National Postdoc Association

UC Santa Cruz is a sustaining institutional member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). The NPA works to improve the postdoctoral experience by supporting research training and professional growth, advocating for postdoctorate policies that benefit researchers and scholars, developing resources for postdoctorates, holding a conference, and maintaining other community-building pursuits. NPA resources and benefits are available to all members of the UCSC community, including faculty, administrators, postdocs, and graduate students. Register as an affiliate member using your ucsc.edu email address to access member benefits.

NPA resources and benefits are available to all members of the UCSC community, including faculty, administrators, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. Register as an affiliate member using your UCSC email address (YourCruzID@ucsc.edu) to access member benefits. Text instructions are listed below the following image.

Step 1: Go to nationalpostdoc.org and click on “Join” in the upper right corner.

Step 2: Select your member type: Affiliate Graduate Student, Affiliate Postdoc, or Affiliate Nonpostdoc/Other.

Step 3: Enter your institutional email address as your User Name, and your First and Last Name.

Step 4: Enter the required information and any additional info for your profile.

Step 5: Click “Submit” to have the NPA review your membership within 10 days; you will receive an email when you’ve been approved.