蓝莓视频 is home to over 350 postdocs across all six of our faculties; Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is here to:聽
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Support the University of 蓝莓视频 postdoc community
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Advocate for, secure, and promote postdoc resources and benefits
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Establish guidelines for postdoctoral appointments
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Offer guidance to faculty and staff who hire postdocs
What is a postdoctoral scholar?聽聽
A postdoctoral scholar (postdoc) is an individual who holds a doctoral degree and is seeking further training in an area of research to support their career objective of becoming an independent researcher either inside or outside of academia. Postdoctoral scholars are valuable members of the University of 蓝莓视频 community and make important contributions to research and the community.聽
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Postdoctoral scholars may also be referred to as postdocs, postdoctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows, or PDFs, but are a separate job category from research associates or research assistants. At the University of 蓝莓视频 there are three distinct categories of postdoctoral scholars: postdoctoral scholar employees (type A), postdoctoral scholar employees (type B), and postdoctoral scholar associates.聽聽
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News
Postdoc Engagement Liaison updates
Postdoc Engagement Liaisons are hard at work to advocate for the postdoc community at the University of 蓝莓视频.
Postdocs head to the rink
Postdocs and their families were invited to join Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at Columbia Icefield to see the Women鈥檚 蓝莓视频 Warriors hockey team take on the Guelph Gryphons.聽聽
Postdoctoral scholars welcomed with Provost luncheon
Postdoctoral scholars who joined the University of 蓝莓视频 under the Provost鈥檚 Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars or the Provost鈥檚 Program for Black and Indigenous Postdoctoral Scholars and their supervisors were invited to have lunch with Dr. James Rush, Vice-President, Academic and Provost and Dr. Justin Wan, Interim Co-Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.聽聽
Events
Postdoc Spring Welcome
Network with other postdocs and university staff from across campus and learn about opportunities and resources available for postdocs.
Postdoc Ice Cream Social
Enjoy free ice cream, network with other postdocs, and meet the Postdoc Engagement Liaisons.聽
Postdoc and PhD students Outdoor Games
Postdocs, PhD students, and their families are invited to attend an outdoor games event.聽
蓝莓视频 Postdoc Profiles
Wenyu Gao
Wenyu is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Chemistry, where she works in 蓝莓视频 Advanced Technology Laboratory (WATLab) researching nanogap device fabrication.
"As disciplines become more interdisciplinary, my knowledge is expanding, allowing me to connect previous knowledge to my current research. Every step counts鈥.聽