Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Welcome to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is a USF System office that supplements the role of the departments and schools in implementing policies and procedures related to the appointment, roles, requirements, and responsibilities of all postdoctoral scholars. The mission of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is to serve as an administrative and academic center of excellence for postdoctoral scholars across the USF System. The office strives to foster a robust postdoctoral community, provide opportunities to enhance the postdoctoral experience and future success for its constituents, serve as a dedicated resource for postdoctoral scholars, faculty and administrators, and promote the university’s dynamic program of postdoctoral opportunities while supporting postdoctoral scholars throughout their time at USF.
The objectives of the OPA that impact USF’s postdoctoral scholars include: providing administrative support and guidance to USF colleges and postdoctoral scholars throughout the recruitment and hiring process; building collaboration among postdoctoral scholars, colleges, other USF departments, and graduate students; and offering professional development workshops for postdoctoral scholars and their mentors.
Our goal is for each postdoctoral scholar to have an exemplary professional and personal development experience while at USF.
Postdoctoral News
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Globalizing Your Academic Career
9-19-11
Making Translational Research Tangible
9-9-11
Battle for German Brains
9-7-11
What to Expect in a First-Round Interview
8-31-11
Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities Gain Importance in Career Paths
8-28-11
Postdocs: Striving for Success in a Tough Economy
8-26-11
Postdocs as Pipelines
8-25-11
Nat'l Academies Hope to Build a Better Postdoc
8-23-11
Content Collection: International Mobility
8-12-11
Scientists Want More Children
8-8-11
Scientists for Sale
8-3-11
Staying at Home
8-3-11
Time to Teach
8-1-11
Junior Professors: Juggling Teaching, Research, and Advice
7-24-11
Faculty Immobility in the New Economy
7-10-11
Taken for Granted: Creating Opportunities
7-1-11
Mentoring: On the right path
6-29-11
All’s Fair in Love and LinkedIn
6-2-11
New scheme offers hope in the uncertain world of postdoctoral despair
6-1-11
Picking a Postdoc Post
6-1-11
The Quality of Quantity in Academic Research
5-22-11
Should Scientists Take Military Money?
5-15-11
Tenure Battle-Scarred
5-15-11
Postdocs Can Be Trained to Be More Effective Than Senior Instructors, Study Finds
5-12-11
A Better Way to Teach?
5-12-11
Confessions of a Journal Editor
4-25-11
Teaching in the Postdoc Space
4-17-11
Ambitious Postdocs Jostle for Scant Permanent Posts
4-14-11
Practical Tips for Surviving Academic Life (Part One: The Early Years)
4-5-11
How To Get Tenure at a Major Research University
3-30-11
Wanted: Out-of-the-Box Ideas on Clean Energy From Postdocs
3-23-11

