New Postdoc Orientation is hosted on the 3rd Tuesday for February - May - August and the 2nd Tuesday of November. All new postdoctoral scholars will be invited by email using their @iastate.edu email address.
This orientation introduces professional development and personal resources available at ISU. Postdocs commonly report feelings of isolation and exclusion nationally, so this is an attempt to combat these feelings by creating cohorts of new postdocs while also providing an introduction and interaction with the wonderful resources available at ISU!
A summary of these resources can be found in this 1-page information sheet.
The offices that join this orientation when possible include:
- Center for Communication Excellence (CCE)
- Graduate College Administrators
- Graduate College Career Services
- International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
- ISU Child Care & Family Services
- ISU Postdoctoral Association (PDA) board members
- ISU Wellbeing
- OMBUD
- Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)