| Happy April!
We hope you were able to rest and recharge over Spring Break. It’s now time for that mad dash to the end of the semester.
We look forward to seeing you at the April 23 workshop on Using Improv to Improve your Pitch. This interactive workshop provides a great opportunity to learn how to improve the way you present yourself and your research to an audience. Come enjoy lunch and learn how to improve your pitch with improv.
Are you a new postdoctoral fellow? The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is here to support you with key resources and connect you to the wider postdoctoral community.
To learn more about our office and to see a complete events calendar, please visit our website. We also invite you to join our listserv to get timely communications about upcoming events.
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The University of Texas at Austin Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is excited to welcome you to the UT Austin Postdoctoral Community!
We host orientation for new postdoctoral fellows five times a year (twice in the Fall and Spring and once during the Summer semester). The goal of the orientation is to ensure that you receive the best training, feel engaged with the campus community and receive opportunities to enhance your postdoctoral experience.
Wednesday, April 8, 9am-12:30pm (Virtual)
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| | UT Postdocs Recognized at National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference
Chelsea Webber, Ph.D. and Lydia Okabe, Ph.D. were one of five winners for their poster, "Balancing Structured vs. Unstructured Time to Address Postdoc Isolation."
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| | UT Library Newsletter for Postdocs
The University of Texas Libraries are here to support your research needs! They have created a new guide specifically aimed at postdocs to support you during your time here at UT.
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| | Applications Open for Early Career Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - Fall 2026
The Early Career Scholars Program is aimed at postdoctoral scholars from all disciplines and atypical backgrounds who are pursuing academic careers. The program offers guidance, mentoring and a strong professional network to early career scholars.
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| | UT Postdoc Association Presents "Walk at Zilker Park"
Join the UT Postdoctoral Association (UTPDA) outside of Chuy's, Zilker at 11am on Saturday, April 11 for a walk at Zilker Park. We will also stop for lunch (buy your own) at The Picnic, Food Truck Park at 12pm. Family and pets are welcome! You can join us for lunch even if you can't make it to the walk.
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Congratulations to our first Postdoctoral Scholars Travel Grant Winners!
- Orsolya Gelencser, Jackson School of Geosciences
- Jared Jensen, Moody College of Communication
- Casey Spinks, School of Civic Leadership
- Uma Subash, College of Natural Sciences
Next application deadline is June 1st for conferences and annual meetings held between September 1st and December 31st.
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Join us for our spring 2026 monthly professional development workshops! Lunch will be served at all in-person workshops.
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How to Mentor Scientific Communication
Tuesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 9, noon-3 p.m., Virtual
In this workshop, learn the best practices and strategies for developing your scientific speaking and writing skills, which have been shown to increase success in research careers.
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Highlighting the Details of Your Work in a Meaningful Way - Using Improv to Improve Your Pitch
Thursday, April 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Texas Union Quadrangle Room
Improv arms researchers with the tools to break away from the traditional, jargon-filled presentations and embrace more accessible communications that involve articulating complex scientific concepts in a clear and relatable manner. The rules of improvisation offer valuable insights into enhancing networking within your academic circles, including colleagues and supervisors. This is an interactive and useful workshop that we're sure you will enjoy!
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Research Data Community of Practice Discussion
Thursday, April 23, noon-1 p.m., Virtual
Join UT Libraries for a virtual gathering of students, faculty and staff that share an interest in discussing research data strategies, workflows and challenges. This meeting will provide a chance for us to discuss things that we can do to build an active community on campus for fostering discussion of research data topics.
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Finding Funding with the Pivot Database
Friday, April 24, 1-2 p.m., Virtual
Learn about Pivot and how to take advantage of its well-developed features for finding funding opportunities.
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Professional Development: Webinars
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myPostdoc Monthly - Tell Your Story: Building a Narrative for Career DevelopmentSpeaker: Urmila Venkatesh, Assistant Director of Career Education, Stanford University
Why do stories matter, and how do we get better at telling our own? Every opportunity we are given only happens because we are asked to tell a story first. Our careers are a cycle of doing things, reflecting on them, and sharing a narrative about what we did - to get the next opportunity and repeat the cycle. In this webinar, you'll learn about the power, practice and prevalence of storytelling in our career development. We will talk about stories as a tool for identifying our skills and values, storytelling as a means to articulate our accomplishments, and the narrative arc as a way to make meaning of our experiences.
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These videos were recorded during the Fall 2024 Becoming a Resilient Scientist (BRS) Seminar Series, put on annually by the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE).
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