Support Groups and Associations
UCSC STEAM Postdoc Association (USPA) Google Group and Mailing List
Join the UCSC STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Humanities, Mathematics] Postdoc Association (USPA) Google Group. Email the group at uspa@ucsc.edu.
Find out more about UCSC STEAM Postdoc Association at uspa.ucsc.edu. USPA is your route to many resources:
- Apply for a postdoc fellowship. Many fellowships must be applied for within the first year of a postdoc. The USPA has links to postdoc fellowship opportunities at uspa.ucsc.edu/tag/fellowship/.
- Meet other UCSC postdocs socially and participate in professional and career development events by exploring the USPA’s calendar.
National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)
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. Find registration steps here.
Graduate Studies Postdoc and Departmental Seminar Postdoc Google Groups and Mailing Lists
If you are a new UCSC postdoc and have yet to be added to the Graduate Studies Postdoc Google Group, request to be added by sending an email to the UCSC STEAM Postdoc Association (USPA) at uspa@ucsc.edu. Join your departmental seminar mailing lists and memos by searching Google Groups while logged into your UCSC email.
