Jumpstart to Teaching Skills
Jumpstart to Teaching Skills June 1-12, 2026 BU Medical Campus Jumpstart to Teaching Skills (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 […]
Postdoc Affairs Open House
Please note this event has been rescheduled from 2/25/26 to 3/24/25 due to weather-related schedule changes. 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. All BU postdocs are […]
New Program! Mentoring Conversations Brown Bag Lunch Series for Graduate Students & Postdocs
Throughout 2026 we will be debuting new programming for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars related to mentoring skills development – how to mentor others well. We begin this part of our work by offering a monthly lunchtime, in-person series at our Graduate & Postdoctoral Success (GPS) offices at 755 Comm Ave in Room 101. Each […]
(Online) Part 4: Adapting Academic CVs for Industry and Other Non-Academic Settings
(Online) Part 4: Adapting Academic CVs for Industry and Other Non-Academic Settings Tuesday, October 28, 3:00pm – 4:00pm via Zoom Register for link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/-dtbRD_SRtey7Ol_y5JS2w For our last session of four in our Skills Deep Dive series on CVs, during this webinar we will consider how to modify an academic CV for when a CV (versus […]
(In-Person – Charles River Campus) Academic CVs Part 3: Putting it all together – Form, Structure, Content, Context, and Style
(In-Person – Charles River Campus) Academic CVs Part 3: Putting it all together – Form, Structure, Content, Context, and Style Friday, October 24, 10:45am – 12:00pm in XXX at the Charles River Campus Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/academic-cvs-part-3-putting-it-all-together-tickets-1830935440189?aff=oddtdtcreator For our third session in this Skills Deep Dive series, we will meet in person on the Charles River […]
(Webinar) Academic CVs Part 4: Adapting Academic CVs for Industry and Other Non-Academic Settings
(Webinar) Academic CVs Part 4: Adapting Academic CVs for Industry and Other Non-Academic Settings Tuesday, October 28, 3:00pm – 4:00pm via Zoom Register for link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/-dtbRD_SRtey7Ol_y5JS2w For our last session of four in our Skills Deep Dive series on CVs, during this webinar we will consider how to modify an academic CV for when a […]
(Webinar) Academic CVs Part 2: Content and Context
(Webinar) Academic CVs Part 2: Content and Context Wednesday, October 22, 3:00pm – 4:00pm via Zoom Register for link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/oK8iiKKlS2O7_DtjBVBlPA In this session, we will talk about the content of an academic CV – what to include and how, what to exclude, and how to adjust your content to different situations – fellowships, job applications, […]
(Webinar) Academic CVs, Part 1: Form, Structure, Order
(Webinar) Academic CVs, Part 1: Form, Structure, Order Tuesday, October 21, 3:00pm – 4:00pm via Zoom Register for link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/DZbYqbhySdSdzFuB7Wgd8Q In this session, we’ll discuss the purpose of an academic CV, the overall structure, form, and ordering of a CV. Join us for a Skill Deep Dive Series on CVs (curriculum vitae, US version). Three […]
postdOCTOBER at BU: It’s All Fun and Games at the Medical Campus
Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 2pm – 4pm in K103 (Medical Campus) Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/postdoctober-its-all-fun-and-games-at-the-bu-medical-campus-tickets-1784932353719?aff=oddtdtcreator “It’s All Fun and Games” is a social time on Thursday 10/16 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Visit us in K103 as much as your schedule allows. We’ll have food and some board/card games. Feel free to bring your own.
postdOCTOBER: Q&A with BU Postdoc Affairs
Join us on Friday, October 3, 2025 for the first of five BU postdOCTOBER events celebrating postdocs at BU. What: Q&A with BU Postdoc Affairs leadership (Dr. Lauren Easterling) – hosted by Dr. Sarah Hokanson, Where: 100 Bay State Road, Room 545 (5th Floor, Yawkey Center) When: 3:00pm – 4:30pm Join us to learn more […]