Postdoctoral Enrichment Program

The Office of the Vice President for Research’s two postdoctoral fellowship awards include participation in the Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PEP), which is designed to enhance the research guidance and support provided by their faculty mentor(s). PEP includes the following components:

• Career and professional networking through the Office of Institutional Diversity, Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, and Office of Faculty Advancement that include interactions with the VP for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate VP for Student Engagement;  invitations to social events, including receptions and sporting events; engagement with various Affinity Groups; connections to other university and college events, including information about community-based multicultural resources.
• Regular enrichment opportunities that focus on understanding the available research infrastructure and grant-writing basics. OVPR lunch and learn sessions and other units provide presentations on tools for seeking extramural support, protecting intellectual property, research compliance (IRB/IACUC), grants management, responsible conduct of research, as well as sponsor-specific grant information, student mentoring and communicating your research.
• Breakout sessions from these meetings will be tailored to the specific interests of participants in this program.  In addition, individualized help will be available from the Proposal Development Office to develop competitive research applications to targeted funding opportunities.
• Access to a personal navigator to discuss individual career development plans and identify relevant training opportunities.
• Networking with national research leaders from a variety of backgrounds who are invited speakers

General programs available to all postdoctoral fellows on campus include, but are not limited to:

•  Community of Belonging Programming:
  • Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS)
  • Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET)
  • United in True Equity (UNITE) Research Priority Area
  • Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program
• Postdoctoral Scholar-specific Programming:
  • The Graduate School
  • Society of Postdoctoral Scholars    
  • Office of Biomedical Education 
• Additional Leadership and Training Programming:
  • Center for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) 
  • UK Human Resources training opportunities 

Questions? Contact Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research, Research Professional Development.