Postdoctoral Survival Guide

Postdoctoral Association (PDA)Mission Provide information on career development opportunities Obtain written policies concerning healthcare, employment and parking Support a sense of community for all postdoctoral fellows

PDA InvolvementAll postdocs are members; Executive Committee meets monthly

Next meeting: October 12th, N310 . Every 2nd Monday of the month

Upcoming events Postdoc Social Hour : September 24th, N311 (Alkek) Postdoktoberfest : October 1st, TMC commons (Postdoc ID required) Annual Presidential Career Symposium : February 4th, 2016

Ongoing opportunities to teach Molecular Biology Refresher course English Communication Hour

PDA Executive Committee President• Valerie Bomben, PhD

Vice-president• Amber Miller, PhD

Secretary• Petra Netter, PhD

Social Media• Marife Arancillo, PhD• Aarti Rohira, PhD

Subcommittees• National Postdoc

Appreciation Week• Alumni/Trainee

Networking Mixer• Annual Presidential

Career Symposium

Office of Postdoctoral ResearchWithin the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences• Postdoctoral appointments processed within this office

Dean of GSBS: Adam Kuspa, PhD

Associate Dean of Graduate Education & Academic Program Development: Carolyn Smith, PhD

Associate Dean of Graduate Education & Diversity: Gayle Slaughter, PhD

Assistant Dean of Admissions: Gad Shaulsky, PhD

Director, Special Projects: Helen Shepherd

Administrative Associate: Deborah Blesener

Career Development ResourcesScience Careers• myIDP

National Postdoctoral Association• http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/• Career Planning : http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?

CoreCompetencies

https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/working-at-ucla/postdocs/career-development-resources/

http://www.aaas.org/careers

Local TMC events: Career talks at BCM, MDA, UTH

BCM Cores, Centers, Offices to Know

Will put our full Survival Guide on the web.

BCM Advanced Technology Core Labs : https://bcm.corefacilities.org

BCM Centers • https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers • https://www.bcm.edu/centers/academic-centers

Office of Student Services• Career Center coming soon

Core Facilities Outside of BCM

Shared Equipment Authority of Rice University (http://sea.rice.edu/)

Houston Methodist Research Core (http://www.houstonmethodist.org/research/our-research/cores)

MD Anderson Cancer Center has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BCM (no overhead charge for CERTAIN equipment)

(http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/resources-for-professionals/scientific-resources/core-facilities-and-services/index.html)

BCM Transportation

Price and availability depending on location of lot

TMC shuttle• Between parking lots and locations within TMC (blue, red and white)

After hour/weekend-parking pass• Mon- Fri 4:30pm to 8:00am • All day on Saturday & Sunday• Garages 1,2,4,6,7,10,15 and McGovern Campus• $37.78/month

Prepaid card for public transportation operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (www.ridemetro.org)

BCM Emergency Notification System

https://intranet.bcm.edu/?fuseaction=home.showpage&tmp=/security/emergency-notification

Emergency notification system to alert you of a crisis or catastrophic event

You can get phone, e-mail, and text messaging notifications, if you enter your badge number and email address into ENSevent.

BCM Express Care CenterAccess to treatment when your primary care physician is not

available

Convenient location

Quality care for non-life threatening illnesses and injuries for patients 12 and older

Referrals for further evaluation and treatment

Access to lab tests and diagnostic imaging

Same day services possible

https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/family-medicine/services/express-care

BCM You FIRST Program

Emphasizes the value of staff across all mission areas by promoting employee morale with opportunities that help create a positive work environment for everyone

Management training courses (might require a fee)

BCM Book Bunch

International Services Office

Supports international students, scholars, faculty, and staff

Provides useful links

“Settling into Life in Houston” brochure

(https://intranet.bcm.edu/?fuseaction=home.showpage&tmp=/hr/files/files_iso/settle_hst1_5_10)

Using Office products with your BCM email account

Use Office products for work purposes via your ECA account, just click on the “Office 365” button when you have your email account open in the browser and follow the instructions

BCM ECA login can also be used for free box sign up• Box at BCM is a cloud-based file sharing and storage

workspace that enables people to collaborate and share information

https://www.bcm.edu/communicatenow-services/file-sharing

BCM Work-Life Benefits

Adoption Assistance Plan

Backup Care for Children and Other Dependents

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (Faculty, Staff, Research Postdocs)

Tuition Assistance Plan

BCM Gym : TMC Garage 6, 8th floor $10/pay period

BCM Employee Discounts

BCM BeWell Wellness Program

Hungry or in need of caffeine?!

Food services within BCM buildingshttps://intranet.bcm.edu/?tmp=/finance/food_services

Texas Children’s Hospital dining listhttp://www.texaschildrens.org/Plan/Your-Childs-Visit/Where-to-Eat/

Texas Medical Center dining listhttp://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/campus/dining/

EdAssist Virtual Education Fair

Free registration to the EdAssist Virtual Education Fair beginning Sept. 2

An opportunity to learn about all of your educational options from the comfort of your desk

Fair will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m

BCM Family and News

http://bcmfamily.bcm.edu/

Newslink

Community Bulletin Board

FromTheLabs : http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/

AcknowledgementsGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Postdoctoral Association Executive Committee• NPAW Subcommittee

oPetra Netter; Amber Miller; Allison Mayle; Deanna Acosta; Aarti Rohira; Alberto di Ronza; Marife Arancillo; Kat Marcelo; Wenwen Cheng; Sam Buxton