GPS Shares Postdoctoral Professional Graduate Student Development Opportunities
This newsletter features professional development resources and opportunities for postdoc scholars at Boston University. To receive additional updates for all graduate and postdoc opportunities, subscribe to the GPS Compass.
Postdoc Affairs Open House
Date: Tuesday, March 24
Time: 3pm-4:30pm
Location: Charles River Campus, 755 Commonwealth Ave, Ste 101
You’re invited to visit our new space for Graduate & Postdoctoral Success (GPS)! Learn more about postdoc affairs and resources, connect with other postdocs at BU, pick up some postdoc swag, and enjoy light refreshments. RSVP today!
Mentoring Conversations Brown Bag Lunch Series for Graduate Students & Postdocs
Join us for the next session on March 27! Register today!
Throughout 2026 we will be debuting new programming for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars related to mentoring skills development – how to mentor others well. Each month we will have a different speaker on a different topic related to mentoring skills. Please bring your lunch and use this time to connect with your peers and to learn more about mentoring.
BUSPH Mentor Academy
Date: April 29
Time: 5pm-8pm
Location: Medical Campus, L-401
Emerging World Leaders, a career mentorship program at BUSPH, has an exciting opportunity for postdocs at BUSPH. The Mentor Academy is a three-hour intensive workshop using NIH-recognized curriculum to train public health professionals in how to mentor others – a skill we often use but seldom teach formally in coursework. Registration is requested.
Teaching Statement Workshop
Date: April 29
Time: 3pm-4:30pm
Location: Charles River Campus, 755 Commonwealth Ave, Suite 101
Writing a Teaching Statement…Or is it a teaching philosophy? Or a teaching philosophy statement? This hands-on workshop guides participants on how to approach a teaching statement with purpose, balancing the expectations of a role versus what we know about ourselves, and the various ways to construct a teaching statement. This workshop is open to late-stage doctoral students and postdocs. Register today!
Jumpstart to Teaching Skills (J2TS) – June 2026
Registration for the June 2026 session is now open
J2TS is designed to provide graduate students and postdocs – especially those with limited or no opportunities to be teaching assistants, teaching fellows, or postdocs with teaching responsibilities – with foundational knowledge and skills related to teaching and teaching-intensive faculty roles in the future. It is designed for those interested in a wide variety of future career paths.
Postdoctoral Scholar Orientations
Postdoctoral Affairs offers a virtual orientation session every month for new postdocs. The next session is April 1. Sign up today!
Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Date: Thursday, April 23, Time: 10am-11:15am
Date: Tuesday, June 16, Time: 10am-11:15am
IDPs are a customized roadmap for your professional training and goals that will enable you to make the most of your postdoctoral experience. All BU postdocs are required to develop and submit an individual development plan (IDP) annually for each appointment year. Online workshops are available to help you with the process!
Visit the IDP section on the postdoc website for information about what is required and to sign up for a workshop.
More Upcoming Events
March 25: Business-y Careers for STEM graduates and early-career professionals
March 28: New England Science Symposium
April 2: Job search strategies for the life science private sector ͏
Postdoc Office Hours
Postdoc office hours are available for you to discuss questions related to your postdoc experience, your goals, or any topic. Office hours rotate between the Charles River Campus, the Medical Campus, and virtual. Sign up today!