Training and Mentoring
At the University of California, the postdoctoral experience emphasizes scholarship and continued research training under the oversight of a faculty mentor. The University of California Academic Personnel Manual: Appointment and Promotion: Postdoctoral Scholars (APM - 390, a pdf file) states in Section 390-6 Responsibility, paragraph a.:
Faculty mentors are responsible for guiding and monitoring the advanced training of Postdoctoral Scholars. In that role, faculty mentors should make clear the goals, objectives, and expectations of the training program and the responsibilities of Postdoctoral Scholars. They should regularly and frequently communicate with Postdoctoral Scholars, provide regular and timely assessments of the Postdoctoral Scholar’s performance, and provide career advice and job placement assistance.
UC San Francisco’s Office for Postdoctoral Scholars offers advice on Being Mentored.
Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
The UC Santa Cruz Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL) offers postdoc-specific mentoring training.
Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells
IRACDA Fellowships
The UCSC Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells (IBSC) manages the NIH-sponsored Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) fellowships at UCSC. IRACDA fellowships are for postdoctoral scholars in the life sciences doing research with medical applications. Find information here.
NIH-Required Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training for STEM Postdocs
The IBSC annually provides the workshop Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), postdoc training required by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be eligible to receive postdoc fellowships.
Genentech- Foundation Sponsored Academic Inspiration Network (GAIN)
Through the IBSC, the Genentech- Foundation Sponsored Academic Inspiration Network (GAIN) supports UCSC STEM postdocs by providing mentoring opportunities.
The IBSC offers a grant-writing workshop and follow-up grant-writing peer review events.
