Chicagoland Postdoc Recruitment Initiative

This is a collaborative initiative to improve diversity and inclusion at the three largest research universities in the Chicago area (Northwestern University, University of Illinois Chicago, and the University of Chicago) and is open to all advanced PhD students and postdocs in STEM. Our goals are to 1) address the "pipeline" challenge in STEM for historically marginalized graduate students and postdocs; and 2) to recruit and retain individuals from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in academia and the sciences, including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, who have disabilities, who identify as LGBTQIA+, who are veterans, who have obtained a PhD as a second career, or who were first-generation college students or Pell-eligible.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn about three postdoctoral programs in the Chicagoland area and the cutting-edge research happening at each institution. In 2022, more than 160 faculty members from the three institutions and 76 prospective postdocs participated in the initiative!

Selected candidates will be invited to participate in a 2-day virtual event (October 19-20, 2023). Participants will also be matched with faculty at each institution for virtual informational interviews. Virtual informational interviews are expected to occur during the recruitment period (October 19-November 3, 2023). Prospective postdoc participants will be responsible for scheduling virtual informational interviews with their faculty partners once they receive their match information. 

Sessions from the 2022 Virtual 2-Day Event Included:

• Overviews of the Postdoc Programs at Northwestern, UChicago, and UIC
• Professional Development Skills Blitz:
  • Demystifying the Postdoc Search Process: From Finding a Position to Negotiating the Offer and Making the Most of your Postdoc Experience
  • Effective Interviewing
  • “Ask a Postdoc” Panel Discussion
• Keynote address about the importance of mentorship

• This initiative will be most useful for advanced PhD students (you have passed your qualifying exam or are post-candidacy by the time of the event), recent PhD graduates, or early-career postdoc scholars in STEM fields. 
• There is no citizenship requirement to apply. 

We will have live captioning during the 2-day virtual event. The application provides a space for you to list any accommodations you may need; we may contact you for further information in order to meet your needs. If you have any questions or would like to speak to us directly, please email us at chicago.postdoc.recruit@gmail.com. 

TO APPLY

Application deadline Monday, September 11, 2023

https://chicagolanddiversepostdocrecruitment.org/