Academic Chats: Research Ethics - Critical Issues you Need to be Aware of
Guest Speakers: Robert McGinn, Professor, Management Science and Engineering & Holly Tabor, Professor, School of Medicine Center for Biomedical Ethics
All Postdocs. All the Time.
OPA Program
Academic Chats: Managing A Research Program – Insights For Beginners
Guest Speakers: Daniel Jarosz, Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology & Erin MacDonald, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Academic Chats: The Governing Structure of a Research University
Guest Speaker: Provost Persis Drell
Academic Chats: Negotiating Strategies to Get the Resources You Need
Guest Speaker(s): Suzanne Pfeffer, Professor, Biochemistry & Sarah Heilshorn, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Academic Chats: Writing a Research Statement for Your Job Application
Guest Speaker(s): Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law & Lauren O'Connell, Assistant Professor, Biology
Professional and Academic Writing Spring
II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Spring Session: Wednesdays, April 4-May 9, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
Postdoc Spring Social
Join the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and SURPAS in celebrating Spring with your fellow postdocs!
Postdocs, postdoc partners and families are welcome!
We’ve invited Comet Corn popcorn - a whole party in a bag, along with Tin Pot ice cream, churros in many flavors, and drinks provided by SURPAS.
Oral Presentation Winter
III: Oral Presentation
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Tuesdays, January 9-February 13, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Oral Communication Winter A
I: Oral Communication
Winter Session A: Thursdays, January 11-February 8, 5:30pm-7:30pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
Oral Communication Summer A
I: Oral Communication
Summer Session A: Tuesdays, June 26-July 24, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
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