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Information
for Postdoctoral Fellows
A Postdoctoral Fellowship is a 1-5 year appointment after
receiving a PhD that is arranged privately with a faculty
member who has research funding to support such a position.
School Contact Information
A listing of SEAS Contacts.
Events of Interest [For questions or to post an event on this
page, email tarabett@seas.upenn.edu]
EPOD Career Roundtable,
"Starting Your Own Lab "
Speaker: Prof. Jennifer Lukes
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 @ 4pm
Raisler Lounge, 2nd Fl. - Towne Bldg.
*Light refreshments will be served.
Important Announcement
The University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Insurance Plan Open Enrollment will take place from November 12th through November 26th. During this time, Postdocs can make changes to their current enrollment status that would be effective as of January 1st, 2008. Available changes during this time include:
* enroll themselves or eligible dependents for whom coverage was previously waived; and
* switch from the HMO to a PPO plan for either medical or dental coverage.
Representatives from Garnett-Powers & Associates will be on campus November 12th and 15th to answer all questions and present plan changes.
For additional
information, please visit the website:
http://www.garnett-powers.com/upenn/index.htm
EPOD
The charter of the EPOD
(Engineering POst Doc) Association was founded in 2005 to
foster support and communication within the postdoctoral fellow
community at SEAS and act as a liaison to the Deputy Dean’s
office. Its governing body consists of two co-chairs (currently
Dana Pirone and Julia Hockenmaier).
Hey, by the way, check out the * International Postdoc Survival Guide *!! Awesome information...
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org
New to Penn? Some things you’ll need.
- Visit your department's business office (Moore or Towne)
- There, you will receive our starter SEAS Postdoc Orientation
Folder
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Once you have checked in with your business office, they will
tell you when it is okay to get your Penn Card & set up
your PennKey at the PennCard
Center. After you receive your PennCard, you should then
create a SEAS email account with our CETS office.
How to
Obtain a PennKey
Set up Email through
our CETS Office
The
Penn Portal (links to everything while
you're at Penn.)
SEAS
Services and Resources
Can’t remember what stands
for what?
A list of common abbreviations.
Other Helpful Links
Benefits & Medical
Benefits/Medical
Plan Choices
Housing
Office
of Off-Campus Living
Transportation
Getting Around
Penn
Shuttle
PennBus
PennParking
Pennsylvania
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
DMV location and phone numbers
Corporate Tax Office
Responsible for ensuring that the University and its subsidiaries/affiliates
comply with all federal, state & local tax laws.
Visit the Corporate Tax Office website at http://www.finance.upenn.edu/comptroller/tax/.
329 Franklin Building
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215.898.6573
Fax: 215.573.5269
Research
Penn’s Library
Penn Bookstore
ScholarlyCommons@Penn
Penn
Research Links
Office of Research
- University
Office of
Research – SEAS
Office
of Research Services
Federation
of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
National Postdoctoral
Association
Career Training
Teaching
Center for Teaching
and Learning (CT&L)
Office of Career Services
Detailed info for postdocs on funding, job searching, &
many other resources:
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/schoolmenus_grad.html
This semester’s offered programs:
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/programs.html
Engineering Job Search Tools
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/seas/seas_jobhunting.html
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/seas/seas_englinks.html
Suggested Reading for Post Docs:
"Making
the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management
for Postdocs and New Faculty"
Free book from a Howard Hughes Medical Institute course features
presentations and discussions with practical advice and experiences
from biomedical investigators and other professionals.
For information about the book, contact labmgmt@hhmi.org.
"Enhancing
the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers"
This book offers its assessment of the postdoctoral experience
and provides principles, action points, and recommendations
for enhancing that experience. It is a practical guidebook
that will be a "must read" for a variety of audiences.
"The
Academic Job Search"
Co-authored by Julie Miller Vick and Mary Morris Heiberger
of University of Pennsylvania's Career Services, this book
(now in its third edition) provides specific advice on all
aspects of job-seeking in an increasingly tight academic market,
from the appropriate timetable for the application process,
to illegal or odd interview questions, to negotiating offers,
starting a new job, seeking tenure, and everything in between.
Taking a break…some fun links!
Penn Rec - Department
of Recreation (Gym hours, classes, etc.)
CampusPhilly
World Café
Live (all types of live music right near campus!)
Institute of Contemporary
Art
The
Bridge Cinema de Lux
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