National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week Events Celebrate Virginia Tech Postdocs | VTX

Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association has sponsored National Postdoctoral Appreciation as a day or week to recognize the significant contributions of postdoctoral scholars to research and discovery. Organizations across the country and around the world participate by holding special events.

In the year In 2010, the week was officially recognized by the US House of Representatives to raise awareness of the contributions of postdoctoral fellows and to recognize their achievements.

In conjunction with the National Society’s Statement of Events, themed “Finding Your Balance,” Virginia Tech’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Office of Research and Innovation have organized several events and opportunities to recognize and celebrate postdoctoral fellows the week of September 19-23. .

Visit the National Postdoctoral Appreciation Events and Programs website for details on events that will take place during that week, to learn more and to register.

Celebration events for the Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Society include the Postdoctoral Appreciation Luncheon held by the Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Society at Claytor Lake State Park and the Inn at Virginia Tech.

This year’s luncheon will provide an opportunity for postdocs and invited faculty and campus leaders to hear from the Office of Research and Innovation and postdoctoral leaders, including Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui, members of the Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Association, and Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator Chris Smith. Smith will share a new strategic plan and vision with Virginia Tech’s Postdoctoral Affairs Advisory Board, which will meet in the spring to advise him and the newly established postdoctoral office. issues.

In addition to the luncheon, the Virginia Tech Ombudsman Institute will host an open house with the Postdoctoral Graduate School Office to learn how to use either office as a resource to discuss complex interpersonal challenges that can arise in the workplace. Hokie Wellness offers an online workshop for post-docs focused on Six Degrees of Wellness. The intra-college rivalry continues as postdocs from Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia compete in a virtual tournament. Finally, professional photography sessions are offered three days a week to help postdocs build their professional identity and brand. Learn more and register for all the post-Thanksgiving week events.

Virginia Tech faculty and campus leaders are encouraged to show their appreciation for postdocs via social media, email, or by sharing a video, image, or GIF on this Kudoboard or on personal social media and/or their organization’s social media. Forums. Associated hashtags are #NPAW2022 and #VTpostdocs. Tag @VTresearch and @nationalpostdoc on Twitter.