Postdocs

Join us on September 6th from 6:30 to 7:30pm at TRU Deli in Chapel Hill (https://www.trudeli.com) to listen to a great talk and help support fellow UNC postdocs. Our presentations are open to the general public, so please help share … Read more

The session will cover the types of visas used by postdoctoral researchers. Learn about self-sponsored applications, J-1 waivers and other visas, such as the F1 (OPT) and J-1 visas (including J1 waivers), and H-1B/O-1/TN. The webinar will also cover what … Read more

This course will introduce effectively designing web surveys to avoid common pitfalls that impact data quality and introduce measurement error. The course will focus on the following elements of web survey design – overall formatting and visual layout of screens, … Read more

This seminar provides a discussion on the basic steps in the Devellis questionnaire development process. Topics covered include defining your construct(s) of interest, evaluation of existing scales, prior scale adaptation, item pool generation, scale format, and testing paradigms. This event … Read more

To launch this year’s series, we will begin with a webinar titled, Culture Change and Wellness on November 7, 2022, at 3:00 PM ET. The talk will be presented by Dr. Sharon Milgram, OITE Director. This webinar is open to … Read more

This is a free online webinar for scholarly authors from Laura Portwood-Stacer of Manuscript Works. This webinar is intended for anyone who would like to publish a book based on their dissertation. It will focus on publishing with a university … Read more

Measuring someone's health by means of questionnaires is a challenging task. The concept of health is very broad - it encompasses a person's physical, social and mental state – which makes conceptualization difficult. In addition, there is a high risk … Read more

Daily life methods are a family of methods used to study what people do in their ordinary environments in their everyday lives through collecting data at least once a day for several days. Two common forms of daily life methods, … Read more

Are you stressed? Do you feel devastated when your articles and/or grant proposals get rejected? Is the pressure of publishing/funding your work making you sick? If any of this sounds familiar and you have difficulty managing the negative energy and … Read more

Research is relying on increasingly complex code. However, most academics have not received formal training in software development. This course will introduce participants to some of the best practices of professional software development. Participants will learn to structure their R … Read more

RCR Training Starts 11/14 continues 11/15 & 11/17November 14 (1:30PM-4:40PM)November 15 (9:00AM-12:00PM) (2:00PM-4:30PM)November 17 (9:30AM-11:30AM)Ongoing training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is mandated by all federal granting programsincluding NIH and NSF. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is offering a … Read more

RCR Training Starts 11/14 continues 11/15 & 11/17November 14 (1:30PM-4:40PM)November 15 (9:00AM-12:00PM) (2:00PM-4:30PM)November 17 (9:30AM-11:30AM)Ongoing training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is mandated by all federal granting programsincluding NIH and NSF. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is offering a … Read more

RCR Training Starts 11/14 continues 11/15 & 11/17November 14 (1:30PM-4:40PM)November 15 (9:00AM-12:00PM) (2:00PM-4:30PM)November 17 (9:30AM-11:30AM)On going training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is mandated by all federal granting programs including NIH and NSF. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is … Read more

Are you interested in learning about patient and community engagement and how it can benefit your research? Excited by the idea of engaging patient, community, or other partners in your research, but unsure about where to start? Want to know … Read more

RCR Training Starts 11/14 continues 11/15 & 11/17November 14(1:30PM-4:40PM)November 15(9:00AM-12:00PM) (2:00PM-4:30PM)November 17(9:30AM-11:30AM)Ongoing training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is mandated by all federal granting programsincluding NIH and NSF. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is offering a three day training … Read more

Thursday, November 1712 p.m. - 4 p.m. ETThrough a series of interactive online race and ethnicity discussions led by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) and its partner organizations, the summit seeks to identify barriers – and find paths forward – … Read more

You are warmly invited to join Yakama scholar Dr. Michelle M. Jacob as she brings her kind, fierce, and creative approach to academic time management in this webinar! Michelle lovingly engages her Indigenous cultural teachings to lead you through a … Read more

Navigating workplace communication can be challenging, especially when entering a new workplace. This session is designed to teach effective communication and interaction strategies for working with colleagues and teams. We will cover various modes of communication, and attendees will learn … Read more

There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to engaging patient, community, or other partners in your research! Rather, there are a variety of engagement methods to suit your study's needs, your research team's capacity, and your partners' interests. This online training will … Read more

Congratulations- you got a tenure-track position at your dream institution! Now you just have to get tenure. But what does that really mean? If you're at a research-driven institution, getting grants and publications is important, but no matter where you … Read more

There is a bewildering array of different kinds of graphs with conflicting recommendations for their use. For example, common advice is to always show 0 on the axis, but what do you do if your data doesn’t include that value? … Read more