Clean Air Cash program and claim your money online via the parking and transportation website http://transportation.stanford.edu -->
The Stanford Help Center now offers FREE & confidential counseling for postdocs!

Postdocs get a 50% discount ($20 total) on bicycle helmets at the Stanford Bike Shop. Get a voucher for 75% off helmets if you attend a bike safety course through P&TS.
 
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News

Come Join Us for the
2010 SUPD Postdoc Research Symposium!

Come see talks by keynote speakers Prof. Roger Korngerg
from Structural Biology (and Nobel Laureate, 2006), and
Prof. Sebastian Thrun from Computer Science (and director
of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), as
well as the eight postdoc winners of the SUPD Postdoc
Research Award! The symposium will be held on Tuesday,
November 9th, at Paul Berg Conference Center in LKSC.
For a map, detailed program, and more information, please
check the the symposium website.

Nominations now open for the
2010 SUPD Postdoc Research Symposium

Ever wonder who the best postdocs at Stanford are and what they are doing? Ever thought you might be one of them? The SUPD is sponsoring the first-ever SUPD Postdoc Research Award: eight Stanford postdocs will be selected by faculty selection committees and receive a $500 award and the chance to present their research at the SUPD Postdoc Research Symposium on November 9th, 2010, alongside the keynote speakers Roger Kornberg (Structural Biology, Nobel Laureate 2006) and Sebastian Thrun (Computer Science, Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory). In representation of post-doc numbers, four winners will be selected from the School of Medicine, two winners will be selected from the School of Engineering, and two winners will be selected from the School of Humanities and Sciences (one of the awards is explicitly reserved for the humanities and social sciences postdocs).

Nominations require an abstract of your research at Stanford, a 2 page CV, a letter of support from a Stanford faculty member, and a representative document from your Stanford research (e.g., publication, conference proceedings, etc.). Self-nominations are encouraged, and the nominations (including letters) are due on Oct. 20th, 2010. Winners will be announced on Oct. 31st, and have 20 minutes to present their research to a broad university-wide audience at the symposium on Nov. 9th. For more information or to nominate yourself, go to the symposium website. Registration to attend the symposium will open soon.

The symposium and research award are sponsored by the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and the Humanties and Sciences, as well as by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vice Provost for Graduate Education.

Second Annual National Postdoc Appreciation
Day BBQ and Resource Fair:
Friday Sep. 24, 5-7pm, Bechtel Center

The SUPD welcomes Stanford Postdocs and their
partners and families to the 2nd Annual National
Postdoc Appreciation Day (NPAD) BBQ & Resource
Fair! The National Postdoc Association started NPAD
last year to celebrate the important contributions
of Postdocs, with events at participating universities
in 70 locations in North America and beyond. This
year we will have an entertainer for kids, so bring
your families to share the fun!

In addition to delicious food and drinks, we will have representatives from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Career Center (School of Medicine), Career Development Center (Stanford University), Faculty and Staff Help Center, WorkLife Office, Lane Library, Parking & Transportation Services, Office of Technology Licencing, and Ombuds Office. Bring your questions and hunger to: Bechtel International Center Patio on Friday, September 24th, 5-7pm.

Lastly, the twenty $25 gift certificates for Postdocs who completed the SUPD Survey will be distributed at the BBQ (winners will be announced in the week leading up to the BBQ)! The BBQ and Resource Fair is supported again this year by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and the space is kindly provided courtesy of the Bechtel International Center.

All parking on campus is free after 4pm (handicapped parking spots are still enforced!). Click here for driving directions, here for walking directions, and here for the Marguerite Shuttle (free) schedule and map. See you there!

Second Annual SUPD Poster Session

Poster abstract submission for the 2nd Annual SUPD Poster Session is now open, click HERE to submit. The poster submission deadline is Monday, August 23.

The poster session is open to all Stanford postdocs, posters will be grouped thematically, and great food and beverages will be provided. You can re-present a poster from a meeting you attended, bring printed powerpoint slides for an informal presentation, or just come and meet other post-docs, see some cool research, and network!

The Poster Session, sponsored by The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, School of Medicine Career Center, and the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association is on Thursday, August 26th, 3-7pm, at the Grant Courtyard (walk into Alway from the direction of the new LKSC building, walk 100 yards down the hallway, then come out, turn right, and go downstairs. The poster corkboards are 3'x4'. See you there!

2010 Mentoring Award Winners Announced

The Stanford University Post-Doctoral association< (SUPD) is proud to announce the two winners of the third annual SUPD Postdoctoral Mentoring Award: Prof. Krishna Shenoy in the Electrical Engineering Department and Prof. Anne Brunet in the Genetics Department.

2010 Winners
Anne Brunet
Genetics
Krishna Shenoy
Electrical Engineering
The award is the first to recognize excellence in postdoctoral mentoring across Stanford University, and carries a cash prize of $2500 for each winner. Seventy nominations were received in two rounds, and in addition to the two winners, Prof. James Spudich in Biochemistry and Prof. Andrew Hoffman from the Department of Medicine and the Palo Alto Veteran Affairs were recognized with honorable mentions.

Read the full press release on the awards page.

Stanford Report Covers Boom in Number of Postdocs

The Stanford Report (a university-wide daily publication)
recently reported that the number of postdocs at Stanford
has passed 1750, a nearly 40% increase from
just a decade ago. We are now a bigger campus
contingent than any of the undergraduate
classes! Come attend an SUPD meeting to find
out how you can get involved!

Stanford Postdocs Receive 1% Pay Raise

In times of budget cuts, due to advocacy by the SUPD and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the university continues to recognize the important role that postdocs fill at Stanford. Provost John Etchemendy and Vice Provost for Graduate Education Patricia Gumport announced a 1% across-the-board pay increase for Stanford postdocs, following a 3% across-the-board increase last year, both notable for occurring in the midst of a deep university and national budget crisis!

SUPD Launches Postdoc Wiki: supd.stanford.edu/wiki

The SUPD launched the Stanford Postdoc Wiki to retain useful information for Stanford postdocs in an easily updated format. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs maintains a Postdoc Handbook, but it is not regularly updated. Meanwhile, individual postdocs possess a lot of knowledge (good car mechanics, dentists, etc.) that others want to know. Solution: the Stanford Postdoc Wiki, available to all members of the Stanford community at http://supd.stanford.edu/wiki.

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Postdoc Appreciation Day BBQ:
When: Friday, September 25th, 5-7pm
Where: Bechtel Patio

In observance of National Postdoc Appreciation Day, the SUPD has organized a BBQ, sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education, and the School of Medicine Career Center. Representatives from the SoM Career Center, the Bechtel Center, the Work-Life Office, the Career Development Center, and other offices will be on hand to educate postdocs about the wide variety of campus resources available to them. Families/significant others are welcome to attend!

Click here for the event's flyer, here for driving directions, and here
for walking directions. See you there!

SUPD Poster Session and Networking Event:
Abstract Submission Now Open!

All Stanford University post-doctoral scholars are invited to participate in the 2009 SUPD Poster Session and Networking symposium, to be held in the Grant Courtyard on Friday, August 14th, 2009, from 4 to 7 pm. This symposium is an opportunity for Stanford postdocs to present their research to postdocs and scientists in a university-wide event.

We have space for 30 posters, which will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis (via the submission form here). Even if you are not able to present a poster, please come to the symposium to network with fellow Stanford postdocs and enjoy snacks and beverages!

Please see the networking event web page for more details, and to submit your abstract now!

Please contact Crystal Botham with any questions about the event.

2009 Mentoring Award Winners Announced!

The Stanford University Postdoctoral Association is proud to announce the two winners of the second Stanford Postdoctoral Mentoring Award: Dr. Kang Shen (Biology), and Dr. Michaela Kiernan (Stanford Prevention Center).
 
2009 Winners
Kang Shen Michaela Kiernan
The award is the first to recognize excellence in postdoctoral mentoring across Stanford University, and carries a cash prize of $2500 for each winner. Over fifty nominations were received and in addition to the two winners, two other mentors were recognized with honorable mentions.

Read the full press release on the awards page.

Mentoring Award Nominations are Now Closed

Thanks to everyone who nominated their mentor for the award! We had a great response this year, over 50 submissions. Stay tuned to the awards submission page for further info.

Mentoring Award Nominations are Now Open!

The SUPD is pleased to announce the second annual SUPD Postdoctoral Mentor Award. If you have a great postdoctoral mentor, we invite you to nominate them for this award , which carries a cash prize of $2500, by April 24th, 2009. The mentor nominated need not be your own adviser, and need not be a professor. Two awards will be given, formally presented at the SUPD town-hall meeting at the end of the academic year. To learn more about the award and submit your nomination, please go to:
2009 SUPD Mentoring Award Nomination Form
In addition to nominations, we also request your help in advertising this event; if you could print out several copies of the award flyer and post them near your workspace it will help to increase awareness of this award. We will be posting flyers around campus, but cannot capture every nook and cranny.

The Winter 2009 issue of The Voice is out!

The latest edition of The Voice, the quarterly SUPD publication,
is available for download here. We want to
include information that is relevant to you--so let us know what
you want in the next edition. Better yet, submit your own short
article!

You can check this and previous editions on the SUPD website, just
Google "SUPD".

Please contact Kevin McIntire (kevin.mcintire@stanford.edu) for
more information about helping produce or contributing to The Voice.

Join the Facebook and LinkedIn SUPD Groups!

It's easy for postdocs to feel isolated as we toil away in lab. But don't
fear: two brave postdocs have created SUPD groups on popular networking
sites. Navaline Quach in Neurology set up a group on the professional
networking site LinkedIn, and Elie Bursztein in Computer Science set up
a group on the social networking site FaceBook.

LinkedIn: Type "SUPD" in the "Search group" box.
Facebook: Search for the "Stanford postdoc" group.