of the speech! RSVP at https://forms.office.com/g/hj0kpDTpGz
Friday September 24th at 12 PM Central
The Versatile PhD: Exploring Diverse Career Paths
Join PSA during the Postdoctoral Appreciation Week on for an open panel discussion about diverse PhD career paths. Invited speakers from different backgrounds will join to discuss their career paths and share advice for postdoctoral researcher aiming to understand more about the versatility of the PhD degree.
Invited speakers:
Joe Grange, PhD – AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, USAID
Hal Finkel, PhD – Program Manager, Computer Science, ASCR at DOE
Azucena Rodriguez, PhD – Argonne Science Education and Outreach,
Lake Paul, PhD – Founder & President of BioAnalysis, LLC
RSVP at https://forms.office.com/g/eYieMF43k6
National Postdoctoral Association NPAW Events
Register for these events and more at https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2021NPAW!
