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Only 5 spots left in the Career Development Roundtable Event!
The PDA is hosting a roundtable event on Thursday, May 24th at 11am. Postdocs will rotate in small groups with faculty that have experience with specific topics, follwed by a networking opportunity. The topics include Mentoring and Management, Grant Writing, Getting your Paper Published, Negotiating an Job Offer, and the Career Development Plan. Please click in the link for more details and to register for this event. We hope you will join us!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KHP7D2Y
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Postdoc policy manual. Familiarize yourself with your rights and benefits including vacation, maternity leave and term limit here. Importantly, check out recent changes in teaching policy.
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A tool for career-planning and yearly performance evaluations, the Individual Development Plan (IDP) was recently developed by the PDA. Download the IDP document , IDP Template and Optional IDP Template Please share your experience with the IDP with kolla@uchicago.edu.