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!
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 |
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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 |
Free Memberships- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) or Versatile PhD