aim to enhance postdoctoral experience
Two initiatives designed to strengthen and enhance the postdoctoral experience at Yale were recently announced by Kim Bottomly, deputy provost for science, technology and faculty development, and Carolyn Slayman, deputy dean of the School of Medicine.
The administrative structure of the Postdoctoral Office will be streamlined "in a way that will allow an integrated approach to the needs of the postdoctoral community campus-wide," noted Bottomly and Slayman in a message to the Yale community.
Created in 2002, the Postdoctoral Office originally had two branches -- one on the Central Campus directed by Dr. Ilsa Schwartz and another at the School of Medicine directed by Dr. John Alvaro. These offices process admissions; track postdoc progress at Yale; provide orientation and information about Yale, New Haven, Connecticut and the surrounding areas; and generally assist postdocs to fully utilize all the resources of the Yale community.
The two offices now will be combined into one under the direction of Alvaro, who has been appointed director of postdoctoral affairs. An associate director for the Central Campus office will also be appointed to assist in the mission of serving that postdoctoral population. Bob Burger, assistant provost for science and technology, will also contribute to the Central Campus postdoctoral activities. Schwartz, who was instrumental in first launching Yale's efforts to implement its postdoctoral policies and who created the Central Campus office, will return full-time to her role as professor of surgery and neurobiology at the School of Medicine, "with thanks for her efforts in developing the Central Campus postdoctoral office," noted Bottomly and Slayman.
The reorganization, said Bottomly and Slayman, "signals the beginning of the implementation of a number of new initiatives designed to enhance the postdoctoral experience at Yale. The most important of these new initiatives is an increased emphasis on providing professional development programs for postdoctoral scholars."
One example of these new initiatives, they noted, was the Nov. 16 launching of the monthly "Yale Postdoctoral Career Development Lecture Series." This inaugural event -- hosted by Bottomly and Liza Cariaga-Lo, assistant dean for diversity at the Graduate School -- featured a panel of Yale faculty members who discussed strategies for maximizing postdoctoral training and successfully transitioning to a faculty position.
Bottomly and Slayman noted that other members of the Graduate School, as well as faculty and staff in the Office of Grants and Contracts Administration, the Women's Faculty Forum, the Office of International Students and Scholars, and many other university departments, "will serve as invaluable resources for creating professional development programs for postdoctoral appointees."
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