Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Postdoctoral Education

The Florida State University is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation in the prestigious doctoral research extensive category, its highest category for a graduate-research university. Our nearly 300 postdoctoral researchers, therefore, have unprecedented opportunities to explore science, technology, mathematics and other academic fields.Postdoctoral education plays an important role in the research enterprise of The Florida State University. Postdoctoral appointments provide recent Ph.D. recipients with mentored research and/or scholarly training for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of his or her choosing.

Part of The Florida State University's Graduate School, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs serves as a central resource and information conduit for all postdoctoral researchers as well as faculty and staff who work with postdoctoral researchers at FSU.

Activities of the Postdoctoral Affairs Office include:

Serves as an information repository and liaison among postdocs, faculty, administrators, and external organizations
Provides professional and career development programming and resources for postdocs
Facilitates community building and networking events
Advocates for postdoc inclusion in the activities of other campus organizations
Undertakes initiatives to increase visibility of postdocs
Advocates for resources and policies that enhance postdoctoral training
The creation and maintenance of this website

We hope to be both a starting point for identifying resources available to you as well as a resource during your postdoctoral training, ensuring that your tenure at FSU is as rewarding and productive as possible.

Follow the links at the top for information about upcoming events, funding resources, career development opportunities and more. Still have questions? Contact the Postdoctoral Affairs Office. We are here for you!

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Our Postdoc Success Rate

99% of our Postdoctoral Scholars in the last 2 years obtained jobs commensurate with their fields following their training.

In 2016, our postdoctoral scholars published a total of 230 manuscripts during their training time or an average of 3.0 papers or creative works per scholar. In 2017, our postdoctoral scholars published 224 manuscripts during their training time or an average of 2.7 papers or creative works per scholar. The mean training period is currently 2.2 years, dependent upon field of specialty.

A majority of our postdoctoral scholars (97%) are supported by extramural awards and contracts from their advisor's or private foundations. Eighteen percent (2016) to 16% (2017) of our scholars applied for independent funding. Between 9% (2016) and 6% (2017) were successful in acquiring independent awards to support their stipends and creative efforts.

Where our Postdoctoral Scholars got jobs in 2017	Where our Postdoctoral Scholars got jobs in 2018
Biofront Techology	General Atomics
Janelia Farms Howard Hughes Medical Institute	State Power Grid Electrical Power Institute
Dropel Fabrics	Thermo-Fisher Scientific
OGE Energy Corp	Apex Analytical
Dow Chemical Company	Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
Agilent Techologies	Three-Shape Software Engineering
IBM Watson Research Center	Seoul National University
Northup Grumman	Florida State University
National High Field Magnetic Laboratory	National High Field Magnetic Laboratory
Amgen	Institute for Basic Science South Korea
Janis Research Company	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Michigan State University	Nagoya University (Japan)
University of Illinois-Campaign	Clarkston University
University of Maryland	Humboldt State University
Florida State University	University of Alabama Huntsville
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum at UCLA	Tallahassee Community College
Missouri State University	University of Washington
Carelton College	University of Minnesota
Marist College	College of Charleston
Dalton State College	HS Bund (Berlin, Germany)
University of Georgia	Durham University
University of Washington	New Mexico State University
University of Wyoming	Middlebury College Vermont
University of Hawaii	University of Georgia
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Jacksonville University
New Mexico State University	Flagler College Saint Augustine
Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center	Chapman College
Pensacola State College	Monash University
Simon Fraser University	University of Cincinnati
Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Earlham College