[Grad-postdoc-assn] Career & Life Choices After Your Postdoc - and other resources

[Valerie Sloan]

Good morning and Happy Friday!
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*1.  **The Writing Room* yesterday was deemed a success by the attendees,
with one postdoc reporting at the end of the hour that “I’ve pretty much
got an introduction to my paper finished!”

Ignore email and focus on writing every other Thursday from 9:30-10:30 am.



Join the Postdoc Professional Development Committee *Google Calendar*.
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dWNhci5lZHVfMWJpNjlrb3U3bjNkdWR1czlqbTlwNGI3MGdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ>
The next Writing Room is on Dec. 21st
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/NDlncG1waGhsbHBlZDh1dnF1czQwbGdkYW9fMjAyMzEyMjFUMTYzMDAwWiB1Y2FyLmVkdV8xYmk2OWtvdTduM2R1ZHVzOWptOXA0YjcwZ0Bn>
.


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*2.  **Academia’s Hidden Price Tag
<https://eos.org/features/academias-hidden-price-tag> *- Article in EOS
(AGU publication) 15 November 2023


*Many academics feel burdened by overwork, but change is afoot as
scientists strive to shift the culture of higher education - *by Katherine
Kornei



This article has very, very good points about why it is crucial to carve
out time to do enjoyable non-work activities and to avoid chronic
over-working. Start this weekend!


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*3.  **What Comes Next? Career & Life Choices After Your Postdoc
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61iK5-05mG4> *- Webinar recorded by the
National Postdoc Association in January of 2023.



*Being a postdoc, and eventually a postdoc alum, is only one part of who
you are. Building a career is only one part of building a life. Making the
right choices headed into your first permanent position, while balancing
work and life demands, can be difficult. Peter Loge, whose career includes
serving in senior staff positions in Congress and the Obama administration,
writing a book explaining how soccer can make people better managers, and
advising organizations ranging from American Farmland Trust and America's
Funniest Home Videos to WickedCoolStuff.com and the World Wildlife Fund,
will lead a conversation about how to build and balance your life and
career.*



This recorded talk was rated highly by a couple of the current postdocs at
NCAR|UCAR|UCP.


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*4.  **Boosting Support for Students and Early-Career Professionals
<https://eos.org/opinions/boosting-support-for-students-and-early-career-professionals>
- Article in EOS (AGU publication) in Aug. 2023.*



*Student and early-career professional groups can build community, drive
equitable change in institutions, and promote the well-being of individuals
traversing the often-bumpy paths to science careers.*



This EOS article was co-authored by a former NCAR postdoc, Yuhan
("Douglas") Rao <https://ncics.org/people/douglas-rao/> at the North
Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. Douglas/Yuhan is involved with
machine learning techniques, advanced statistical models, satellite data
development/validation, land–atmosphere interaction, and applied research
for climate and environment monitoring.


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Have a good weekend, and stay warm.



Val


Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
Director of the GEO REU Network
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/faculty-resources/geo-reu-resource-center>
NCAR Early Career Professional Development Lead
Education, Engagement and Early-Career Development
NCAR Mesa LabRoom 180A
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Email: vsloan at ucar.edu

I recognize that Boulder, Colorado, sits on the ancestral homelands and
unceded
territory of Indigenous People, including people of the Arapaho, Cheyenne,
and
<https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/indigenous-peoples-native-american-history-us-canada-colonialism-news-16521/>
Ute Nations
<https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/indigenous-peoples-native-american-history-us-canada-colonialism-news-16521/>
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