Our Charge

Establish an Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Bring our Postdoctoral fringe benefit rate in line with our peers

Remove the discrepancy in benefits between Postdoctoral Research Associates & Postdoctoral Fellows

PDO - Our Mission

The USC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is the central resource on campus serving as a liaison between the Office of the Provost, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff to disseminate university initiatives and policies.

It works closely with academic units to help recruit a diverse cadre of the best junior scholars to the university and facilitate the training and preparation of postdoctoral scholars for careers as independent researchers, academics, and leaders of their chosen fields.

Fringe Benefit Rate

Postdoc Benefits Plan

* 85% of USC network physicians are contracted with Aetna PPO and HMO

Our Goal

To have a larger and more diverse cadre of the best postdoctoral scholars

Encourage faculty to hire postdocs Entice Postdocs to come to USC

Our Plans for 2012-13

Individual Development

Plans/Mentoring

Programming for career tracks

Database Enhancement

Increase Funding Opportunities

Individual Development Plan Steps (FASEB)

Basic Steps

For Postdocs For Mentors

Step 1 Conduct self-assessment

Become Familiar with available opportunities

Step 2 Survey opportunities with mentor

Discuss opportunities with postdoc

Step 3 Write an IDP and share IDP with mentor and revise

Review IDP and help revise

Step 4 Implement the plan and revise IDP as needed

Establish regular review of progress and help revise the IDP as needed

Competencies for postdocs in the sciences

NATIONAL POSTDOC ASSOCIATION CORE

COMPETENCIES Discipline-specific

conceptual knowledge Research skill

development Communication skills Professionalism Leadership and

management skills Responsible conduct of

research

NSF EXPECTATIONS

Career counseling Training in preparation of

grant proposals, publications and presentations

Guidance on ways to improve teaching and mentoring skills

Guidance on how to effectively collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary areas

Training in responsible professional practices

Professionalization Programming

3 career-related programming tracks Research University track Teaching University track Industry track

Our programming partners CER, CET, Graduate School, OIS, PDA,

Career Center, CWFL, Academy for Polymathic Study, USCCU, others

Programming at UPC, HSC & CHLA

Database + Enhancements

Demographics Start & End Dates PI name Upload CV, Offer Letter Funding Source & Stipend Amount Offer Letter/Termination Generation Exit Survey & Placement Record Publication Tracking General Reminders

USC Postdocs 411

371 postdocs at USC Not including CHLA,

HRI, DEI 42 Countries

represented

Gender

Missing Gender 5

Female 148

Male 218

Degree

Missing Degree Info 4

Ph.D. 357

MD 10

OTD 1

Pharm.D. 1

Country of Origin

Country of Origin – “Other”

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela

Postdoc Distribution

Funding Opportunities

Recruiting

Micro Grants

Travel Awards

Top-Offs