{"id":24215,"date":"2025-10-17T21:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/?p=24215"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:08:27","slug":"2025-chicagoland-stem-postdoc-readiness-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/2025\/10\/17\/2025-chicagoland-stem-postdoc-readiness-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and the University of Chicago (UChicago) are excited to announce that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSehdjoKU1HT6GbrqPgMOldUYGQvYw-KJnIO9_z78C7j-SGgig%2Fviewform&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbret.career.development%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ce88db46cddf2409d476208de0b349825%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638960517673158098%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4O5QAgeOv6fMjLgyMJDv%2BJCmh2K%2FldoNWuIV4BEYjIw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">registration is now open<\/a>\u00a0for the fifth annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagolandpostdocinitiative.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbret.career.development%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ce88db46cddf2409d476208de0b349825%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638960517673181910%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OJy0HD2ExmerBSo%2Fnn7%2By3NotwEtczFWfSZF%2B3csc1g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative<\/a>!\u00a0We\u00a0are writing to ask you to share this opportunity with your STEM grad students and postdocs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The programming will be held virtually on\u00a0<strong>Friday, November 7, 2025<\/strong>. Sessions will include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>&#8220;Demystifying the Postdoc Search: From Finding a Position to Negotiating an Offer to Making the Most of Your Postdoc Experience&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Overviews of the postdoc programs at Northwestern, UIC, and UChicago<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;AI and Your Job Search&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Ask a Postdoc&#8221; panel discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a collaborative initiative among the three largest research universities in the Chicago area (UChicago, UIC, and Northwestern). Our goals are to explain the postdoctoral recruitment and hiring process and empower prospective postdocs to make career decisions that reflect their individual goals and needs.<\/p>\n<p>This virtual event is open to all, but will be most useful for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Advanced PhD students\u00a0(i.e. those who have passed their qualifying exam or are post-candidacy by the time the event takes place)<\/li>\n<li>Recent PhD graduates\u00a0(i.e. those who have received their doctoral degree within the past 4-5 years)<\/li>\n<li>Early-career postdoctoral scholars\u00a0(i.e. those who have no more than 2-3 years of postdoctoral experience)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<strong>Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSehdjoKU1HT6GbrqPgMOldUYGQvYw-KJnIO9_z78C7j-SGgig%2Fviewform&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbret.career.development%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ce88db46cddf2409d476208de0b349825%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638960517673195005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iN7grx8kAWt0BSuTWcV4UOsqzrnQ7i48rGzNpCAOJFc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Registration is now open<\/a>. The deadline to register is\u00a0<strong>Friday, October 31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the initiative and participating schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagolandpostdocinitiative.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbret.career.development%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ce88db46cddf2409d476208de0b349825%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638960517673207489%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2Ssyqz6NNs7Nd9T3eZncKF%2F0DkgaECnYKpqUqxUzrfI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">please\u00a0visit our website<\/a>. If you have questions, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chicago.postdoc.recruit@gmail.com\">chicago.postdoc.recruit@gmail.com<\/a>. Thank you for your help in spreading the word!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and the University of Chicago (UChicago) are excited to announce that\u00a0registration is now open\u00a0for the fifth annual\u00a0Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative!\u00a0We\u00a0are writing to ask you to share this opportunity with your STEM grad students and postdocs. 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