Mission

The University of Minnesota hosts a postdoctoral community each year of about 1,000 individuals in 175 units in most of the colleges and professional schools on the Twin Cities, Duluth, and Rochester campuses. The postdoctoral community consists of postdoctoral fellows and associates. Our mission is to ensure successful mentoring experiences for postdoctoral fellows by providing a supportive working environment and resources to prepare them for the next step in their careers.

General Office Functions

• Facilitate the acquisition of career development tools to increase competitiveness in the job market.
• Ensure fair employment conditions.
• Enhance the quality of mentoring of postdoctoral fellows.
• Connect new fellows with campus facilities and services.
• Collaborate closely with the Postdoctoral Association to identify and address issues pertinent to the postdoctoral experience.

Postdoctoral Association

The mission of the University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Association is to improve the quality of the postdoctoral experience and to facilitate the long-term success of our members. Members include all non-tenure-track postdoctoral appointments including but not limited to Postdoctoral Fellows, Postdoctoral Associates, and Research Associates.

Visit the PDA website for more information.

Contact Information

postdoc@umn.edu

Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship

The University has established a postdoctoral fellowship to recruit and retain diverse faculty in partnership with collegiate units at the University of Minnesota.

Visit the Office for Equity and Diversity site for more information on this and other Bridge Funding Programs.

New: Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award

The OVPR is seeking your nominations for candidates for the University of Minnesota Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award. The deadline is June 30, 2011.

The award recognizes extraordinary performance and achievement of postdoctoral scholars at the University of Minnesota. All full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty with direct postdoctoral mentoring experience are eligible to submit nominations.

Up to two awards will be made. Each recipient will receive an honorarium of $1,000 and will be recognized at the annual Postdoctoral Reception in fall 2011.

Download Award details