Postdoctoral Appreciation Week - The Graduate School

UF Postdoctoral Appreciation Week 2023

September 18-23, 2023

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UF PAW 2023 Calendar of Events

Monday, September 18 · 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. · Online via Zoom
KICKOFF: VIRTUAL MEET & GREET WITH UF’S NEW POSTDOCTORAL DIRECTOR

Drop in online to meet Dr. Brittany Hollister, new Director of Postdoctoral and Prestigious Awards at the UF Graduate School.

Zoom link: Dr. Hollister Meet & Greet
Meeting ID: 976 5333 5140

Hosted by the UF Graduate School’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Prestigious Awards.

Monday, September 18 · 4 to 8 p.m. · SW 34th St (south of SW 2nd Ave, across from Cazabella Apartments)
PAINT THE GAINESVILLE GRAFFITI WALL WITH THE UF POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATION (UFPDA)

Join your fellow UF postdocs to mark National Postdoc Appreciation Week on Gainesville’s colorful landmark mural! Please RSVP so we can plan materials.

Family is welcome, but please note this venue is a sidewalk and small strip of grass next to a busy four-lane road — with no room for other activities besides painting.

It’ll be hot without shade! Don’t forget a hat, sunscreen, bug repellent, water — and any leftover paint supplies you happen to have!

RSVP link: UFPDA Paint the Wall Sign-Up

Questions? Email uf-pda@ufl.edu.

Hosted by the UF Postdoc Association (UFPDA)

Wednesday, September 20 · 9 a.m. to 12 noon · 124 Grinter Hall
PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS

Free professional headshots for UF postdocs! Photos will be distributed after the event. This event is limited to 35 postdocs, so please RSVP.

RSVP link: Postdoc Professional Headshots
Location link: Click for map

Hosted by the UF Graduate School’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Prestigious Awards.

Wednesday, September 20 · 10 to 11 a.m. · Online via Zoom
ACADEMIC CV WORKSHOP

This hands-on workshop covers examples of academic curricula vitae for faculty positions. You’ll have time to ask questions and work on your own CV. Have a draft of your own CV on hand.

Facilitated by Dr. Courtney Miller, Director of Academic Affairs at the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology.

Zoom link: CV Workshop
Meeting ID: 928 1940 2683
Passcode: 127595

Sponsored by Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology’s Academic Affairs.

Wednesday, September 20 · 12 noon to 1 p.m. · MBI L1-126
MBI POSTDOC MEET & GREET

Connect with other neuro postdocs for an hour of light, refreshments, snacks, and good company!

No RSVP required.

Get on the neuro postdoc email list by emailing adithya@ufl.edu.

Hosted by the UF Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute.

Wednesday, September 20 · 2 to 4 p.m. · Academic Research Building (ARB) Courtyard
UF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ICE CREAM SOCIAL

The UF College of Medicine (COM) will celebrate its postdocs with a sweet treat, plus a chance to learn more about COM and campus resources.

Share your artistic side — send a visual, written word piece, photograph, digital work, or figure you’re proud of (printable 8 x 11 inches) to katherineblackbu@ufl.edu.

In case of rain, this event will move to the Founders’ Gallery.

Location link: Click for map

Hosted by the UF COM Dean’s Office of Research.

Thursday, September 21 · 3 to 6 p.m. · UF Innovate (747 SW 2nd Ave)
POSTDOC PREVIEW @ UF INNOVATE

UF Innovate welcomes postdocs to participate in UF’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Meet the Innovate team and tour UF’s largest incubator facility.

Discussion Q&A with Refreshments · 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Tour of the UF Innovate Hub Incubator · 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Location link: Click for map

RSVP link: UF Innovate Postdoc Preview

Friday, September 22 · 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · Biomedical Information Teaching Space · Communicore C1-121
POSTDOC MEET & GREET

Come and enjoy snacks, games, a photo booth, and time to chit-chat with UF’s Health Science librarians.

Location link: Click for map

Hosted by the UF Health Science Center Library.

Saturday, September 23 · 4 to 8 p.m. · Plaza of the Americas (Northeast corner by Library East)
UFPDA FOOTBALL TAILGATE PARTY: FLORIDA GATORS VS CHARLOTTE 49ERS

Join the UF Postdoctoral Association for this free tailgate party — an American college football tradition that brings all together for food, drink, socializing fun, and school spirit, whether or not you’re into football!

Meet us at the tents and tables on Library West’s lawn. Limited food (pizza and soft drinks) will be provided, along with lawn games. Bring additional food and drink of your choice to share — coolers with ice will be on hand.

You don’t need to have a football ticket or go to the game for this event! Family is welcome. Dogs are too, but must remain leashed at all ties. Wear your brightest orange and blue Gator gear — and bring your own camp chair or picnic blanket to sit on, if you like!

Location link: Click for map

Questions? Email uf-pda@ufl.edu.

Hosted by the UF Postdoc Association (UFPDA) and the UF Graduate School’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Prestigious Awards.