Virtual Postdoc Retreat Week
Please join PDPA for a week of activities designed for postdocs!
March 8- 12, 2021
| March 8 | Grab and Go Breakfast on CRC: Come grab some breakfast on the Charles River Campus before heading to work | RSVP |
| March 9 | Grab and Go Breakfast on MED: Come grab some breakfast on the Medical Campus before heading to work | RSVP |
| March 10 | Tax Workshop for Domestic/Permanent Resident Postdocs: Join Robert D. Underwood, CPA, PC, for Tax Preparation webinars for graduate students focused on filing federal and Massachusetts income taxes. Mr. Underwood is well versed in the unique challenges facing stipend and salary paid postdocs and he will be available after the webinars via email for any questions. | RSVP |
| March 10 | Navigating the Current Immigration Landscape: Join us for a workshop specifically designed for postdocs on international visas. This session will be presented by the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO). Get all your questions answered.The speakers will be: Steve Kerr, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel Sharon Ralston, Assistant Director for Scholar Services, ISSO Rhonda Tietjen, Partner, RSST Law Group |
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| March 11 | Tax Workshop for International Postdocs: Join Robert D. Underwood, CPA, PC, for Tax Preparation webinars for graduate students focused on filing federal and Massachusetts income taxes. Mr. Underwood is well versed in the unique challenges facing stipend and salary paid postdocs and he will be available after the webinars via email for any questions. | RSVP |
| March 11 | Postdoc Meet & Greet – a networking event for postdocs looking to meet people outside their department | RSVP |
| March 12 | Wellness Workshop with Postdoc Academy- Overcoming Burnout: Developing Strategies to Manage Zoom Fatigue & Postdoc Stress –Burnout is defined as a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, detachment, as well as feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. Burnout has frequently been associated with postdoctoral training, even before the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This workshop will help postdocs understand the warning signs for burnout, and develop strategies for avoiding or overcoming the stages of burnout. | RSVP |