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The Mellon-Fronteridades Creative Scholars program provides funding for postdoctoral scholars passionate about enriching understanding of the US-Mexico borderlands through scholarly projects. Applications are due April 1st, 2020. Awards will be granted to three creative scholars completing a research-based or scholarly project from August 2020 to April 2021.

Dr. Monica Yellowhair is a postdoc at that Cancer Center.

A convivial group of postdocs and some of their family members gathered to enjoy a potluck dinner together at the Postdoctoral Affairs building this week. The food was exceptional and included savory and sweet dishes (all homemade!) from Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Iran, Italy, and the US. 

UArizona postdoc Burçin Mutlu Pakdil of Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy has been selected as a 2020 TED Senior Fellow. She joins a prestigious group of scientists, artists, activists, and others who have been recognized for their work to improve our world. 

You can read more about Burçin’s selection as one of ten Senior Fellows, as well as the new TED Fellows HERE.

Congratulations, Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil!

Dr. Jenna Coalson is a postdoc at the Center for Insect Science and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Award Cycle: Annual 
Limit on Proposals per PI: An individual may apply for one PRDG per cycle and may be awarded only one PRDG while a postdoctoral scholar at UA. 
Next Due Date: March 28, 2020, 5pm MST
Earliest Start Date: July 1, 2020
Award Period: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Applications: Opens January 17, 2020

Description: Postdoctoral Research Development Grants (PRDG) were established to support University of Arizona (UA) postdoctoral scholars in the development of their independent research skills to advance their career goals. 

The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a wide range of topics relevant to the Intelligence Community. The research is conducted by the Postdocs, while working in partnership with a Research Advisor and collaborating with an advisor from the Intelligence Community.

Applications Accepted Jan. 6 - Feb. 28, 2020

The family study room in the Weaver Library, 4th floor, room 438, is now open to all UA student parents/guardians, faculty, postdocs, staff and their children. This project, an initiative of the Graduate & Professional Student Council (GPSC), the Office of the Provost, and the Libraries, has been in progress for several months.

This competition, inspired by the UArizona’s Grad Slam and UCSF’s Postdoc Slam, offers postdocs an opportunity to present their research to a diverse and non-specialist audience, receive feedback, and win prizes. Presentations must be 3 minutes or less and include no more than 6 slides.

The Office of Instruction and Assessment is offering three five-day mini-courses, January 6-10, 2020: Fine-Tuning Your Course as a Road Map for Learning, Course-Level Assessment, and Effective Online Discussions.