The 2022 Arizona Postdoctoral Research Conference (APRC), co-sponsored by University of Arizona (UArizona) and Arizona State University (ASU), was held in Tucson on September 22nd during National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week. Read more about this exciting event here!

We invite you to submit your nominations for the 2023 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award and Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. These awards are important to the postdoc community as they highlight the incredible work done by postdocs and their mentors.

Since 2017, the UArizona Faculty Senate has invited postdocs to be on standing committees. There are two open Senate committee positions for postdocs: one on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and one on the Research Policy Committee. Read more here if you are interested in applying.

Dr. Daniel Killam is a postdoc at the Department of Geosciences at the Biosphere 2.

Dr. Abu Kibria is a postdoc at the Bridging Biodiversity Conservation and Science program at the School of Natural Resources and the Environment.

The Arizona Postdoctoral Research Conference is an event hosted every year during National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week. This is an event to showcase the novel research conducted by postdoctoral scholars across Arizona and it is sponsored by the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, The Mayo Clinic, and The Translational Genomics Research Institute.

Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to announce the 2022 Postdoctoral Research Development Grant (PRDG) awardees winners. PRDGs were established to support University of Arizona postdoctoral scholars in the development of their independent research skills to advance their career goals. See the full list of awardees here.

Dr. Martin Schlecker is a postdoc at the Steward Observatory.

On May 6, postdocs from UArizona gathered to socialize and share some delicious coffee and tea and snacks (including shrimp!). Read more about this event here!

Congratulations to Drs. Lisa Covington, Tania García-Piña, Brittany Miles, Carlos Parra, and Nahrain Rasho who were selected as the inaugural cohort of the 2023 Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program! Read more about these talented postdocs here!