Office Of Postdoctoral Affairs

The annual postdoctoral fellows holiday luncheon will take place on December 9. Please reserve your spot by November 26. Read More

18 Vanderbilt graduate students and postdoctoral researchers traveled to Washington, D.C., in October to participate in Vanderbilt’s Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy Seminar. This two-day event is designed to provide STEM professionals with an inside look at the federal policymaking process, the importance of advocacy in advancing science and research priorities and to explore careers in science policy. Read More

In collaboration with many campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has curated a roster of events in celebration of the Vanderbilt postdoc community. Read More

At the Spring Postdoc Awards Ceremony on May 23, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in partnership with the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association announced the 2024 award winners, who will also be highlighted in the Graduate School Sesquicentennial time capsule to be opened in 2074. Read More

The deadline to submit nominations for each award is Friday, March 1, at midnight.   Read More

National Postdoc Appreciation Week continues through Friday, Sept. 22. In collaboration with many campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has curated a roster of events in celebration of the Vanderbilt postdoc community. Read More

The Vanderbilt-Fisk Postdoctoral Fellowship has been designed to offer opportunities for Vanderbilt Ph.D.s to build their teaching and scholarship portfolios while simultaneously offering fellows the opportunity to receive dedicated mentoring from faculty at both institutions. Applications are due by Oct. 18, and selected fellows will be announced Nov. 1. Read More

A new multicenter initiative led by the Graduate and Postdoc Academic Success program is helping graduate students and postdoctoral scholars develop a daily writing practice to benefit them in their academic careers at Vanderbilt and beyond. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will host the next installment of the Speak Easy talk series on Thursday, July 20, at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 100. The series offers a casual venue for postdocs to tell their “scientific story” in a way that's accessible to the public. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has announced the first cohort of the Vanderbilt-Fisk Postdoctoral Fellowship, designed to offer opportunities for recent Vanderbilt Ph.D. graduates to build their teaching and scholarship portfolios, receive mentoring from faculty at both institutions, and allow time for publishing from their dissertation or preparing other research papers. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, in partnership with the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association, announced the 2023 award winners at the Spring Postdoc Awards Ceremony on May 23. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will recognize the university’s exemplary postdoctoral scholars as well as faculty mentorship at the 2023 Postdoc Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 23. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association hosts “Speak Easy,” a talk series designed to help postdoctoral researchers polish their “lay” scientific communication skills in a fun and casual setting. The next event will be on Thursday, May 18, at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 100. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named a nominating partner for the Schmidt Science Fellowship program. This competitive fellowship is open to late-stage doctoral students in the fields of natural sciences, computing, engineering or mathematics after completion of their Ph.D. Fellows will receive a stipend of $100,000 a year for up to two years and placement in an internationally renowned lab. Read More

The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has partnered with Fisk University to create a groundbreaking new postdoctoral fellowship program that will help recent Vanderbilt Ph.D. graduates build their teaching and scholarship portfolios, receive mentoring from faculty at both institutions, and allow time for publishing from their dissertation or preparing other research papers. Read More

Each spring the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association recognize postdocs and their mentors who demonstrate excellence in research, service, mentorship and a commitment to the postdoc community. The deadline to submit nominations for this year's awards is Feb. 27.   Read More

National Postdoc Appreciation Week launches Monday, Sept. 19, and continues through Friday, Sept. 23. In collaboration with many campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has curated a roster of events in celebration of the Vanderbilt postdoc community. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs celebrated excellence in research, scholarship, mentorship and service at the 2022 Postdoc Awards ceremony on May 24. Read More

Vanderbilt will celebrate its community of 450 postdoctoral fellows, who play a key role in advancing the university’s globally renowned research projects, on Tuesday, May 24, at 4 p.m. in Alumni Hall. All are invited to attend. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will recognize Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center postdoctoral fellows who have demonstrated excellence in research, service, mentorship and a commitment to the postdoc community, as well as their mentors, with the annual postdoc awards. Read More