National Postdoctoral Association

Providing a national voice and seeking positive change for postdocs.
Postdoc Policy Meetings
  • The 85th Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) of NIH discussed how to address the current postdoc situation. Click here for the details.
  • The NIH-ACD met again in June 2003, and discussed postdoc issues in greater detail. Read about it in the POSTDOCket.
  • The NIH convened a meeting on "Postdocs: Training and Opportunities in the 21st Century”, held on October 23-24, 2003. The NPA was an activie participant in this meeting. Read more about it in the POSTDOCket.
  • The NPA was represented at a meeting on workforce issues convened by OSTP and the Rand Corporation at the White House. Read about it in the POSTDOCket.
  • The National Academies' Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPUP) convened a second "Convocation on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers" in April 2004. Read more about it in the POSTDOCket!
  • The National Academies' held a workshop on "Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences,” held on June 16, 2004. (http://dels.nas.edu/bls/bridges.html). Read more about it in the POSTDOCket.
  • The National Science Foundation, the Council of Graduate Schools and the National Institutes of Health co-sponsored a workshop on postdoc compensation issues In June 2004. Read more about it in the POSTDOCket.