Events Bringing postdocs together for critical conversations

Events

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs organizes a variety of career and professional development events for postdocs each year with the intention to bring the community together and have critical conversations about everything postdoc.

Upcoming Events

Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness (Webinar)

Feb 26, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

We all need to develop the skills needed to be assertive and to advocate for ourselves, especially in hierarchical environments where we sometimes feel we do not have a voice. In this webinar, we will discuss how to set boundaries, communicate expectations, ask for feedback, and discuss difficult issues with friends, mentors, colleagues, and supervisors.

Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness (Discussion)

Mar 5, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

We all need to develop the skills needed to be assertive and to advocate for ourselves, especially in hierarchical environments where we sometimes feel we do not have a voice. In this discussion, we will discuss how to set boundaries, communicate expectations, ask for feedback, and discuss difficult issues with friends, mentors, colleagues, and supervisors.

Developing Feedback Resilience (Webinar)

Mar 12, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

We all need feedback to grow and learn but we often become defensive and are unable to learn from the feedback we receive, even if it is delivered well. In this webinar, we will talk about why receiving feedback is so difficult and explore ways to stay calm and engaged when receiving feedback. We will also talk about giving feedback in a calm and assertive way so that our voice can be heard.

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Past Events

Exploring Self-Talk: Imposter Fears and Other Cognitive Distortions (Discussion)

Feb 19, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

We tell ourselves stories about what is happening to us and around us. In this discussion we will explore how our self-talk is generated and look at ways our self-talk can either help us be more resilient or how it can hurt us and hold us back. We will look at two important elements of our self-talk, cognitive distortions and imposter fears and explore ways to recognize internal messages and input from others that distorts our views of our abilities and accomplishments.

Exploring Self-Talk: Imposter Fears and Other Cognitive Distortions (Webinar)

Feb 12, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

We tell ourselves stories about what is happening to us and around us. In this webinar we will explore how our self-talk is generated and look at ways our self-talk can either help us be more resilient or how it can hurt us and hold us back. We will look at two important elements of our self-talk, cognitive distortions and imposter fears and explore ways to recognize internal messages and input from others that distorts our views of our abilities and accomplishments.

An Introduction to Resilience and Well-Being (Discussion)

Feb 5, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

We all experience setback and disappointments in science, work, and life. In this discussion we will look at seven key elements of resilience with a focus on building habits that promote healthier responses and resilient behaviors in the face of set-back in educational and work environments.

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