News and Events
Upcoming Events:
Past Events:
May, 2024 - Webinar on "US Immigration and Visa for international postdocs and graduate students".
Program Co-ordinators: Dr. Tu Van Duong
March, 2024 - Webinar on "Women in Science".
Program Co-ordinators: Dr. Richa Singh, Dr. Hemalatha Kilari, Dr. Subhadeep Das
February 20th, 2024 - Webinar on "Explore Industry Pathways - Postdoc to Industry".
Program Co-ordinators: Dr. Richa Singh, Dr. Hemalatha Kilari
January 30th, 2024 - Industry Executive Panel with Dr. Marcus Hanwell, Dr. Eric Anderson, and Mr. Jason Stieg who will be discussing their perspectives on career transition from academia to industry.
Program Co-ordinators: Dr. Viswanath Pasumarthi, Dr. Alexandre Lancelot.
December 21, 2023 - Postdoc Christmas Party
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Past Events
October 20th, 2023 - Join us for our monthly coffee hour! October's coffee hour will be held from 4:00-6:00 pm in WALC 3121.
October 13th, 2023 - Immigration & Visa Seminar featuring immigration attorneys from Ellis Porter.
September 12th, 2023 - How to be a good reviewer!
June 10th, 2023 - This year's Summer Picnic Party in Happy Hollow Park!
May 18th, 2023 - PPDA Event: U.S. Immigration and Employment Options for International Postdocs and Graduate Students. Invited attorneys from Duna Law Firm, LLP.
April 27th, 2023 - Webinar about the prestigious European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship. This exciting seminar featured international research manager, Ana Alonso, and two current MSCA fellows, Maria Vittoria Comacchi and Simon Hettler.
February, March, April, 2023 - Postdoc Coffee Hour in WALC 3138. Organzied monthly.
March 6th, 2023 - Erganmoics for the workspace with Kristi Evans.
January 19th, 2023 - The Purdue Postdoc Association (PPDA) is hosting a panel for postdoc to industry transition process. Sumon Roy, Ph.D., Debasish Sarkar, Ph.D., and Vito Maltese Ph.D. will be the speakers for this panel.
2022 Events
The Purdue PostDoc Association (PPDA) hosted a Christmas party on Dec. 21, 2022, attended by more than 50 postdocs and their families. Attendees enjoyed food provided by PPDA and a potluck of traditional foods from the postdoc community. Other activities included a Christmas tree decorating competition (with prizes provided by PPDA) and gift/holiday card swaps!
Older Events
Advice for Academic Job Applications
Jason Cannon, Ph.D.
December 1st, 2021 | 04:00 - 05:00 PM EST
Mode: in person & online
Location: DLR Room 131
Registration required. Choose from in-person or online below.
The Purdue Postdoc Association (PPDA) is hosting a seminar for a question-and-answer session for the academic job application process. Jason Cannon, Ph.D. from the School of Health Sciences will be the speaker for this seminar. Dr. Cannon has experience leading faculty search committees within the School of Health Sciences at Purdue. Dr. Cannon will be talking about what faculty search committees are looking for and he will share his advice for the academic job application process for postdocs who are applying for academic positions. In this section, he will answer questions that our postdocs and graduate students have regarding the academic job application process.
About Jason Cannon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Toxicology in the School of Health Sciences; Faculty Associate, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience; Faculty Associate, Center on Aging and Life Course
Spring 2019 Events:
Summary of Postdoc Events coming up in January and February
Grant Writing Mini-Lecture - NSF Broader Impacts
Career Development Workshops
NIH F32/K99 Info Session
January 24th: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
YONG B64, 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN US 47907
Postdoc Travel Grant Application is Now Open!
Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm on December 13th for travel to take place between January 1 and June 30, 2019.
Life Sciences Postdoc Initiative Events: Open to all Postdocs!
- January 22, 2019 Meet the Leaders (with Josh Mendell, HHMI, UT Southwestern)
- February 19, 2019 Grant writing workshop
- April 12, 2019 Postdoc Mini Symposium
New Postdoc Orientations
Postdoc orientation is a two-hour information session for new postdocs to learn about resources at Purdue and meet other postdocs. Lunch will be provided.
New postdocs can select to attend one of the following sessions:
- Friday, February 1st: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
- Friday, March 1st: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
- Friday, May 3rd: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
- Friday, June 7th: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
Older Events
Fall 2018
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) Grant Workshops
The Indiana CTSI offers the Postdoc Challenge Grant that enables life science postdocs to use their facilities for animal studies and human trials.
To help Purdue Postdocs prepare their applications, Tommy Sors will be hosting two workshops on Wednesday, December 19th:
- 10:00 - 11:00 am: Effective Grant Writing Techniques for Translational Research Proposals, DLR 221
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Overview of an NIH Review Session, DLR 221
To find out more about the CTSI Postdoc Challenge Grant, visit https://www.indianactsi.org/projectdevelopment/funding/all-open-rfps/#PDC201902.
Questions can be sent to Tommy Sors at tsors@purdue.edu.
Teaching Tips for Postdocs (PPDA lunch break)
Tuesday, December 4th: 12:00 - 1:00 pm, WSLR 008 (pizza will be served!!)
Postdoc Grant Writing mini-lecutre series
NSF and NIH Grant Review Processes
Thursday, December 6th: 1:30 - 2:30 pm, YOUNG HALL B64
New Postdoc Orientations (Given by Postdoctoral Office)
- Friday, September 7th: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
- Friday, October 5th: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
- Friday, November 2nd: 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Young Hall B64
Postdoc Appreciation Week: September 17th - 21st
September 19th: Coffee with the Dean, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Purdue Graduate Student Center (PGSC)
September 21st: Wine and Cheese at the Dean's Home, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Life Sciences Postdoc Initiative Events: Open to all Postdocs!
- August 29, 2018 Mixer at Nine Irish Brothers (119 Howard Ave, West Lafayette), 6 - 8 pm
- September 27, 2018 Meet the Assistant Professors, “How to prepare for academia”
- November 8, 2018 Strategies on how to write an effective Specific Aims page
PPDA Coffee Break: Teaching Resources
Join the Purdue Postdoc Association (PPDA) on December 4th for a discussion of teaching resources and training opportunities.
Dr. Dan Guberman and Dr. Erika Lott from the Center for Instructional Excellence (CEI) will share about upcoming teaching workshops and provide teaching tips to help postdocs prepare for faculty positions.
- Tuesday, December 4th
- 12 - 1:00, Whistler room 008
- Pizza will be served for lunch.
- No sign-up required.
Postdoc Grant Writing Mini-Lecture Series
The Postdoc Office is hosting a mini-lecture series to help postdocs prepare for faculty positions. These are one hour sessions with presented information with time for questions. All postdocs are welcome to attend!
All mini-lectures will be held in Young Hall B64.
NSF & NIH GRANT REVIEW PROCESS
- Thursday, Dec. 6th
- 1:30-2:30 YONG B64
- No sign-up required.
May 2015
July 2014
July 31, 2014
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Beering Hall Rm B222
March 2014
March 21, 2014
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
122 N 3rd Street Lafayette, IN 47901
March 14, 2014
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Beering Hall Rm 1222
February 2014
February 28, 2014
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2331 Brothers Dr, Lafayette IN 47909
February 21, 2014
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Beering Hall Rm 1222
January 2014
January 17, 2014
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Beering Hall Rm 1222
May 2013
March 2013
March 29, 2013
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Arrowhead Bowling Alley, 2331 Brothers Drive, Lafayette IN 47909
February 2013
February 27, 2013
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Beering Hall (BRNG) - Room 1245
February 24, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
West Lafayette Riverside Skating Center - 100 Tapawingo Dr. West Lafayette, IN
February 8, 2013
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Purdue Memorial Union (one floor above Starbucks)
January 2013
January 30, 2013
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Beering Hall (BRNG) - Room 1245