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Postdocs & Research Associates

Workshop on Friday, February 27 for those interested in developing time management strategies to become more effective in managing multiple projects… Taking Charge:  Strategies for Success in Academia

Benefits Services and Opportunities Available to Research Associates and Post Docs at Michigan State University

Invitation for Postdoctoral Researchers to Participate in a New RCR Career Development Opportunity

Available to Research Associates:

Faculty/Staff Health Insurance Plans, Modified Retirement and Life Insurance (contact MSU Human Resources: https://www.hr.msu.edu/hrsite/Benefits/). For a detailed summary, go to MSU Benefit Comparison between Research Associates, Senior Research Associates and Post-doctoral Fellows.

Access to Faculty Grievance Office (https://www.msu.edu/~fgo/) to address complaints and grievances.

Available to Research Associates and Post-Doctoral Fellows:

All Workshops are available for Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Students Please see the Workshops for Graduate Students page for more information

Access to the MSU Research Integrity Officer http://www.uiio.msu.edu/ for issues related to research ethics and research misconduct.

Access to Professional Development Programs of the Graduate School (PREP program), which include workshops on conflict management, communication skills, interviewing skill, opportunities in 2 and 4 year colleges and outside the academy: http://grad.msu.edu/professional.htm

Access to Career Planning Services

Access to Instructional Technology Seminars

Access to the University Ombudsman

Access to Pronunciation Workshop Series (of interest to international post-docs): http://tap.msu.edu/

Access to the Responsible Conduct of Research Series

Special Interest for International Post-Docs

Spring 2009

TA Program will offer a series of English pronunciation workshops for ITAs, RAs and Post-docs in Spring 2009. “Fine-Tuning Your Accent” series will be scheduled for the Spring semester. American undergraduate students in the Speech Science department will facilitate small group activities. Materials for self-study will be provided.
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Report of the Sixth Annual National Post Doc Association Meeting

Boston, MA, April 25^th - 27^th 2008

This year MSU came to the Annual National Meeting with the announcement of our newly formed PostDoc Office (PDO) created last January 2008 and with its representative Dr. Antonio Nunez. This shows strong commitment towards understanding the needs of MSU Postdocs. Dr. Terry May, representing the VP of Research at MSU, also participated in this Annual Meeting. Dr. Nunez was representing MSU Provost’s Office and Graduate School Dean Dr. Karen Klomparens.
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PostDoctoral Opportunities:

You can find links to many other post doc opportunities at http://www.agep.us/postdoc.asp and http://www.igert.org/postdoc.asp.

Career and Professional Development

Responsible Conduct of Research

Career Selection and Professional Development Series
(Postdocs are invited to participate in Graduate School programs)

Laboratory Leadership & Management Program

• Program and Proposal Planning
  Research Planning and Proposal Preparation (PDF)
  
• Identifying Funding Opportunities and Proposal Preparation
  Funding Sources (PDF)
  Proposal Writing Aids (PDF)