It is time to gather and celebrate the start of a new year! We would love to kick off the academic year with a happy hour on Thursday (9/12), from 5 - 7 PM. We will meet at Cheba Hut (1313 College Ave, Boulder, CO 80302). Come along and meet fellow CIRES graduate students and post-docs.

If you know any new students or post-docs who are just starting and haven't received this message, feel free to forward this email and/or bring them along.

The Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Postdoctoral and Early-career Association of Researchers (PEAR) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are excited to announce the sec

International Students & Scholar Services (ISSS) invites all international postdocs, scholars, students and and Boulder Friends of International Students (BFIS) members to a potluck picnic. ISSS will provide lawn games and some food. CU’s CHIP will be there to join the fun and games! This being a potluck, please bring a dish to share

Participants will learn how to negotiate for research support and resources in the context of alt-ac positions, how to build and maintain motivation for their research agendas, how to create writing accountability structures, and how to create time for research and writing in the context of an alt-ac position

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School invite postdocs and graduate students to an informational session to learn how to identify funding using a variety of tools.

Be you. Be active. Learn how an intentional approach to LinkedIn and Networking will benefit your career, no matter your industry, field or level.

This workshop with Matt Duncan, Academic Digital Engagement Strategist, will show that PhDs and postdocs looking for jobs can benefit from the career networking opportunities provided by LinkedIn. This interactive training will focus on how to maximize digital engagement to bolster your personal message and reach on social media. 

Graduate students and postdocs face unique challenges when it comes to balancing multiple projects in addition to research, publishing, and teaching obligations. The key to managing the graduate students lifestyle is in making your innate tendencies work for you. Personal life-coach Gretchen Rubin argues that most people fall into one of four tendencies: Questioners, Rebels, Obligers, and Upholders.