Chicagoland Postdoc Recruitment Initiative
This is a collaborative initiative to improve diversity and inclusion at the three largest research universities in the Chicago area (Northwestern University, University of Illinois Chicago, and the University of Chicago) and is open to all advanced PhD students and postdocs in STEM.
Selected candidates will be invited to participate in a 2-day virtual event (October 19-20, 2023). Participants will also be matched with faculty at each institution for virtual informational interviews. Virtual informational interviews are expected to occur during the recruitment period (October 19-November 3, 2023). Prospective postdoc participants will be responsible for scheduling virtual informational interviews with their faculty partners once they receive their match information.
Sessions from the 2022 Virtual 2-Day Event Included:
Overviews of the Postdoc Programs at Northwestern, UChicago, and UIC
Professional Development Skills Blitz:
Demystifying the Postdoc Search Process: From Finding a Position to Negotiating the Offer and Making the Most of your Postdoc Experience
Effective Interviewing
“Ask a Postdoc” Panel Discussion
Keynote address about the importance of mentorship
Eligibility
This initiative will be most useful for advanced PhD students (you have passed your qualifying exam or are post-candidacy by the time of the event), recent PhD graduates, or early-career postdoc scholars in STEM fields.
There is no citizenship requirement to apply.
Find more information about the program here
Apply here