This event is over. This page is an independent historical summary. It is not the official meeting site, and there is nothing to register for.
| Event | 2014 Postdoctoral Preparation Institute: Career Transitions |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–6, 2014 |
| Location | Near the NIH campus in the Washington, D.C., area |
| Organizer | FASEB, with NIGMS funding |
| Audience | Postdocs preparing for their first independent position; some advanced PhD students and new assistant professors if space allowed |
What was the 2014 workshop?
The 2014 Postdoctoral Preparation Institute was a two-day career-transitions workshop for postdoctoral fellows, held June 5–6, 2014 near the NIH campus. FASEB organized it with funding from NIGMS. It was not a program directors' meeting. The audience was postdocs themselves, especially those about a year or two from leaving their postdoctoral positions.
NIGMS had run two earlier workshops for postdocs, in 2010 and 2012. The 2012 event was held on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and focused on finding and then succeeding in an independent position. The 2014 workshop kept that purpose and broadened the range of careers it covered.
Who could apply?
Postdocs preparing to look for positions in any career sector were the main audience. The announcement especially encouraged applications from people in groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. When space allowed, organizers also considered new assistant professors within a year of finishing their postdoc and fifth-year PhD students close to graduating. Applicants went through a selection process; it was not open registration.
What did it cover?
The published topics were the core skills of a job search and a first faculty or research job:
- career planning and the range of scientific careers
- communication, leadership and interpersonal skills
- grant writing
- applying for positions
- interviews and negotiation
Those topics carried into the later institutes in 2016 and 2017. If you are a postdoc looking at funding for that transition today, our fellowships and career awards profile covers the K99/R00 and related options.
About the old /postdoc2014/ pages
Old addresses under /postdoc2014/ (home, key dates, program, registration and similar) now lead here or to the closest page on this site. Registration closed in 2014, and this page cannot accept applications.