New Postdoctoral Orientation

New Postdoctoral Full Orientation

Next Full Orientation = August 18, 2023 - Nancy Marcus Great Hall

Click here for Full Orientation Information and Registration

If you are a new postdoctoral scholar at FSU, then we have two different platforms for you to get oriented and start your career running.  

  • The first is a noon-time New Postdoctoral Welcome Session that occurs the last Monday of the months of January, April, October.  This is a good venue to get your employment paperwork initiated, find your immediate research-related resources on campus, be introduced to the director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and hear from our Postdoctoral Association (PDA) regarding opportunities for career-related events and professional development.  Click here to find information about the next "Welcome" and registration materials.  
  • The second is a full orientation that occurs once a year at the end of the summer.  If you arrive in the late spring or during the summer semester, this is the best orientation for you.  This session adds to the "Welcome" and gives you the opportunity to develop your Individual Development Plan (IDP) with your advisor.  

At both types of platforms, important information regarding new postdoctoral policies and regulations are presented.  At the summer orientation, you have an opportunity to fully plan your Individual Development Plan (IDP) with your advisor. Lunch is provided and new postdocs will have the opportunity to meet fellow Postdoctoral Scholar Officers of the Postdoctoral Association (PDA).  Copies of the textbook "Making the Right Moves", a helpful text on your career advancement developed by HHMI and the National Academy, along with other professional development resources are distributed on memory jump drives.

The following information is presented by directors and coordinators of these topics -

  • Expectations, Policies, Resources, Research Opportunities Animal and Human Subjects
  • Individual Development Plan
  • Funding your Research
  • Teaching Opportunities and Guidelines
  • Interfacing with Professional Development at the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Graduate School
  • Canvas and Omni Software Introduction (Payroll, Reimbursements)
  • Human Resources (Minimum Salary, Health Insurance, Leave Policy, Retirement, Florida Prepaid College)
  • Data Management Plans
  • Career Center
  • Postdoctoral Association (Events, Professional Development, and Networking)
  • International Scholar VISA and Global Community
  • Center for Intensive English Studies

Additional Documents

Contact

Feel free to contact me  if you have any questions regarding the orientation or postdoctoral concerns; happy to assist.
Sincerely,
Debi Fadool

Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Director of OPDA

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